See wildlife photos from faculty and staff

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Image credit: Chris Sherwood

Summer is almost here, signalling the warmer months that encourage us to spend more time outdoors. 

A few weeks ago, we asked you – our faculty and staff community – to share a snapshot of the beauty of the birds and wildlife around you. A huge thank you to everyone who took the time to send us a photo and share their comments and captions. We are excited to share the beautiful images which we hope will further inspire you to get into nature this summer.

And now, without further ado, take a moment to enjoy the pictures of the colourful and majestic birds and creatures captured by your colleagues.

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Image credit: Bernadette Johnson 
Submitter: Bernadette Johnson, Zoology, Faculty of Science, UBC Vancouver
After reading several articles about the wondrous Palouse Falls, we decided to visit. Upon our arrival, the first thing we noticed was a small picnic area where we spotted a few marmots. 
Image credit: Chen Shi 
Submitter: Chen Shi, Treasury, VP Finance and Operations, UBC Vancouver
A walk through Whytecliff 
Image credit: Iain Angus 
Submitter: Iain Angus, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science, UBC Vancouver
A curious gecko in Hawaii 
Image credit: Karen Soyka 
Submitter: Ian Cowley, Executive Education, UBC Sauder School of Business, UBC Vancouver
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Tiger salamander (Ambysoma tigrinum) on a wet Okanagan Night 
Image credit: Jef Vreys 
Submitter: Jef Vreys, Biology, Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science, UBC Okanagan
A majestic bald eagle perched on a log overlooking a river. Its sharp yellow eyes scan the water for a potential meal. 
Image credit: Christopher Rozitis 
Submitter: Christopher Rozitis, Master of Educational Technology, Faculty of Education, UBC Vancouver
Taken in an alpine lake 
Image credit: Jorn Albrecht Unger 
Submitter: Jorn Albrecht Unger, Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, Faculty of Science, UBC Vancouver
A juvenile bald eagle 
Image credit: Paul Zeng 
Submitter: Sora Chang, International Student Initiatives, Office of the Provost and Vice-President, Academic, UBC Okanagan
Male and female pileated woodpecker at Pacific Spirit Regional Park 
Image credit: Yue Jiang 
Submitter: Yue Jiang, Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, UBC Vancouver
Turkey vulture resting 
Image credit: Bernie Garrett 
Submitter: Bernie Garrett, Nursing, Faculty of Applied Science, UBC Vancouver
Owl at UBC Okanagan 
Image credit: Renee Kirby 
Submitter: Renee Kirby, Food Services, UBC Okanagan
A playful life 
Image credit: Penelope Slack
Submitter: Penelope Slack, Neurology, Clinic for Alzheimer Disease and Related Disorders, Faculty of Medicine, UBC Vancouver
Great horned owl of the Salish Sea 
Image credit: Ethan Porter-Hughes 
Submitter: Ethan Porter-Hughes, Faculty of Forestry, UBC Vancouver
I have visited Nitobe Memorial Garden hundreds of times over the years, but this was the first time I saw a beautiful blue heron catching a goldfish for lunch. Watching it was truly fascinating. 
Image credit: Phuong Jennifer Dinh 
Submitter: Phuong Dinh, Vancouver Summer Program, Extended Learning, UBC Vancouver
The official Vancouver city bird, the Anna's hummingbird, delicately sipping nectar from vibrant redcurrant blossoms. 
