Northern Hawk Owl Caches Prey
The Northern Hawk Owl is a medium sized owl that typically lives and breeds in the far north. They are rarely seen in south eastern Ontario unless factors such as a lack of food in their native habitat displaces them southward in search of a...
Full Moon On New Years Day, 2018
New Year's Day 2018 was also a day the moon was featured prominently in the late afternoon sky. It was a ‘Wolf Moon’ (the first full moon in January) and a Supermoon (when a full moon occurs at perigee) making it appear about 7% larger than a...
Niagara Falls Sunrise
For the past number of years we have enjoyed an extended family weekend in Niagara Falls in January. It is a great time of the year to see the falls dressed in her winter splendour with snow and ice abounding and the ever-present mist laminating...
A Survey Regarding Baiting
The Survey Period Has Ended. Thank You For Your Interest. Each year as the cold weather moves in and winter arrives, those of us who count ourselves as birders, photographers or a combination of thereof look forward to seeing owls, especially those...
Icebergs of Newfoundland
This past summer Deb & I visited Newfoundland for the first time. It was a magical place to explore and happily we were able to see and photograph the wonderful geography, historic lighthouses and quaint villages as well as three unpredictable...
The Leaning Tower of Pisa, Italy
The beautiful country of Italy is home to many unique and well known buildings with the Leaning Tower of Pisa being among the most iconic. As Deb & I left Cinque Terre and headed to the Amalfi coast for a few days in Positano we made...
Barred Owl
Last Saturday marked the last day of 2016 and although very overcast, cold and windy, provided the last opportunity to photograph some birds for another year. The intent was to set up a perch and photograph the little birds that frequent our area...
Algonquin Park Moose
The Moose is Algonquin Park's largest animal (by both size and weight) and is certainly one of its primary and most recognizable icons. A trip to Algonquin Park is complete when you are privileged to see a moose, especially if it is a bull moose...
Bonnechere; The River and the Caves
During summer vacation we spent a day with our great friends, Tim & Cindy, touring around Renfrew county. Both Tim and I were born in Renfrew County so it was great to spend a day on the old stomping grounds. Renfrew County is Ontario's largest...
The Gannets of Bonaventure Island
Last summer Deb and I enjoyed a day on Bonaventure Island, four kilometres off the tip of the Gaspé Peninsula near the quaint little town of Percé, Quebec. The purpose of the trip to Bonaventure Island was to photograph the Northern...
Razorbills and Common Murres on Machias Seal Island
Our last blog post chronicled the Atlantic Puffins that make Machias Seal Island their home for a few weeks every year to nest and produce the next generation of Puffins. That post also included Arctic Terns that successfully bred on the...
Atlantic Puffins on Machias Seal Island
This past summer Deb & I ticked an item off the bucket list by travelling to Machias Seal Island to observe and photograph some of the 5,000 pairs of Atlantic Puffins that return to the island every summer to nest. While on the island we...
Mountain Bluebird – A Local Rarity
The Mountain Bluebird (MOBL) is a small sized thrush that prefers open space habitats in Western North American desert and mountainous regions. They are year around residents in the western states however migrate as far north as Alaska to breed and...
Under A Starry Sky – The Calvary Baptist Church Christmas Musical 2015
Regular followers of this blog will notice this post concerns something very different from the usual landscape and wild life themes....indoor event photography. Our church, Calvary Baptist Church, in Oshawa Ontario, has a large worship and media...
The Fox and The Wolf in Algonquin Provincial Park
My apologies for the length of time that has elapsed since the last blog post but my intent is to be more punctual as we head into the New Year....perhaps that should even be a resolution! One of the wildlife photographer's most prized...
Time Lapse Photography – A New Challenge
Time Lapse Photography is an area of photography that has intrigued me for many years however I hadn't seriously attempted any until recently. Time lapse photography is a method of compressing a long period of time into a short video of 10-15...
Common Loons of Algonquin Park and a New Camera
Well we find ourselves in the middle of September and realizing that another summer has slipped away seemly a little faster than the one that preceded it. For me also came the sad realization that there has not been a blog post on this website...
Winter Birds of Niagara Falls
More than a couple of months ago, when the mercury was hanging around in the mid -20°C range I met up with my good friend and fellow bird photographer Arni long before sunrise and headed towards Niagara Fall's for a day of...
Palace of Versailles, France
Its been a long time since our last blog post documenting our 30th anniversary trip through Europe. Please excuse the delay and hopefully we will get back on track with this installment. Leaving Paris we headed 20 km south west from our...
Some Recent Birds
Well, as it is for everyone, time slips by at what seems like an ever increasing pace and we find ourselves already into February while Christmas feels like it was only yesterday. It's also been over a month since our last blog post and although I...
A Quick Trip To California
In October Deb & I were able to free up five days and get away to visit one of our favourite places - California - and more specifically Deb's favourite spot in California, Huntington Beach, which is located on the Pacific Coast about 40...