Wandering Sole Images

02/12/2026

https://youtu.be/iclCcDOwKhs

A fuzzy juvenile black vulture (Coragyps atratus) spreading its wings in the sun with an adult - presumably one of its parents. This stance is called the ho...

01/20/2026

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10 months after my incredible first trip to Costa Rica, I have put together this compilation video showing all the amazing species of animals I encountered during my journey. From colourful birds and exotic reptiles, to howling and wrestling monkeys, this video captures the diverse wildlife that makes Costa Rica a unique ecological paradise!

10 months after my incredible first trip to Costa Rica, I have put together this compilation video showing all the amazing species of animals I encountered d...

01/16/2026

It was the unexpected sightings, of species previously unknown to me, that were some of my favourite moments in Costa Rica!

Another beautiful reptile I saw in Costa Rica, the ghost anole (Anolis lemurinus). They have the perfect camouflage for their forest habitats. I never would'...

01/12/2026

So many surprise wildlife encounters happened while I was in Costa Rica - like when this beautiful Middle American ameiva emerged from the brush and allowed me to film it for a while. Click the link to see it!

A Middle American ameiva (Holcosus festivus occidentalis) in the lowland tropical rain forest of northeastern Costa Rica. Look at that elongated toe on their...

01/11/2026

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These scarlet macaws were all paired off and squabbling on this afternoon...

Scarlet macaws (Ara macao) making some noise near Tarcoles, Costa Rica. There were about 10 of them, all paired off and squabbling with one another. That poo...

09/15/2025

https://youtu.be/OIhrv-SF8RY

This year is proving to be a record breaking pink salmon run in the Pacific Northwest, with as many as 29 million potentially returning to the Fraser River f...

09/13/2025

The pink salmon are running - and in record numbers! See the comments to watch my latest video!

06/18/2025

https://youtu.be/J2S7ZIxcxlw

"Excuse me sir, we're going to have to ask you to leave."This murder of crows didn't appreciate a great horned owl being in their neighbourhood - juvenile or...

05/24/2025

The light may not be ideal, and technically, it's not the best capture of a wildlife sighting, but I felt so blessed to see, and film, a bellbird calling on my final day in Costa Rica! It may have been the top thing I wanted to see in my time there!

A male three wattled bellbird (Procnias tricarunculatus) calling in central Costa Rica. This is perhaps the bird I most wanted to see, and film, during my ti...

04/29/2025

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A super cute Central American white-faced capuchin monkey (Cebus imitator) wants some of that pineapple!! I have a lot of monkey videos that I am going to sh...

04/28/2025

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A cute baby mantled howler monkey (Alouatta palliata) slinking around over the rest of its troop. Because of the howler monkeys' low energy diet (consisting...