Image credit: Matthew Wray Perry 
Submitter: Matthew Wray Perry, Philosophy, Faculty of Arts, UBC Vancouver
Chasing dreams, one hoofbeat at a time 
Image credit: Susan Gnanaprakasam 
Submitter: Susan Gnanaprakasam, Integrated Service Center, UBC Vancouver
Cecropia moth caterpillar, Toronto, Ontario 
Image credit: Erika Lachance 
Submitter: Erika Lachance, Offices of Campus Planning & Infrastructure Development, UBC Okanagan
Pollination at work 
Image credit: Iain Angus 
Submitter: Iain Angus, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science, UBC Vancouver
Great grey owl 
Image credit: Victoria Surtees 
Submitter: Doug Surtees, Career Development and Support, AVP Students, UBC Okanagan
Ducks of Stanley Park 
Image credit: Garth Meckler 
Submitter: Garth Meckler, Pediatrics & Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, UBC Vancouver
A judgmental sea lion
Image credit: Iain Angus
Submitter: Iain Angus, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science, UBC Vancouver
A nervous baby seal; orcas roaming nearby
Image credit: Iain Angus
Submitter: Iain Angus, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science, UBC Vancouver
Basking beauties
Image credit: Iain Angus
Submitter: Iain Angus, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science, UBC Vancouver
American Robin at my balcony 
Image credit: Eduardo Ayala 
Submitter: Eduardo Ayala, Psychology, Faculty of Arts, UBC Vancouver
A Robin taking a break, showcasing its beautiful orange breast in the sunshine
Image credit: Christopher Rozitis
Submitter: Christopher Rozitis, Master of Educational Technology, Faculty of Education, UBC Vancouver 
A cute little Robin out enjoying the day in 
May in Toronto 
Image credit: Jennifer Martens 
Submitter: Jennifer Martens, UBC Library, UBC Vancouver
Watchful spruce grouse 
Image credit: Hal Bradbury 
Submitter: Hal Bradbury, Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, Faculty of Science, UBC Vancouver
Hummingbird babies nested atop patio lights 
Image credit: Ariel Lee 
Submitter: Ariel Lee, Student Communications Services, VP Students, UBC Vancouver
Hummingbird in flight
Image credit: Jeff Joyce 
Submitter: Jeff Joyce, Parking Services, Student Housing and Hospitality, UBC Okanagan
Hummingbird feeding
Image credit: Jeff Joyce 
Submitter: Jeff Joyce, Parking Services, Student Housing and Hospitality, UBC Okanagan
Interspecies moment: 
mushrooms and duckling 
Image credit: Julia Henderson
Submitter: Julia Henderson, Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Medicine, UBC Vancouver
Be like a duck. Remain calm on the surface and paddle like hell underneath. 
Image credit: Susan Gnanaprakasam 
Submitter: Susan Gnanaprakasam, Integrated Service Center, UBC Vancouver
Geese at Hebb Building
Image credit: Tyson Cutler 
Submitter: Tyson Cutler, Building Operations, VP Finance and Operations, UBC Vancouver
Early morning encounter with a coyote near John Hindle Drive 
Image credit: Jody Ainley 
Submitter: Jody Ainley, Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science and Irving K. Barber Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, UBC Okanagan
Happy little killdeer likes visiting the lawn in front of the Admin Building at UBCO
Image credit: Paula Diakiw, UBCO 
Submitter: Paula Diakiw, Catering, Food Services, UBC Okanagan
A deer on the way to Robert Pier at Sooke in Vancouver Island 
Image credit: Soo Park 
Submitter: Soo Park, Student Service and Wellbeing, Student Health Service, VP Students, UBC Vancouver
Big horn sheep in Banff 
Image credit: Elaine Ooi 
Submitter: Elaine Ooi, Integrated Renewal Program, UBC Vancouver
Eagle and the Watzmann range in the Berchtesgaden Alps, Germany 
Image credit: Ajay Choudhury 
Submitter: Ajay Choudhury, Student Solutions, Integrated Renewal Program, UBC Vancouver
Giant Pacific octopus off of Bowen Island 
Image credit: Chris Sherwood
Submitter: Chris Sherwood, Michael Smith Laboratories, UBC Vancouver
Cedar waxing's lunch time 
Image credit: Jason Peng 
Submitter: Jason Peng, Instructional Support & Information Technology, Faculty of Arts, UBC Vancouver
Mule deer on a family trip enjoying the beautiful rainy weather 
Image credit: Amardeep Amardeep 
Submitter: Amardeep Amardeep, Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science, UBC Okanagan
Silhouetted deer looks up at
the camera in Kelowna, BC 
Image credit: Borna Atrchian 
