Male Common Redpoll in winter
One from the archives, taken in Saskatchewan in the late 1990s. I found a small flock of Common Redpolls (Acanthis flammea) feeding on windblown seeds caught in a snow bank. Due to the temperature and...
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One from the archives, taken in Saskatchewan, Canada in the late 1990s. And just in case you’re wondering, frosted squirrel is not a recipe. This Eastern Gray Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) was...
View ArticleWhite-tailed Deer at dusk
One from the archives, taken in Saskatchewan, Canada in the late 1990s. This group of White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) appeared while I was stood on a ridge waiting for the moon to rise over...
View ArticleBank of cloud at sunset
One from the archives taken in Ontario, Canada 11 years ago. It shows Chantry Island and its lighthouse on the horizon with the sun setting behind a bank of cloud over Lake Huron. Taken from the Lake...
View ArticleOn the tip of the Bruce Peninsula
A longer and very different post from what my regular readers are used to. I want to talk about my experiences at the Tobermory Hyperbaric Facility and The Meeting Place in Tobermory, Ontario. As I may...
View ArticleFeeding Recently Hatched Young
One from the archives taken in Cheshire in the late 1980s. Having documented the complete nesting cycle of a pair of Eurasian Blue Tits in 1987 I went on to photograph other species in different...
View ArticleJuvenile Purple Finch
A juvenile Purple Finch in the yard. At the moment most of the adult birds are looking scruffy after the breeding season while the juveniles are looking quite smart.
View ArticleKeeping the nest clean
This is a follow-up of sorts to my Throwback Thursday post yesterday. That showed how cramped it was getting inside this nestbox. After posting it occurred to me that I should post a photo showing how...
View ArticleIce on a Puddle
This is the first in an occasional look back at some of the film shots in my archives. This shot dates back to the mid 1970s. Judging from the soft corners of the shot I’m guessing it was taken with...
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