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Doug Koke @douglaskoke.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Spent some time last week with scientists from the Pacific Salmon Foundation, filming and photographing their study of the annual #HerringSpawn on #VancouverIsland. Super cool experience! #wildlife #photography #documentary #filmmaking #britishcolumbia

A triptych showing part of the annual Pacific Herring Spawn on Vancouver Island. This particular spawn was around Nanoose Bay, north of Nanaimo.

The top panel shows a wide shot of Wallis Point, with patches of cloudy, aqua-marine, turquoise waters where thousands of herring have expelled massive amounts of ovum and sperm.

The second panel is one of many commercial fishing boats that show up at active spawns to harvest Herring.

The third panel is a medium shot taken by drone, showing an overhead view of the milt and eggs combining in the sea water to make an oddly beautiful mix of blue, white, and turquoise.

Another triptych with different scenes from the Herring Spawn.

The top panel is an overhead shot taken by drone of the millions of gallons of milt and roe mixing with the shallow costal waters of Vancouver Island.

The middle panel is an underwater shot taken inside a school of Pacific Herring.

The bottom panel is a scientist, lowering a dip net into the water, and pulling up 20-30 herring for study.

A seagull plucks a herring from shallow water and moves to escape with it before one of its dozen companions steals it.

Scientist and PSF project manager, Jessica Qualley, collecting samples of Herring for study in the lab.

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Doug Koke @douglaskoke.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

I haven’t lived in the States for six years, and I still find myself being swung between intense sadness and unbelievable rage so often o can barely manage it. I can’t imagine what it must be like living in the Twin Cities. I just feel awful watching it happen.

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Doug Koke @douglaskoke.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

I dont know why, but for as long as I can remember, I’ve maintained a self-imposed embargo on wearing pajama bottoms before bedtime. Oh, friends. What a fool I’ve been.

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Doug Koke @douglaskoke.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

Some timelapse I shot at an #abandoned farmstead near the tiny town of Haswell, #Colorado, population 71. Lots of fun stuff here- a crazy sunset, a highly-active thunderstorm, and some green air-glow dancing over the milky way. #timelapse #photography #filmmaking #astrophotography #nature #stars

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Doug Koke @douglaskoke.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

Took a quick trip across the strait to Vancouver this weekend. Didn’t take many photos, but it was nice to get off the island and enjoy a sunny day in the city. #photography #Vancouver #britishcolumbia

Wandering a bit in the gastown neighborhood of Vancouver.

Some architecture near gastown in Vancouver.

Waterfront near Canada Place in Vancouver at sunset— small seaplanes take off and land often, ferrying passengers.

Vancouver’s famous Orca voxel statue. It looks like a breaching whale, made out of legos.

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Doug Koke @douglaskoke.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

It was super fun! I think I’ll definitely be going back for another visit sometime!

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Doug Koke @douglaskoke.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

If you love seeing these birds like I do, you can help them out by not using rodenticides, trying to minimize light pollution, and leaving dead trees standing in their habitats. 🦅🦉

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Doug Koke @douglaskoke.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

More #birb photos from The Raptors on #VancouverIsland. Here’s a few more shots of Elton, the spectacled owl, and Sitka, a teeny tiny Screech Owl. #photography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #owls #animals #nature

Elton, an adorable elderly (20 yrs old) spectacled owl rests gently on my mom’s gloved hand. My mom smiles in delight.

A closeup shot of Elton, lifting her wings a bit, as she prepares for a short flight.

Sitka, a itty-bitty Screech Owl around the size of a can of Coke, stretches their wings and flies in their enclosure.

Sitka comes in for a nimble landing on my sister’s gloved hand.

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Doug Koke @douglaskoke.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

🧵First batch of photos from a recent visit to The Raptors birds-of-prey centre in Duncan, BC. Here’s Spock, and Elton, a great horned owl and a spectacled owl, respectively. #wildlifephotography #birdphotography #owls #nature #animals #photography #vancouverisland #britishcolumbia

Spock, a great horned owl at The Raptors bird sanctuary in Duncan, BC.