Submitter: Borna Atrchian, Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, UBC Vancouver
Meet the turkey's wild cousin‚ the grouse 
Image credit: Armando Alcazar Magana 
Submitter: Armando Alcazar Magana, Life Sciences Institute, Faculty of Science, UBC Vancouver
A whiskey jack (grey jay / camp robber / Canada jay) enjoying the mountain sunshine at Garibaldi Lake 
Image credit: Julia Chilcott 
Submitter: Julia Chilcott, Regulatory Clinical Research Services, 
Pediatrics, BC Children's Hospital Research Institute
Steller's jay at Alta Lake in Whistler
Image credit: Yue Jiang 
Submitter: Yue Jiang, Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, UBC Vancouver
Curious Mr. Marmot posing for a photo near the Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal
Image credit: Elena MacGregor 
Submitter: Elena MacGregor, Mineral Deposit Research Unit, Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, Faculty of Science, UBC Vancouver
Squirrel glimpsed through a window 
Image credit: Danielle Barkley 
Submitter: Danielle Barkley, UBC Career Centre, VP Students, UBC Vancouver
The King of Mount Cheam 
Image credit: Chris Niosco 
Submitter: Chris Niosco, Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, UBC Vancouver
Small quiet act of kindness: a penguin connects with a friend on Boulders Beach in Cape Town, South Africa 
Image credit: Amy Ellis 
Submitter: Amy Ellis, Physical Therapy, Faculty of Medicine, UBC Vancouver
A heron pauses on a railway bridge spanning the Fraser River during sunset 
Image credit: Mark Glenning 
Submitter: Mark Glenning, Faculty of Medicine, UBC Vancouver
Blue heron goes fishing
Image credit: Jacob McNeil 
Submitter: Jacob McNeil, Faculty of Medicine, UBC Vancouver
Enjoying a cup of tea in our garden, accompanied by a beautiful deer
Image credit: Nigel Hunter
Submitter: Kate Hunter, Internal Communications, VP External Relations, UBC Vancouver
Chipping sparrow, getting ready for the
spring season performance 
Image credit: Hollim Lei 
Submitter: Hollim Lei, Instructional Support & Ianformation Technology, Faculty of Arts, UBC Vancouver
Silver-spotted tiger moth caterpillar photographed near the C.K. Choi Building
Image credit: Mike McGhee 
Submitter: Mike McGhee, Student Housing and Community Services, UBC Vancouver
A very showy green weevil hangs out at the North Kelowna campus in spring 
Image credit: Bob Lalonde 
Submitter: Bob Lalonde, Biology, Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science, UBC Okanagan
Mom with baby 
Image credit: Arthur Vasquez 
Submitter: Arthur Vasquez, Faculty of Medicine, UBC Vancouver
Baby geese – family sticks together 
Image credit: Hollim Lei 
Submitter: Hollim Lei, Instructional Support & Information Technology, Faculty of Arts, UBC Vancouver
Ruddy duck, Carney Pond, by UBC Okanagan 
Image credit: Cara Kirkey 
Submitter: Cara Kirkey, Office of the Principal and Deputy Vice-Chancellor, UBC Okanagan
A heron at the pond 
Image credit: Heather Swallow 
Submitter: Heather Swallow, Nursing, Faculty of Applied Science, UBC Vancouver
I'm Plato the clingfish
Image credit: Reo Zukoshi 
Submitter: Reo Zukoshi, Biodiversity, Resilience, and Ecosystem Services, Chemistry, Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science, UBC Okanagan 
A young male cougar in a tree in Peachland, BC, prior to receiving a GPS collar on UBCO's Southern BC Cougar Project 
Image credit: Siobhan Darlington 
Submitter: Siobhan Darlington, Biology, Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science, UBC Okanagan
Seed... for me? 
Image credit: Scott Baker 
Submitter: Scott Baker, Advanced Research Computing, VP Research and Innovation, UBC Vancouver
A beautiful sandhill crane flying over Burnaby Lake on a sunny spring day in 2024 
Image credit: Phuong Jennifer Dinh 
Submitter: Phuong Dinh, Vancouver Summer Program, Extended Learning, UBC Vancouver
Nature, bird and harmony 
Image credit: Alireza Moeen Rezakhanlou 
Submitter: Alireza Moeen Rezakhanlou, Urology, Faculty of Medicine, Vancouver Prostate Centre
Gus, a spoiled little hummingbird, has two feeders: one essenced with orange blossom water and the other with rose
Image credit: Clare Kiernan 
Submitter: Clare Kiernan, VP Research and Innovation, UBC Vancouver
A male Anna's hummingbird sings his face off amidst a light rain shower. Anna's hummingbirds are Vancouver's only hummingbird that sticks around all year, and if you keep your eyes out, you will see them all over the city. 
