Anhinga, The “Water Turkey”
The Anhinga is a large water bird that is found around the world and is common in Florida, where all of the images in this post were taken. The Anhinga is an unusual bird with a long snake-like neck and a large tail that resembles that of a wild...
Osprey From Florida, Part Two
The last blog entry concentrated on in-flight images of Osprey. It is very difficult to plan for in-flight shots although knowing the behaviour of the bird you are shooting does help in selecting the best vantage point to provide an increased...
Osprey from Florida, Part One
Its been a whirlwind of activity around our place over the past month, so there has not been much time to process images and write blog posts, however it looks like things will be settling down a little and I can post some new images over the next...
Osprey, Viera Wetlands Florida
We've just returned from eleven fabulous days in Florida where we enjoyed perfect weather, great light and now have many gigs of CF cards filled and waiting to be processed. While in Florida our son Jeff was engaged to Ellesse and they are getting...
Whooping Cranes & Snail Kites – Rare Florida Birds
For many years our family has joined the March Break Exodus and headed to Florida. It's hard to believe that time of the year has arrived again! For a bird photographer March is a great time to be in Florida as many of the birds are nesting,...
Common Redpoll, Brown Thrasher and Wood Thrush
The winter irruption of Common Redpolls has been a welcomed surprise this year and these pretty little birds that often travel in nomadic flocks of a hundred or more have provided many great images for the photographer who has gone looking for...
A Curling Rink, Lots Of Fun, No Birds
This past Saturday, my wife, son and about fifty other friends mostly from Calvary Baptist Church spent the day at the Oshawa Curling Club enjoying the great game of curling. It was a rather relaxed bonspiel with each team playing four games...
Barred Owl
Of the eleven different Owl species that are seen in Ontario, the Barred Owl is probably my favourite for any number of reasons; they are somewhat active during the day, they move around regularly providing opportunities to see them in flight, they...
Male Evening Grosbeaks and Death of a Northern Hawk Owl
After making a most enjoyable return trip to the Kawartha Lakes Region of Ontario, I was able to get some acceptable images of male Evening Grosbeaks. The bright white secondary wing feathers on males creates a photographic challenge as the...
The Locally Rare Evening Grosbeak, Coccothraustes vespertinus
For the past two Friday mornings I've traveled about ninety minutes north to see a 'gross' of Evening Grosbeaks that have been wintering in the Kawartha Lakes region of Ontario. It is the first time I've ever seen these birds and it was a treat to...
Common Redpoll, Carduelis flammea – A Pretty Little Bird
This past Friday morning was a very cold but nice February day and I met my friend Arni in the Kawartha Lakes region to spend a few hours taking pictures of a number of different birds. It was a great morning out and I was able to get some decent...
Pileated Woodpecker
The Pileated Woodpecker is the largest North American woodpecker with a length of up to twenty inches and wingspan of thirty inches. They are non-migratory and are found in mature forests across North America with a broader range in the east than...
iPhones and Nature Photography
Virtually everyone these days seems to have an iPhone in their pocket, or perhaps some lesser smartphone like a Black Berry or Android. Actually this statement isn't too far from the truth as I read this week that it is predicted that there will...
The Disappearing Propeller Boat
The Disappearing Propeller Boat is one of the most unusual boats to ever ply the Canadian waters, almost exclusively in the Muskoka Lakes. The Dis-Pro Boat or more affectionately known as the "Dippy" was designed and built in Port Carling, Ontario...
Another Friday Adventure
This past Friday my good friend Arni picked me up at 6:00 a.m. and we headed out for a day of birding and photography around Eastern Ontario. I thought six was early but Arni left his place at four! The general goal for the day was to find two...
Northern Hawk Owl
Happy New Year to all and I trust you have enjoyed a terrific Christmas season. My photography New Years resolution was to get some decent shots of three owl species that we don't often see in Southern Ontario.....a Snowy Owl, a Great Gray Owl and...
Great Blue Heron
I trust you have had a wonderful Christmas Season and are looking forward to an exciting New Year. It's hard to believe 2011 is upon us.....where has the time gone? It seems like yesterday we were all in a flap over Y2K! From a birding point of...
Eared Grebe
The Eared Grebe is the most abundant Grebe in the world, however a very rare visitor to Ontario as it normally lives on the west coast and winters in the southwestern United States and Mexico. The Grebe pictured below showed up this summer at the...
Toronto Night Skyline – Nuit Blanche
October 2, 2010 marked the date for the fifth Nuit Blanche dusk to dawn contemporary art event. The event is held on the weekend before the Canadian Thanksgiving Weekend and has been growing each year since its inception in 2006 with more than a...
Northern Saw-Whet Owl and Friends
Saturday was a great day to get out with the camera for a couple of hours and I was excited to find one of our smallest owls, the Northern Saw-Whet Owl whose scientific name is Aegolius acadicus. Acadicus is Latin for 'from Acadia' referring to the...
Carriage Trade Cleaning Centre
About two weeks ago I was privileged to do a photo shoot for Carriage Trade Cleaning Centres and thought I would share a few of the images from that shoot. Carriage Trade is in the process of revamping their website and the purpose of the shoot...