A Beach, a Dog, and a Wolf

Tonight we are anchored in Meyers Passage Cove.

This post is about our dinghy excursion yesterday to our favourite beach, which is on Campania Island. And Campania Island is one of favourite cruising destinations. The beaches there always have fresh wolf tracks crisscrossing them and we were hoping to see one or more wolves.

We had slid our dinghy above the high tide mark and were getting ready to go for a walk when a youngish wolf loped towards us. We think his focus was Oblio, maybe as a nice snack.

The wolf was very bold and showed no fear. The beach is a popular camping spot for kayakers and boaters so he is likely habituated to people.

Usually, photographing wildlife happens in a big rush to get the shot before they move away. And usually the light is low or there is something in the way. In this case we had time to secure the dog and adjust our cameras in perfect lighting for lots of photos and video. On top of that the wolf was out in the open and not in a hurry to leave.

This photo demonstrates how hard it can be to spot a wolf if they aren't out in the open. To make it easier to see the wolf you can click to enlarge.

 

Oblio sought refuge at the dinghy while we got the wolf
situation under control.

Incognito.

Back at the boat, Oblio was on guard for the evening.