Image credit: Luis Dias 
Submitter: Luis Dias, Orthopaedic and Injury Biomechanics Group, International Collaboration on Repair Discoveries, Faculty of Medicine, UBC Vancouver
Humming around 
Image credit: Jason Peng 
Submitter: Jason Peng, Instructional Support & Information Technology, Faculty of Arts, UBC Vancouver
Cecropia moth caterpillar, Toronto, Ontario 
Image credit: Erika Lachance 
Submitter: Erika Lachance, Offices of Campus Planning & Infrastructure Development, UBC Okanagan
Spots, dots and drops 
Image credit: Yvonne Hopkins 
Submitter: Yvonne Hopkins, Information Technology, UBC Vancouver
An avocet forages on Robert Lake in Kelowna 
Image credit: Bob Lalonde 
Submitter: Bob Lalonde, Biology, Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science, UBC Okanagan
A female bronze jumper waits in her courtship chamber for the male to arrive 
Image credit: Bob Lalonde 
Submitter: Bob Lalonde, Biology, Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science, UBC Okanagan
A MacGillivray's Warbler near Bella Coola, BC 
Image credit: Cole Burton 
Submitter: Cole Burton, Forest Resources Management, Faculty of Forestry, UBC Vancouver
Western Wood-Pewee at Munson Pond, Kelowna 
Image credit: Michael Pidwirny 
Submitter: Michael Pidwirny, Earth, Environmental and Geographic Sciences,
Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science, UBC Okanagan
House sparrow from my windowsill 
Image credit: Sophia Vanslyke 
Submitter: Sophia Vanslyke, Chemistry, Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science, 
UBC Okanagan
Forest Science Centre: Reconciliation Pole 
and squirrel 
Image credit: UBC Forestry: J. Paulo Ramos 
Submitter: Paulo Ramos, Development and Alumni Engagement, Faculty of Forestry, UBC Vancouver
Wild and free 
Image credit: Mehrnoosh Bakhshayesh 
Submitter: Mehrnoosh Bakhshayesh, Physical Therapy, Faculty of Medicine, UBC Vancouver
Superb starling in flight at Tarangire National Park
in Tanzania
Image credit: Juzer Kakal 
Submitter: Juzer Kakal, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, UBC Vancouver
Taken from the shore at Kent's Beach in Powell River. No collision took place! The humpback turned 90-degrees to the left just after this photo was taken and ran alongside the boat for a while before wandering off. 
Image credit: Larry Bouthillier 
Submitter: Larry Bouthillier, Extended Learning, UBC Vancouver
Birds of a feather 
Image credit: Chris Overall
Submitter: Christopher Overall, Oral Biological and Medical Sciences, Faculty of Dentistry & Centre for Blood Research, UBC Vancouver
Hawk on a lampost 
Image credit: Henry Binfet 
Submitter: John-Tyler Binfet, Okanagan School of Education, Faculty of Education, UBC Okanagan
Woodpecker, taken from my balcony 
Image credit: Masako Theys 
Submitter: William Theys, Campus Security, VP Finance and Operations, UBC Vancouver
Great blue heron 
Image credit: Gabby Chan 
Submitter: Gabby Chan, Centre for Molecular Medicine and Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine, UBC Vancouver
Kip the coyote being harassed by crows 
Image credit: Richard Gee 
Submitter: Richard Gee, Facilities / Building Operations, VP Finance and Operations, UBC Vancouver
Yellow finch taken from my balcony 
Image credit: William Theys 
Submitter: William Theys, Campus Security, VP Finance and Operations, 
UBC Vancouver
Great blue heron looking for a late snack at Burnaby Lake and unknowingly posing for my camera 
Image credit: Marek Wozniak 
Submitter: Marek Wozniak, Student Health Service, UBC Hospital
A male habronatus sansonii jumping spider 
struts his stuff 
Image credit: Bob Lalonde 
Submitter: Bob Lalonde, Biology, Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science, UBC Okanagan
Watching me work through the window 
Image credit: Scott Baker 
Submitter: Scott Baker, Advanced Research Computing, VP Research and Innovation, UBC Vancouver
A small midge rests on an arrowleaf balsamroot 
petal on a cold spring day in Kelowna 
Image credit: Bob Lalonde 
Submitter: Bob Lalonde, Biology, Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science, UBC Okanagan
Crowbeard has been coming to my balcony throughout the seasons for four years, demanding snacks for her and her buds and videobombing Zoom calls. 
