What's New

12 February 2010 - New mailing address
3 February 2010 - Wildlife Afield 5:2 articles now online
10 January 2010 - New publication available: Creston Valley Birds

Welcome to the Biodiversity Centre for Wildlife Studies 

      Dark-eyed Junco
For this species nest building often begins in March.  


Wildlife News

The 2010 Nesting Season Has Begun!

Great Horned Owls are on eggs in the Creston Valley, Vancouver Island and the Lower Mainland.

Ted Ardley has video of Anna's Hummingbirds feeding young in Victoria. 

Pileated Woodpeckers have begun excavating nest cavities in the Creston Valley. Brent Wellander shot this video recently.

 The Victoria/Sidney Bald Eagle webcams are up and running.  Check them out.

Barn Owl webcam. Have a look at this. It is amazing! 


     

The Gray Jay is a notorious early nester. Most of our breeding records are of fledged young in family groups. Very few nests with eggs have been found in British Columbia.


Unusual Antlers
 
     

This Black-tailed Deer was photographed recently as it strolled through a Victoria garden.