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Leslie Poulson Wild Photography

Amateur Nature Photographer
Based in BC (Canada), born and raised in New Zealand. Prints available

09/02/2026

MADAGASCAR: This is a fossa (pronounced foosa) and she is heavily pregnant on a hot afternoon, taking a break in the best way - starfished under a tree. Fossa's are the largest mammalian carnivores in Madagascar and one of the main predators of lemurs (over 50% of its diet is comprised of lemurs). The rest of the menu consists of birds, reptiles, tenrecs (hedgehog-ish), insects and rodents.

08/28/2026

MADAGASCAR: Down a small stretch of canyon in the Madagascan desert, the wildlife congregates by the water source and escapes the heat in the shade of the cliffs. Among the residents was a family of endemic Madagascar owls and this is one of the young fledglings that's not long since left the nest. The adults of this species are brown all over and look more like a north american long-eared owl, but the young are incredibly covered in the brightest white floofy down you ever saw. I can't even imagine how soft they must be 🥹 We stumbled across the family roosting in the daytime, this one's parents were snoozing nearby, with one eye open.

08/16/2026

CANADA: The smoke from one of the huge BC wildfire complexes giving sunset a tinge of beauty amidst the tragedy. Stay safe.

08/03/2026

INDONESIA: The Celebes crested macaque is endemic to the northern tip of the island of Sulawesi. Most macaques are a shade of brown and have a reputation as troublemakers, the monkeys that raid bags for food or steal items from tourists so they can barter a good treat in exchange for their return. These ones are obviously quite different looking and from the moment I first saw one in 2019 I was mesmerised. No theft or bartering was encountered. This is a youngster foraging on the beach (which is also a deep black colour) and found a fruit to munch on briefly before mosying on.

07/29/2026

MADAGASCAR: This is one of my favourite countries, the sheer number of unique creatures here was mind blowing. This weevil (Lixus sp.) was a huuuuge boi. Most weevils I encounter are small fellas, maybe the length of a pinky fingernail. This dude was a solid 40mm long and had many things to do and places to be - so super active I'm surprised I got this shot at all. Weevils are cool, there are over 97,000 species of weevils on the planet and they're harmless to humans. We 🖤 weevils.

07/25/2026

CANADA: A late post of a summer solstice sunset in my local area. The day had some pretty gnarly looking rain clouds looming, but this wee gap opened up at the horizon just in time for sunset. Hoping for more gnarly clouds, complete with rain, to pay us a visit this weekend as the Bonanza fire continues to burn close by.

06/26/2026

CANADA: Finding a few unprocessed gems from last year - I'm pretty sure this is a female Taiga Bluet - a kind of damselfly, sleeping near a lake edge. It was a chillier morning so there are some tiny dewdrops on her eyes. If you see the second photo for how small she is, you get a little perspective on how miniscule the dewdrops really are! Anyone local would have seen this species a million times over - the males are bright blue and fly in hundreds-strong swarms around the reeds, occasionally landing on your or your paddleboard or feet.

06/18/2026

NEW ZEALAND: Just having a wee moment of excitement for the things still to come this year, one being a trip home to NZ to see the fam. Also can't wait to see my bird fam - all the kooky endemics in their unique splendour. This is a tui and they have the most beautiful song but it does often get confused with the song of the bellbird. If you're hearing the birds but can't see them and you want to tell the difference, the easiest way is to listen for those guttural coughs and clicks between all the sweet melodic sounds. The tui have a far bigger range of sounds than the bellbird, despite the melodic parts sounding identical.

06/14/2026

BOLIVIA: Spot the sloth. I'm a huge fan of a detailed portrait, being able to show people the fine close up details of an animal that you don't get to see in person. Because of this, I don't zoom out all that often, but I loved the position of this sloth in the cecropia tree. Fun fact, sloths climb down to the ground to defecate, but they only do so once a week. AND when they do, they can expel up to 1/3 of their body weight at a time.

06/06/2026

CANADA: I feel like I've been at work for an eternity, so I'm pumped to get back to BC and hang out with these wee mites in a couple of weeks. This is the smallest hummingbird in Canada - the calliope (kal-eye-oh-pee) hummingbird weighing in at only TWO POINT FIVE GRAMS! An NZ 10 cent coin weighs 3.3 gm and Canadian 5c coin weighs 3.9 gm - for context. They're smaller and less aggressive than the more prevalent rufous hummingbird with the orange throat sparkles (gorget) so finding this little territory with a regular few calliopes had me ecstatic and I even put this tiny friend into my 2026 calendar because I love them so much. Getting a picture of them is extremely difficult because they fly SO fast and usually when they do stop for a break, it's on top of the tallest tree around, making for sh*tty photos. I spent forever staring at a patch of flowers waiting for this moment and felt extremely privileged to come away with the shot.

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