Image credit: Clare Kiernan 
Submitter: Clare Kiernan, VP Research and Innovation, UBC Vancouver
Library crow 
Image credit: William Theys 
Submitter: William Theys, Campus Security, VP Finance and Operations, UBC Vancouver
Green sea urchin 
Image credit: Simona Dziaugyte 
Submitter: Simona Dziaugyte, Space Planning and Facilities Management, Faculty of Medicine, UBC Vancouver
Racoon visitor outside the Education Library
(Scarfe Building) 
Image credit: Elena Pederson 
Submitter: Elena Pederson, UBC Education Library, Faculty of Education, UBC Vancouver
Sparrow in the lupines 
Image credit: Penelope Slack 
Submitter: Penelope Slack, Neurology, Clinic for Alzheimer Disease and Related Disorders, Faculty of Medicine, UBC Vancouver
Yellow warbler, Mouth of Powers Creek, West Kelowna 
Image credit: Michael Pidwirny 
Submitter: Michael Pidwirny, Earth, Environmental and Geographic Sciences,
Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science, UBC Okanagan
Mama Canada goose and her goslings at English Bay 
Image credit: Jennifer Martens 
Submitter: Jennifer Martens, 
UBC Library, 
UBC Vancouver
I am just flying by UBC. Can you take a photo for me?
Image credit: Pinky Cheng 
Submitter: Pinky Cheng, Psychology, Faculty of Arts, UBC Vancouver
Curious kookaburra in Rainbow Beach, Queensland, Australia 
Image credit: Aimee Evans 
Submitter: Philip Evans, Wood Science, Faculty of Forestry, UBC Vancouver
The only wildlife on my deck – my adorable Sophie 
Image credit: Viola Cohen 
Submitter: Viola Cohen, University Relations, UBC Okanagan
Yellow wings on garden phlox 
Image credit: Yvonne Hopkins 
Submitter: Yvonne Hopkins, Information Technology, UBC Vancouver
Rufous hummingbird, symbolic for freedom and flexibility. It's so lively to watch them dancing in our gardens after making one of the longest migratory journeys of any bird. They're tiny but very fast, with wing frequency 52-62 beats/sec. I was lucky to capture them in a frame! 
Image credit: Mujahid Ali Syed 
Submitter: Mujahid Syed, Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, UBC Vancouver
Watching me work through the window 
Image credit: Scott Baker 
Submitter: Scott Baker, Advanced Research Computing, VP Research and Innovation, UBC Vancouver
Nature's delicate miracle: a hummingbird sipping sweet nectar, a moment of pure grace 
Image credit: Phuong Jennifer Dinh 
Submitter: Phuong Dinh, Vancouver Summer Program, Extended Learning, UBC Vancouver
Bumble bee on kale flower 
Image credit: Aldona Czajewska 
Submitter: Aldona Czajewska, Campus and Community Planning, VP External Relations, UBC Vancouver
Looking for trouble 
Image credit: Sabina Sokolowski
Submitter: Sabina Sokolowski, Finance, UBC Okanagan
Deer at Salt Spring Island 
Image credit: Jennifer Martens 
Submitter: Jennifer Martens, UBC Library, UBC Vancouver
Golden eagle in the Mount Seymour Park 
Image credit: Veronica Dudarev 
Submitter: Veronica Dudarev, Psychology, Faculty of Arts, 
UBC Vancouver
Peek-a-boo, look who came down my window today! 
