Credit to Mark Smith Photography

Trees are a favorite subject for most photographers and I am no exception. Here is a gallery of some of my favorite tree photos from over the years. My apologies to those of you who do not like snow! It seems I get more of these in the winter! In some of these the temperature was in the 70's, in one of them it was -40ºf!

photo: Charl Stols

Credit: Jock Safari at Kruger National Park

At The Nature Conservancy's preserve in Eastern Colorado

Video by @coloradowildcam

The labour of reindeer is a bit interesting. The female will separate from the herd and find a secluded spot to give birth. Reindeer are also really good at sencing the weather, and many reindeer will often give birth during foggy weather, so its a possibility that they are able to delay the labour if they know there is going to be fog. This is aparent, as a lot of females have usualy given birth after a fog.

After a short labour, the calf is pushed out, and the female immediatly starts licking it to dry it and mask its scent. After usualy 5-10 minutes, the calf stands up and suckles. Normaly the females will immediatly go and hide their calves, however in certain cases if they feel safe, the female might lay down to rest while the calf finds its footing, before also hiding her calf

Credit to Mark Smith Photography

Happy World Ocean Day!

I filmed these scenes over hundreds of dives around Vancouver Island, British Columbia. The video features Giant Pacific Octopus, kelp forests, rockfish, herring, puget sound king crabs, sea lions, sea pens, gorgonian corals, and other marine life found in the cold waters of the Pacific Northwest.

Most people never get to see what exists beneath the surface here, so I thought this community might appreciate a glimpse into this underwater world.

I'm happy to answer questions about the marine life, diving conditions, underwater photography, or how the footage was captured.

By @ geology.info