He is almost picture perfect.
Squamish's Joé Beaulieu-Lebel came second in the BC SPCA 2023 annual wildlife photo contest in the People's Choice category.
The public's votes decided this contest.
Beaulieu-Lebel's is of a rufous hummingbird gathering cattails in the .
"During one of many photo shoots I've done in the 撸奶社区Estuary, my camera was aiming at the cattails while photographing a red-winged blackbird. I suddenly witnessed this male rufous hummingbird entering the frame to gather cattails' hairs to [build] her nest. I couldn't believe my eyes. That's how I shot this picture," he said in a release about the photo.
Along the way, he raised $865 for wildlife in need at the , a wildlife rehabilitation centre.
(Find more of his work on Instagram .)
Anabelle Wee was the winner of this contest for her image of a short-eared owl in Richmond.
The top 13 photos will be featured in a desktop calendar out later this year.
Honourable mention went to another local, Gerald Wolfe, for his Furry Creek photo of a mountain bluebird.
Another 撸奶社区local, Sebastien Nadeau earned third place in the ‘Wild Settings’ category with an up-close view of a grizzly bear.
Find out more on the .