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Images from the Beautiful
Saturna Island
Gulf Islands, British Columbia, Canada
A collage of some of my favorite photos from Saturna in the shape of Saturna Island. A nice poster….

My parents own a 1-acre piece of property on Saturna Island, which is one of the Gulf Islands near Vancouver Island in British Columbia. The island is great for photography: mountains right on the ocean’s edge, magnificent sunsets, orca pods swimming by right off the sandstone shelf, delicate flowers, almost 200 different bird species (see my bird page for photos of several Saturna birds), the beautiful National Park down at East Point, and so much more. Below is a sampling of my photos from Saturna.




Dark -eyed Junco
Wintertime Coast Mountains of BC from Saturna.
December sun over island view from the high point on Saturna (Mount Warburton Pike).
Island view from the high point on Saturna (Mount Warburton Pike).
December sun and snag.
Island view from the high point on Saturna (Mount Warburton Pike).
Fresh cod for dinner!
Sailboat off the sandstone shelf.
Sailboat off the sandstone shelf.
Island view from the high point on Saturna (Mount Warburton Pike).
Island view from the high point on Saturna (Mount Warburton Pike).
Cruise ship sailing by (10 second exposure).
Feral goat.
Feral goats.
Red Crossbill, not that common of a bird.
Evening light on old foghorn hut at East Point.
Beautiful sunrise over salt water and Mt. Baker from Saturna.
Grass inflamed by a September sunset.
Grass enflamed by a September sunset.
I never grow tired of perspective shots of the old hut at East Point.
Orca fluke.
Old barge loaded with logs.
Orca jumping.
Young orca just about to breach.
Colorful night on the island.
My dad watching sunset over Tumbo Island.
Caterpillar.
Comical Deer.
Comical Deer.
Orca whale jumping! (June 22, 2009).
Orca whale jumping! (June 22, 2009).
Orcas swimming by again! (June 22, 2009).
And again! (June 20, 2009).
Rainbow on a stormy evening (June 21, 2009).
Dragonfly (June 19, 2009).
Dragonfly (June 19, 2009).
Oystercatcher (June 19, 2009).
At the old mill (June 19, 2009).
At the old mill (June 19, 2009).
At the old mill (June 19, 2009).
At the old mill (June 19, 2009).
At the old mill (June 19, 2009).
Reflection of clouds in window (June 17, 2009).
Summer sunset at East Point (June 17, 2009).
Summer sunset at East Point (June 17, 2009).
East Point in convex reflector I found on the road (June 15, 2009).
Winter fog over the Gulf Islands (Jan 18, 2009).
Wintertime at the cove at East Point, sepia tones (Jan 18, 2009).
Winter fog on Orcas Island from Saturna (Jan 18, 2009).
Orcas swimming by under moonbeam (Sept 14, 2008). Click here to be directed to my webpage devoted to my night photography.
Ocean ripples (Aug 23, 2008).
Seagull floating by on log (Aug 23, 2008).
Telltale sign of an orca pod on its way, a common sight this year (July 31, 2008).
Clouds (July 26, 2008).
Otter (July 25, 2008).
Western Tiger Swallowtail (July 4, 2008).
White-crowned Sparrow (June 16, 2008).
Colorful bush (June 14, 2008).
Deer (January 20, 2008).
Hanging fish decoration (January 20, 2008).
Evening light (January 19, 2008).
Cozy light inside our cabin (January 19, 2008).
Hanging glass fish looking out at a rainy day (January 19, 2008).
Toilet Paper in Outhouse (January 19, 2008).
Morning Colors over Orcas Island (October 28, 2007).
Autumn Colors (October 27, 2007).
Mushrooms (October 27, 2007).
Autumn Berries (October 27, 2007).
Lock on door of foghorn hut at East Point (August 31, 2007).
Oystercatcher at East Point, one of the few places you can find oystercatchers (August 31, 2007).
Sap on Tree (August 31, 2007).
Sap on Tree (August 31, 2007).
Night Colors over Orcas Island (30 second exposure) (Aug 30, 2007). Click here to be directed to my webpage devoted to my night photography.
Evening Sun on Water (August 30, 2007).
Evening colors at East Point (August 30, 2007).
Anchor below hut on East Point (August 30, 2007).
Ferns (August 30, 2007).
Echo Bay (July 31, 2007).
Streaming Kelp (July 31, 2007).
Rufous Hummingbird, a common sight hovering around flowers on the island (July 31, 2007).
Sunset over Tumbo Island (July 30, 2007).
Dandelion in Sunset at East Point (July 30, 2007).
Foghorn Hut and Grass at East Point in Evening Sun (July 30, 2007).
Leaves in Sunlight (July 30, 2007).
Colorful tree branches at Winter Cove (July 3, 2007).
A jaunty White Crowned Sparrow at East Point (July 2, 2007).
Clouds above Orcas Island (July 2, 2007).
Cool Flowers (July 2, 2007)
Eagle taking flight above the old foghorn hut at East Point (July 2, 2007)
Foxglove (July 1, 2007)
Seal near Lyall Harbor Ferry Dock (May 7, 2007).
Fawn near East Point (May 6, 2007).
Gulf Island Ferry, taken on the way to Saturna (May 6, 2007).
American Goldfinch, a common sight in the thistles on Saturna (May 5, 2007).
Dovefoot Geranium (May 5, 2007).
Flower (May 5, 2007).
Flower (May 5, 2007)..
Chocolate Lily (May 5, 2007)..
Sea Lions near East Point (December 26, 2006).
Christmas lights on tree stump (December 26, 2006).
Deer in Morning Sun (Aug 5, 2006).
Blue Snake (Aug 3, 2006).
90-Minute exposure of the moonset (Aug 3, 2006). Click here to be directed to my webpage devoted to my night photography.
Cormorants skimming the water (Aug 3, 2006).
Half Moon. Click here to be directed to my webpage devoted to my night photography.
Grass colored by the setting sun (July 23, 2006).
Sunset over Tumbo Island and the old foghorn hut at East Point (July 23, 2006).
Grass in evening light (July 22, 2006).
June Bug (July 22, 2006).
Old foghorn hut at East Point and sunset colors on the clouds (July 21, 2006).
Ferry dock at Tsawwassen, on our way to Saturna Island (July 20, 2006).
Sunset colors and Tumbo Island from East Point (June 24, 2006).
Bench at East Point looking south (June 24, 2006).
Mating Ladybugs (June 24, 2006).
Star streaks over hut at East Point (March 25, 2006). Click here to be directed to my webpage devoted to my night photography.
Vancouver lights and star streaks at East Point (20 minute exposure) (March 25, 2006). Click here to be directed to my webpage devoted to my night photography.
Dafodil (March 25, 2006).
Daisy (March 25, 2006).
Water rushing over a starfish (March 4, 2006).
Broken window in old foghorn hut at East Point (March 3, 2006).
Spider (June 18, 2005).
Bee on flower (June 17, 2005).
Mullein (June 17, 2005).
White Foxglove (June 17, 2005).
Fishing rig traveling through Active Pass near Saturna Island (June 15, 2005).
Sunrays over Orcas Island (Aug 16, 2004).
East Point (July 17, 2004).
Sunset from Russell Reef (June 19, 2004).
Evening light on the ocean (Aug 10, 2003).
Tug boat and moon and Orcas Island (Aug 8, 2003).
Baby seal (July 22, 2003).
Orca jumping off south side of Saturna Island (June 26, 2003).
Starfish (June 17, 2003).

Mid-July Sunset over Tumbo Island from East Point (July 21, 2006).