Two more shots of Spock, a great horned owl— a close up of his head as he calls out to his handler, and a shot of him taking flight, stretching his deceptively wide wings in total silence.

An extreme close up of Elton— a spectacled owl, usually native to Mexico and South America.

Elton— who’s a girl — poses with my sister at The Raptors bird sanctuary in Duncan, BC, on Vancouver Island.

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Doug Koke @douglaskoke.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

A friendly heads-up: I’m going to be posting a pretty gargantuan photo thread of a recent visit to a sanctuary for birds of prey, so if you don’t like raptors, or photography, it might get (more) obnoxious for a while.

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Doug Koke @douglaskoke.bsky.social · 28/12/2025

Tasha Yar’s Grill & Bar — Patrons place their order, then are immediately encased in a black hefty bag and drug from the premises.

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Doug Koke @douglaskoke.bsky.social · 26/12/2025

Ooh! Ooh! Just got my family tickets for an owl encounter at The Raptors on Van Isle next week. I’m EXTREMELY excited. Going to try and limit myself to the mildest of nerd freakouts.

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Doug Koke @douglaskoke.bsky.social · 26/12/2025

Spent Christmas visiting my sister’s zoo. The big, sweet cuddly St. Bernard / Bernese Mountain Dog has something wrong with her paw. (boo!) She’s going to the vet tomorrow. Hope she’s okay! ❤️🤞 #pets #animals #kitty #pupper #vancouverisland

Ruprecht. An adorable male ragdoll cat, named after one of Steve Martin’s characters in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. “May I take your trident, sir?”

Rudy— an equally adorable, but much more reclusive ragdoll kitty. She’s a lady. Named, I think, after a song by The Specials.

Scout— my sister’s gigantic half St. Bernard, half Bernese Mountain Dog. I love her. Here, she’s laying down in some snow.

Scout, my sister’s gigantic dog, cooling off in some snow. She hurt her paw somewhere along the way today and will be visiting the vet tomorrow. :( She’s a big, lovable sweetie.

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Doug Koke @douglaskoke.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

Yup. Besides all the bullshit that she was presumably already contending wit, the entire nature of identity, connection, individuality and every other aspect of human existence just changed overnight, literally. Oh… and her wife died like 90 seconds ago. And they’re mad she’s grumpy?

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Doug Koke @douglaskoke.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

Sifting through the #Pluribus hashtag, feeling a mixture of bewilderment and hostility for all the posts whose one and only take is “Carol’s too angry”.

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Doug Koke @douglaskoke.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

The last few scenes in tonight’s #Pluribus were fantastic. The DHL Doctor guy crushed it. Cast that dude in more stuff.

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Doug Koke @douglaskoke.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

I avoided all trailers and other media so that I could dive in w/o any foreknowledge, and I’m glad I did. I had kind of forgotten that Vince Gilligan worked on the X-Files before he made Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul, so the premise and tone took me totally by surprise Can’t wait to see more

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Doug Koke @douglaskoke.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

So far, #Pluribus is incredibly engaging. Really loving how it seems to be setting itself up to seamlessly move between working as a really intimate character portrait, and a giant, sprawling examination of free will, connection, humanity and all kinds of interesting shit. Excited about this one.

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Doug Koke @douglaskoke.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

Thanks so much! It was a really nice shoot. I’d never been there before. Always cool to see and learn new things!

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Doug Koke @douglaskoke.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

I often find myself missing Colorado, but today I’m just proud of them. So happy they passed a proposition to provide free breakfast and lunch at school, for any kid who needs or wants it. This is what humans are supposed to do: take care of each other. ❤️

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Doug Koke @douglaskoke.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

A few more shots of Skutz Falls and the annual Chinook salmon migration happening in the Cowichan Valley on Vancouver Island. #photography #wildlifephotography #nature #pnw #raincoast #vancouverisland #britishcolumbia #outdoors #cowichanvalley #cowichanriver #chinook #salmon #fish #heron #landscape

Closeup of a leaping Chinook salmon as it attempts to clear the first step of a fish ladder at Skutz Falls in the Cowichan Valley of Vancouver Island.

