What an amazing moment! Im slowly learning some Hummingbird behaviours and patterns. đ Sometimes a hummingbird will sit on a nearby branch ( I guess to make sure the coast is clear đ and then he’ll dart quickly to my hummingbird feeder. I’ve noticed sometimes if one is at the feeder, then some loud…
New Commisioned Painting in Progress of a beautiful horse by the name of âLaceyâ, Acrylic on canvas, 54in x 54in. I generally don’t start a painting with an underpainting to this degree of detail but this is a rather large canvas and I wanted to make my life easier by mapping out the image first.…
After months of hoping and wondering when and if the hummingbirds would return to their feeder…they have…just in the last couple of weeks. Sometimes even numerous times a day. They even seem to have a favourite branch. 
I could watch these guys all day long.
I am very thankful to live here in Canada with all of the surrounding natural beauty – forests, oceans, lakes, mountains, trees, clean water and all of the amazing wildlife that live here. I am lucky to have been brought up in a country with unlimited access to endless beauty and inspiration. I can…
Had a really inspiring day out in nature in Stanley Park at Beaver Lake today and made a new squirrel friend. When people would walk by he’d run into his home in the tree to hide then come back out when the other people were gone. I swear he was posing for the camera.…
The Ocean breathes life. Almost all living, breathing creatures on our planet depend on it, including us. In ancient times, Pelicans and Cormerants were highly respected around the world and were even symbols for Ocean and fishing. Their images were used to adorn pottery, art and even ancient ruins such as Chan Chan in Peru dating back to…
Recently I went to the Vancouver Aquarium. Although I would be the first person to free every single animal from captivity, I strongly believe that we won’t protect what we don’t understand. I find this true on a lot of things but the ocean in particular. When you consider how many people on this planet…
Video credit: © Copyright Jackie Bourne 2017. Song credit: LAX by Pink elephant
This is was my first time adding sound to a video. One day I’ll get back underwater in some tropical waters and film the real deal with sound but until then this is fun too.
