Few places inspire a nature photographer like Churchill, Manitoba, Canada. Known as the polar bear capital of the world, North America's largest predators descend upon the region in anticipation of the Hudson Bay freezing over so they can begin hunting seals throughout the winter. In addition to polar bears, the area is ripe with plenty of other wildlife as well, of which red foxes do their best effort to be seen as well.

With one of southern Canada's darkest skies, Grasslands National Park is a remote spectacle of vast open prairies and unforgiving badlands. Bison, prairie dogs, deer, and much more graze all over the expanse of land. Divided into two different sections, the west block offers hiking and breathtaking grassland expanses, while the east block boasts panoramic views of unusual badlands that stretch for miles.

Home to a unique number of animals for the region, Riding Mountain National Park converges on three different types of ecosystems: grasslands; upland boreal; and eastern deciduous forests. It sits on top of the Manitoba Escarpment, a rise that bordered a now extinct glacial lake that stretched from Manitoba down to South Dakota. Hiking trails abound in the area and many pristine lakes break up the forested landscape.

The Boundary Bay and Vancouver areas of southwestern British Columbia are home to a variety of bird life, both native and migratory to the area. The region receives all kinds of feathered visitors, including the great snowy owl that descends to the area in large numbers from the Arctic. In addition, bald eagles, pileated woodpeckers, and many other types of owls can be found in several protected parks throughout the land, many of which can be seen at Boundary Bay Regional Park and the Alaksen National Wildlife Area.