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Vancouver Island Wildlife & Animals

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Photo from Janie Agar
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A group of seals sunning themselves on a rock off the west coast of Vancouver Island, near Ucluelet.
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Photo from Audrey Hunt
Picture taken from Willow Point in south Campbell River, looking east to the mainland.
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Photo from Rolf Hicker
This black bear poses for the camera while munching some foliage.
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Photo from Gary Ansell
A starfish is stranded in the intertidal zone at Departure Bay.
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This friendly harbour seal is visiting the dock at Victoria's Fisherman's Wharf.
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This sealion shows off his pearly whites on Mittlenatch Island.
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These colourful characters scout out their next meal on Mitlenatch Island.
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This eagle keeps a careful watch over his nest on Mitlenatch Island.
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This Orca surfs the waves around Vancouver Island. Thanks to their migration patterns, Orcas are regular visitors to the island and draw a fair bit of attention.
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Photo from Wendy Ogden
A whale glides into the golden sunset near Oak Bay, Victoria.
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This sealion takes a dip in the waters near BC's Mitlenatch Island.
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The camera gets up close and personal with this furry fellow.
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This sultry sealion strikes a pose on Mitlenatch Island.
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Sprightly sea lions sun themselves under the watchful eyes of cormorants.
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A seal pup, on one of the islands in the Broken Group, near Ucluelet.
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A sea otter off the west coast of Vancouver Island.
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A seal dives off one of the Broken Group Islands where the rest of the herd are sunning themselves.
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The noble eagle glides effortlessly through BC's Central Island.
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A black bear wonders if his dinner might be under a rock in Vancouver Island.
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The mighty black bear pauses near the water.
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Photo from Mike Berezowski
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Photo from Andrei Fedorov
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A harbour seal visiting Victoria's Fisherman's Wharf.
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This curious harbour seal was visiting Victoria's Fisherman's Wharf.
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A pair of perched bald eagles, near Ucluelet.
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A herd of seals on an outcrop in the Broken Group Islands, near Ucluelet.
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Photo from Thomas Fogg
Life finds its way into every nook and cranny of Vancouver Island.
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This Mitlenatch Island Sealion must have had a late night.
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An Orca diving, off the west coast of Vancouver Island, near Ucluelet.
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This playful aqua critter turns a flip in BC's Johnstone Strait.
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This colourful character rests between meals on Mitlenatch Island.
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A whale's tail is visible above the surface, off the west coast of Vancouver Island, near Ucluelet.
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This majestic beauty makes an appearance in Johnstone Strait, BC.
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Photo from Andrei Fedorov
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A whale's blowhole protudes above the surface off the west coast of Vancouver Island, near Ucluelet.
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A family of Orca's swims the waters of Johnstone Strait, just outside Port McNeill. Johnstone Strait is world renowned for its Orca viewing experiences.
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A threat display from a sea otter, near Ucluelet.
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The mighty black bear pauses near the water.
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This majestic Juvenile eagle soars through BC's Bute Inlet.
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A bull whale grazes the water's surface in the Johnstone Strait.
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A couple of sealions share an intimate moment on Mitlenatch Island.
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A lone gull sits on a schooner in Victoria's Fisherman's Wharf.
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This pair of sealions share a serious moment on Mitlenatch Island.
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This Starfish camouflages itself on Vancouver Island.
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Sea kayakers meet some new friends in the Georgia Strait.
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