Paula Wallis Photography

Name: Paula Wallis Photography
Address: West End, Vancouver, BC, V6E1H5, CA
Telephone: +16048349172

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06/13/2026

What a treat to happen upon these two!

The little guy was definitely curious as to what I was up to. Mom wasn't bothered by me so he felt brave enough to come a little closer and have a little sniff and an investigation. I obviously wasn't super interesting because they carried on grazing after that for quite some time.

More Not-Khutz grizzlies

06/12/2026

B O O P.

Happy Friday to all my bears and friends of bears

06/10/2026

Seymour says hi.

Another friend I made en route. Seymour seemed to be having a lovely day to himself amongst the grass and the dandelions. I think he might be blind in the one eye? Still super handsome.

Another "Not-Khutz" grizzly bear.

06/09/2026

Five Fun Facts about Moose:

1. Male moose grow a set of antlers each year during the spring and summer. By fall, antlers can span six feet from tip to tip.

2. Though females lack antlers, they aggressively protect their babies with powerful kicks that can break bones or even kill predators.

3. Moose are browsers, feeding on the leaves and twigs of trees and shrubs, primarily willow, birch, and poplar.

4. Moose are excellent swimmers, able to hold their breath underwater for 30 seconds.

5. Despite their large size, moose can run at over 35 miles per hour.

I think a moose running toward me at 35 miles per hour would probably be fairly terrifying. Luckily this one seemed unbothered by my presence.

06/08/2026

In previous visits to The Khutzeymateen, Summer the Grizz has always been a favourite to see put in her many appearances. She is of a particularly calm and gentle nature and has always been extremely tolerant - even curious - of our presence. So I was very much looking forward to seeing her again this trip.

Alas, t'was not to be. The theory is that she may currently have a coy or two (which I am ecstatic about if that's the case) and is keeping the cubs, and herself a good and safe distance from all the large males currently roaming the estuary. Guess I'll have to wait until next trip to see her!

This year, the star of the show - to my surprise - was good ol' Rocky here. Slow moving and ponderous, Rocky makes his way throughout the estuary and surrounding area surprisingly well, considering his cumbersome injured hind leg.

His favourite thing seems to be clamming on the mud flats (something Summer is also a big fan of) and I absolutely loved watching his routine of digging up the clams, gently placing them on his extended foreleg, and then digging the clam out with tongue and teeth. This would lead to a rather gross build up of "clam residue" on his leg and he'd stop now and then to clean it off. Or just go for a swim. I have so many photos of him in different locations with leg outstretched, delicately placing a tiny clam on it to munch on.

06/05/2026

Back to our Khutzeymateen grizzlies.

Some of you might remember Little Big Ears from a couple of years back. He entertained us for quite some time with his very dog-like antics, playing with a strip of bark, tossing it around, pouncing on it, stalking it and capturing it.

He seems to have grown into those ears, somewhat. And, as you can see, is quite relaxed in our presence, napping and stretching and occasionally observing what us humans were up to.

He doesn't have a mate, that we observed, but has been hanging around with another young male, new to the region, and we saw them playfully sparring on a few occasions.

I just love that relaxed big paw in this photo

06/04/2026

Alright, so you guys remember Tread? The super adorable grizzly I posted the other day playing with the tire?

I said I was going to fill you in on a little excitement with Tread!
So I was pulled off the highway, in an actual pullout, not just off to the side - quietly photographing him from a distance as he tossed the tire around and chewed on it and whatnot. He was having a grand time.

Eventually he lost interest and stood up to amble alongside the highway, grazing. He was slowly making his way in my direction, but on the opposite side of the highway. I continued shooting, as he was unbothered by my presence at that point and had only glanced at me once and then decided I wasn't worth his attention. At this point I was fairly relaxed into it. I'm always alert for any sudden changes in bear behaviour, but at this point I'd been photographing him for 45 minutes and he'd only looked over at me once and then carried on grazing.

I eased back on the zoom as he continued. Then I flipped the teleconverter off. It was at this point that I realized "whew! He is quite the frame friller!" which caused me to lower my lens and really take in my surroundings. He was directly across the highway from me now. It was at this moment, that I lowered my lens to gauge the actual distance between us (not a lot, as it turns out) that he glanced up and locked eyes with me. I knew exactly what that look meant.

I swore, dropped my camera into my lap and put my foot on the gas (I will forever be grateful that, although my engine had stopped - it fired right up again as soon as I lifted my foot off the brake) Tread was already across the highway, inches from my left arm - and my window was open. I gunned the engine and a spray of rocks and dust flew up behind me as he CHASED my car down the highway, still locking eyes with me in the rearview mirror. MAN I wish I had that on video because it looked hella cool. Ahem. Anyways. NOT COOL.

I lost myself in the moment, let him get too close, and this was an excellent reminder not to do that, and why. It doesn't matter how calm, serene, peaceful and beautiful the scene and situation is - grizzlies are wild animals whose behaviour can change at any given moment. Ours is not to question why, but to get the absolute f**k outta there.

06/03/2026

Ruffled Feathers.

A Great Blue Heron prepares for flight in The Khutzeymateen, BC.
See, it's not all about the bears! But mostly it's about the bears.

06/02/2026

Fozzie and the Pine Marten.

Fozzie is a relatively new bear to the region - a subadult, rather scruffy appearing male - temporarily named so for identification purposes for those big fluffy ears (remember Fozzie Bear from the Muppet Show?)

Anyways, as I was zeroing in on Fozzie, a pine marten quickly zipped across my field of vision (see second photo) - I definitely didn't nail that shot, but I loved seeing Fozzie's reaction to it. Sometimes their facial expressions are just so inherently readable.

I was going to crop in tight on this one to really get the detail on Fozzie, but I liked the whole temperate rainforest framing him in all it's draping layers of green.

06/01/2026

I will be sharing some more shots of Tread (see yesterday's post) for those who would like to see more of his handsome, chonky self - but in the meantime, please enjoy this shot of Roller (Hot Chocolate's offspring) looking EXTRA FLUFFY in the morning sunshine, happily grazing on that good stuff - Khutzeymateen sedge grass.

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