Into the wilderness: Stunning images of North American back-country so rugged and beautiful you¿ll want to walk straight in to the picture A 19-year-old British photographer has gathered together a stunning collection of images to celebrate the wildlife and landscape of British Columbia in Canada. From a bald eagle in mid-flight to grey whales gliding through the sea and a bear scavenging for crabs among the rocks, Bertie Gregory spent two years capturing them all on Vancouver Island. The island has a land mass the size of Holland and a population of just 600,000, leaving plenty of wilderness to explore. Swooping down: A bald eagle goes in to catch a fish on Vancouver Island Kicking back: A Sea otter unwinds in the sea off the coast of Canada Panoramic beauty: The misty west coast of Vancouver Island from above On the prowl: This coastal black bear is foraging for crabs along the mossy rocks Bertie explained his passion for this corner of Canada: 'The west coast of Vancouver Island is home to an incredible ecosystem consisting of rainforest covered mountains which drop all the way down to a wave battered shoreline'. The Vancouver Island area as a whole is sparsely populated, encompassing Vancouver Island, the Gulf Islands, as well as a portion of the mainland. It has one of the world's most diverse ecosystems with everything from rainforests and marshes to meadows, beaches and mountains. Vancouver Island is bisected, north to south, by the Beaufort Mountain Range and is covered in cedar forests, as well as rare groves of Garry oak. Resting for a moment: Still alert when lying down, an alpha female grey wolf alpha female lies down by the shore In the surf: Adult grey whales glide through the sea Heading for a sip of water: Out of the woods, a lone black bear heads towards the sea Alone in the water: A grey whale tail flips out of the water against the beautiful shoreline British Columbia stretches from the Rocky Mountains in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, but Bertie Gregory focused two years on photographing the breathtaking landscapes of Vancouver Island. Photographer and Zoology student 19-year-old Gregory is about to start his second year at Bristol University. Though he found all these wild animals fascinating, when he is back in Bristol he says that he still finds plenty of urban wildlife to take pictures of - from foxes to falcons. Coming from Dorset, Gregory grew up by the sea and has been taking photographs since someone gave him an underwater camera when he was 12. In action: Photographer and Zoology student Bertie Gregory on his boat, If you go down to the woods today...: A seven-month-old black bear cub tentatively walks along the shore Making a splash: A humpback whale breaching out at sea Eerie silhouette: Night time on the island sees a bald eagle perching in a tree in front of the moon Unwinding on a rock: Harbour seals take a break from swimming Gregory's particular interest was photographing the coastal black bear, but he was soon absorbed by all the other wildlife he found living in the island's many sea inlets. He used a mixture of methods to get close up with the animals, from cruising around the island on a dinghy to leaving remote controlled areas to capture the bears as intimately as possible. In another ambitious project, the aspiring photographer focused on birds at the Manu National Park in Peru. Grabbing a snack: Coastal black bear in search of crabs at low tide Showing of its wingspan: A bald eagle flying high over the island