Image credit: Dikshita Nath 
Submitter: Dikshita Nath, School of Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science, UBC Okanagan
Anna's hummingbird (Calypte anna) feeding on red-flowering currant (Ribes sanguineum) in Kitsilano, Vancouver, BC 
Image credit: Paul Pavlidis 
Submitter: Paul Pavlidis, Michael Smith Laboratories / Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, UBC Vancouver
A beautiful rufous-tailed hummingbird would visit the flowers everyday outside my vacation rental in the Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica
Image credit: Taryn Alessandra Cigagna 
Submitter: Taryn Alessandra Cigagna, 
Campus and Community Planning, 
VP External Relations, UBC Vancouver
Bumblebee's buzz on a blossom 
Image credit: Aicha Asma Houfani 
Submitter: Aicha Asma Houfani, Dee Lab, Food, Nutrition, and Health, Faculty of Land and Food Systems, UBC Vancouver
Brand new 
Image credit: Dana Lowton 
Submitter: Dana Lowton, Go Global, UBC Okanagan
An Anna's hummingbird stretching their wings 
Image credit: Jack Smith 
Submitter: Jack Smith, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, UBC Vancouver
Bear at Silver Star 
Image credit: Renee Kirby 
Submitter: Renee Kirby, Food Services, UBC Okanagan
Small cinnamon bear at Cedar Creek in Kelowna 
Image credit: Kevin Kaiser 
Submitter: Kevin Kaiser, Indigenous Teacher Education Program (NITEP), Faculty of Education, UBC Vancouver
Bee loving the garden 
Image credit: Dana Lowton 
Submitter: Dana Lowton, Go Global, UBC Okanagan
Vancouver pigeons 
Image credit: Natasha Boskic 
Submitter: Natasha Boskic, Learning Design and Digital Innovation, Faculty of Education, UBC Vancouver
Hummingbird 
Image credit: Renee Kirby 
Submitter: Renee Kirby, Food Services, UBC Okanagan
The amazing racoon 
Image credit: Gerry Andres 
Submitter: Gerardo Andres, Michael Smith Laboratories, UBC Vancouver
Photo of an American pika resting on a rock. Seen on Whistler Trail in Jasper, BC
Image credit: Thomas Marchant 
Submitter: Katherine Marchant, French, Hispanic and Italian Studies, Faculty of Arts, UBC Vancouver
A male red-winged blackbird noticing me taking his picture 
Image credit: Natasha Feuchuk 
Submitter: Natasha Feuchuk, An Evaluation of Sex Workers Health Access (AESHA) Project at the Centre for Gender and Sexual Health Equity, UBC Vancouver
Face-face-with a raccoon as it prepares to 
jump onto our balcony 
Image credit: Mark Glenning 
Submitter: Mark Glenning, Faculty of Medicine, UBC Vancouver
A tufted puffin seen on a birding tour off the coast of Wa̱di and Hiładi islands, Vancouver Island
Image credit: Taryn Alessandra Cigagna 
Submitter: Taryn Alessandra Cigagna, 
Campus and Community Planning, VP External Relations, UBC Vancouver
Yearling mowing the lawn at the Ross Bay Cemetery in Victoria 
Image credit: Karen Waugh-Clark 
Submitter: Karen Waugh-Clark, Vancouver-Fraser MD Undergraduate Program, Faculty of Medicine, UBC Vancouver
Canadian geese as seen at Blair Pond Park in Kelowna 
Image credit: Samuel Eziuzor 
Submitter: Samuel Eziuzor, School of Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science, UBC Okanagan

 

Gosling season! 
Image credit: Anne Broženský
Submitter: Anne Broženský, Mining Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science, UBC Vancouver
A western tiger swallowtail feeds on the nectar of coyote-mint in the Pacific Slope garden at UBC Botanical Garden 
Image credit: Daniel Mosquin 
Submitter: Daniel Mosquin, Botanical Garden, Faculty of Science, UBC Vancouver
Soft landing 
Image credit: Felicia de la Parra 
Submitter: Felicia de la Parra, UBC Library, UBC Vancouver
“Grounds for hope” this land was burnt in the 2003 Okanagan Mountain fire and is now teeming with life and promise. These cubs were many steps behind their mom, trying to keep up!
Image credit: Ben Hall
Submitter: Kathryn Hall, Academic and Career Advising, UBC Okanagan
A spotted towhee 
Image credit: Janet Peters Varley 
Submitter: Andrew Varley, Michael Smith Laboratories, UBC Vancouver
“Soft spot” a great horned owl fledgling is camouflaged and protected in a blossoming cottonwood tree
Image credit: Ben Hall  
Submitter: Kathryn Hall, Academic and Career Advising, UBC Okanagan
Adorable moments, captured forever 
Image credit: Gerry Andres 
Submitter: Gerardo Andres, Michael Smith Laboratories, UBC Vancouver
Eyelash cup fungi (Scutellinia sp.) found at Pacific Spirit Regional Park 
Image credit: Selina Spence 
Submitter: Selina Spence, Biology, Irving K. Barber Faculty of Science, UBC Okanagan
American avocets
Image credit: Paul Zeng 
Submitter: Paul Zeng, Academic and Career Development, UBC Okanagan
The bees are happy at UBC
Image credit: Annie Rose Alvarado 
Submitter: Annie Rose Alvarado, Campus Security, VP Finance and Operations, UBC Vancouver
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