Two Chinook salmon forgo the fish ladder and try to go airborn to clear the main falls at Skutz Falls on the Cowichan River.

A photographer finds a perch above the salmon ladder at Skutz Falls.

A great blue heron stands fully upright on a moss-covered rock, searching the Cowichan River for treats.

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Doug Koke @douglaskoke.bsky.social · 02/11/2025

Oof. Brutal. Amazing series, though.

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Doug Koke @douglaskoke.bsky.social · 02/11/2025

We can’t do this to Geddy Lee.

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Doug Koke @douglaskoke.bsky.social · 02/11/2025

Just enjoying some baseball.

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Doug Koke @douglaskoke.bsky.social · 02/11/2025

I’m going to stress-eat a pumpkin pie if this goes into extra innings.

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Doug Koke @douglaskoke.bsky.social · 02/11/2025

Aggghhh! Nooo! This is too close! C’mon, Jays!

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Doug Koke @douglaskoke.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

Shots from the Chinook salmon run happening at Skutz Falls, in the Cowichan Valley on Vancouver Island. #photography #wildlifephotography #landscape #vancouverisland #britishcolumbia #cowichan #fish #animals

A chinook salmon leaping up a fish ladder at Skutz Falls Provincial Park

Split image with two Chinook salmon jumping at Skutz Falls on the Cowichan River

Sunlight filters over the Cowichan River.

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Doug Koke @douglaskoke.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

I went to Skutz Falls today to photograph the salmon spawn in the Cowichan River. Took a gazillion photos. Will be thrilled if 9 of them are in focus. These dudes DO NOT cooperate.

A photo of the rear LED screen on a camera, showing a picture of a leaping salmon that by some utter miracle is semi-well-composed and mostly on focus.

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Doug Koke @douglaskoke.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

Last batch of photos from a photo walk I took along the Sidney Pier last week. All the little animal buddies were out, enjoying the sun. #photography #wildlifephotography #landscape #animals #riverotter #otter #cormorant #bird #harborseal #seal #sidneyBC #vancouverisland #britishcolumbia

A mischievous river otter pokes his head out of a freshwater drainpipe to see if the coast is clear.

A river otter gives himself a shake to dry off a bit.

A common cormorant flies just inches about the water. Below is a long-exposure shot of the Sidney Fish Market, about 30 minutes before sunset.

One of Sidney's regular harbor seal visitors-- a big chubmarine that locals call "Princess".

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Doug Koke @douglaskoke.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

A few more images I took at the Sidney Pier earlier this week. One of the seals who habitually hangs out near the fish market had a pup. Locals have named him Turbo. #photography #wildlifephotography #marinelife #sidneyBC #vancouverisland #britishcolumbia #harborseal #seal #baldeagle #eagle #bird

A pair of bald eagles, perched on an old telephone during golden hour.

A bald eagle tilts its head as it looks out over the Sidney Pier, looking for fish.

The Sidney Pier has two or three resident harbor seals, who show up every day like clockwork. One of them-- a female who locals call "Princess" -- had a pup, who people have named "Turbo".

A closeup of a harbor seal pup at the Sidney Pier. Locals have named this little dude "Turbo". It fits.

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Doug Koke @douglaskoke.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

You guys have absolutely amazing wildlife. Look how colorful those birds are! Wow! You definitely need to bust that camera out again!

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Doug Koke @douglaskoke.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

I was trying hard to get some shots of a cute little mink this weekend, but that thing was way too cagey and fast for me. Wouldn’t sit still long enough to even bring my lens in line.

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