North American Brown Bear or Grizzly Bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) who had just woken up from winter hibernation Massive in stature, the largest have been to weigh up to 680 kg (1,500 lb), standing up to 3 metres (9.8 ft) tall on their hind legs , or 1.5 metres (4.9 ft) at the shoulder when on all four legs. British Columbia, Canada
The city glow of Prince George over Ness Lake, British Columbia, Canada
A male Ruffed Grouse (Bonasa umbellus) displays its umbrella-like ruff of feathers in the snow. To encourage courtship the grouse engages in "drumming", a non-vocal acoustic display, that involves rapid wing-beating to create a low frequency sound which can be heard for over 500m. When an interested hen approaches, he then extends his feathers into a spectacular ruff as seen in this shot. Cariboo Mountains, British Columbia, Canada
