Alec McGrath Wildlife Photography

08/08/2026

It’s berry season in the Rockies, which means the bears are busy!

As summer winds down, bears enter hyperphagia, a period of intense feeding as they prepare for winter. Buffalo berries become an important food source, and bears can spend much of their day eating thousands of berries as they work to pack on the pounds before denning.

It’s an incredible time to see bears doing what they do best, but also an important time to give them plenty of space and let them focus on feeding.

07/26/2026

White-tailed Ptarmigan female and one of her chicks on Parker Ridge Trail, Banff National Park.

06/17/2026

Grizzly Bear

Kananaskis // June 15th, 2026

06/14/2026

A Common Merganser family on the Bow River in Banff.

05/27/2026

Cow Moose and her calf in Kananaskis Country. 🫎

05/18/2026

Blue-winged Teal in Banff National Park.

05/11/2026

Piebald American Robin in Kouchibouguac, New Brunswick.

04/17/2026

04/16/2026

My sole bird photograph taken in Europe is of a Western Jackdaw, captured outside Amsterdam airport in the Netherlands during our layover en route to Johannesburg.

Although this species is quite common, it did not linger for long, and I was only able to take a single picture. I had forgotten about the photo until recently.

During our layover, we also observed many House Sparrows and European Starlings, but I've seen those species often back home. The Jackdaw was an exciting sighting for me.

04/01/2026

Great Gray Owl in flight.
📍Elk Island National Park