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p.1 #1 · p.1 #1 · Coastal Wolves of British Columbia

Congratulations to hnilsson for winning Feature Thread of the Week with 21 votes - View Previous Winners

No doubt you have a bucket list of wildlife shots you'd like to get. I do too and on that list I've had coastal wolves for as long as I can remember. Last month I spent 8 days with a pack of 14 coastal wolves - 7 pups and 7 adults. There were many takeaways and incredible experiences from those 8 days. The weather quite frankly sucked and that, combined with the location and light conditions, challenged me in ways I've never experienced. But I gotta tell you, these wolves are just incredible. They're highly intelligent and they have a very apparent pack structure. If you like dogs and you're familiar with their behaviour, you'll identify the many similarities they share with wolves. I certainly did. Since the wolves are sadly hunted with no limitations here, the location will remain a secret. Anyhow, enough jibber jabber. Hope you find one or two images you like.

1. Meet the alpha of the pack. He greeted us one morning.

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2. He immediately proceeded to howl and bark in front of us. At first I feared he was telling the rest of the pack to relocate. But he was not. He was letting us know this was his beach. He was the boss. Message understood.

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3. Meanwhile, another wolf in his hunting group was chilling out in the washed up seaweed waiting for him to finish.

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4. The day before we observed other pack members bringing back food for the pups. Notice the extended belly:

https://photos.smugmug.com/Recent-Work/Recent-Work/i-rgxtQjL/0/b7cdd2dd/X3/Coastal%20Wolf%20Beach%202%20Logo-X3.jpg

5. Another full belly shot:

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6. Sometimes we could observe them coming at us from quite a distance:

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7. And other times they just appeared like ghosts from the forest:

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8. But I NEVER felt threatened or afraid. We were on their turf and respected that. They would come closer if they wanted:

https://photos.smugmug.com/Recent-Work/Recent-Work/i-rFRV5Mg/0/96611fa5/X3/Coastal%20Wolf%209%20Sept%202020%20Logo-X3.jpg

All images taken with the Canon R5 at ISO up to 10,000.

Thanks for having a look. Stay safe.

Henrik

Oct 27, 2020 at 05:35 PM

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p.1 #2 · p.1 #2 · Coastal Wolves of British Columbia

Wow beautiful stuff. I am very jealous your shots are amazing. What great experience to learn their behavioural habits over a period of time. I followed a family of Cooper Hawks from spring to summer this year and the learning of their behaviour was amazing, but this is a whole new level. Fantastic Henrik thanks for sharing.

Dave

Oct 27, 2020 at 06:11 PM

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p.1 #3 · p.1 #3 · Coastal Wolves of British Columbia

Henrik,

Congratulations on the eight days you got to spend with the coastal wolves. What a fantastic thrill that had to have been. These images are beautiful, thank you for sharing them. It is amazing how they just seem to appear out of nowhere like you mentioned.

Well Done,
Greg

Oct 27, 2020 at 06:30 PM

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p.1 #4 · p.1 #4 · Coastal Wolves of British Columbia

Dave_E wrote:
Wow beautiful stuff. I am very jealous your shots are amazing. What great experience to learn their behavioural habits over a period of time. I followed a family of Cooper Hawks from spring to summer this year and the learning of their behaviour was amazing, but this is a whole new level. Fantastic Henrik thanks for sharing.

Dave

Thanks Dave And you're quite right - when you're able to put in the time, it's amazing what you can discover and observe. Don't think I have any shots of Cooper hawks but I'd sure like to.

Henrik

Oct 27, 2020 at 06:35 PM

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p.1 #5 · p.1 #5 · Coastal Wolves of British Columbia

G.E. Smith wrote:
Henrik,

Congratulations on the eight days you got to spend with the coastal wolves. What a fantastic thrill that had to have been. These images are beautiful, thank you for sharing them. It is amazing how they just seem to appear out of nowhere like you mentioned.

Well Done,
Greg

Thanks Greg. One day I was sitting in the hide doing video of a great blue heron in the surf. Then all of a sudden a wolf appeared out of no where and I wasn't exactly ready for it. I might have said a few select words out loud. You just never know.

Oct 27, 2020 at 06:37 PM

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p.1 #6 · p.1 #6 · Coastal Wolves of British Columbia

Thanks for sharing your special moments. Wish I could see them but understand. You have my vote. No reply necessary.

Oct 27, 2020 at 06:58 PM

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p.1 #7 · p.1 #7 · Coastal Wolves of British Columbia

Sounds like a great experience.
The images are superb.
YGMV

Dave

Oct 27, 2020 at 07:07 PM

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p.1 #8 · p.1 #8 · Coastal Wolves of British Columbia

Fabulous documentary work Henrik. Sounds like an outing you will remember the rest of your life and have great photos to take you back there.

Stay well,

Morris

Oct 27, 2020 at 07:28 PM

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p.1 #9 · p.1 #9 · Coastal Wolves of British Columbia

Great shots and great experience. It's been over 3 years since I spent time with the wolves at Hallo Bay and I still think of them everyday. Sounds like you've been bitten also

Oct 27, 2020 at 07:54 PM

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p.1 #10 · p.1 #10 · Coastal Wolves of British Columbia

Spectacular set of photos! What an incredible trip to be able to spend so much time with a pack of wolves! Amazing!

Margaret

Oct 27, 2020 at 09:02 PM

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p.1 #11 · p.1 #11 · Coastal Wolves of British Columbia

Henrik, my friend, you never cease to amaze me. I am living my dream vicariously thru your eyes.
Bravo and so glad you were able to do this amazing trip. Love the pics. and a big vote from me.

Oct 27, 2020 at 09:17 PM

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p.1 #12 · p.1 #12 · Coastal Wolves of British Columbia

Henrik, what a wonderful experience you had, we’re all jealous of it! Great images as well!
Thanks for sharing,
Bob

Oct 27, 2020 at 09:33 PM

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p.1 #13 · p.1 #13 · Coastal Wolves of British Columbia

Wow these are special, Henrik

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Oct 27, 2020 at 09:39 PM

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p.1 #14 · p.1 #14 · Coastal Wolves of British Columbia

What a great adventure. Great pictures. #6 speaks to me

Oct 27, 2020 at 10:12 PM

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p.1 #15 · p.1 #15 · Coastal Wolves of British Columbia

Such a special set. So nicely done. I can not image the wonderful experiences you had.

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Oct 27, 2020 at 10:42 PM

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p.1 #16 · p.1 #16 · Coastal Wolves of British Columbia

Amazing shots along with explanatory notes about your observations of the pack. I especially like your capture of the alpha male. He was definitely sending a message about who was boss! YGMV.

Oct 27, 2020 at 11:37 PM

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p.1 #17 · p.1 #17 · Coastal Wolves of British Columbia

awesome set of wolves Henrik

Oct 28, 2020 at 01:28 AM

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p.1 #18 · p.1 #18 · Coastal Wolves of British Columbia

Thanks for sharing, must of been so much fun.

Oct 28, 2020 at 02:37 AM

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p.1 #19 · p.1 #19 · Coastal Wolves of British Columbia

Wow! What a wonderful experience! And thank you for keeping the location secret!

Oct 28, 2020 at 07:50 AM

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p.1 #20 · p.1 #20 · Coastal Wolves of British Columbia

A superb and very much enjoyable set, Henrik! I absolutely love #2, #7 and #8.

Joshua

Oct 28, 2020 at 09:46 AM

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