WILD TURKEY FAN CLUB

It's mating season and these wild turkeys prepared a synchronised dance routine to impress the females.

Harpoon Toss

Indigenous day festivities in Tuktoyaktuk NT Canada

FLIGHT OF FANCY

Common male mallard shows off its fancy wing patches

The Courtship Chase

Off the edge of Victoria's harbor, I watched two Pigeon Guillemots circle each other on the water, calling and touching bills. Dramatic moment.

Keeping your head above water

Northern watersnake breaks the surface, keeping a beady eye on an intrusive photographer

GONE FISHIN' 7

The Common Grackle has a voracious appetite for minnows and other fish during the summer when needing food for its chicks.

One More Cherry

I walked into this Cedar Waxwing mid-gulp, tossing a cherry straight up before swallowing it whole. What a moment.

GONE FISHIN' 2

Osprey hits the water after another unsuccessful dive for a fish meal

Incoming

A flock of Dunlins coming in all at once, wings spread, legs down. Beauty in the chaos.

Keeping Close Watch

This Barred Owl barely acknowledged me. It was apparently watching something I couldn't see. Sadly, I learned a few days later their only owlet had fallen from a tree and been injured by crows.

Barrow's Rest

I was photographing a group of Barrow's Goldeneyes earlier this spring, watching two males try to impress their lady friend. After a while, one of them decided they needed a rest, so they climbed onto the ice and bedded down.

Tail End

While photographing this female porcupine, a gust of wind blew from behind, revealing her prickly backside! She quickly went back to foraging after this photo was taken.

GOING FISHIN'

Male Belted Kingfisher hovers above its prey before diving straight down for another fish meal, although is often unsuccessful

GONE FISHIN' 6

River Otter takes to the dock to enjoy another successful fishing expedition - mouth of the St Lawrence, Kingston Ont.

Oops!

Sometimes everything lines up just right...then you misfocus your lens! I was photographing a red fox hunting arctic ground squirrels when he changed direction. I moved my lens and tried to refocus on him, but missed and got the foreground foliage instead. Oh well, at least the fox is still in the photo, haha!

GONE FISHIN' 5

Baby watersnake should have stayed in the water rather than sunning in the marsh; Robin gets an unexpected treat.

GONE FISHIN' 4

Great Blue Heron on the banks of the St Lawrence River near Ivy Lea, Ontario tangling with a common watersnake.

Windswept

My friend and I were on a drive a few days ago and we were lucky enough to come across this female porcupine. She was enjoying some time away from her little porcupette, foraging as she waddled along. It always amazes me how different each porcupine I photograph is! They each have their own unique hairdo and facial markings, making it relatively easy to tell if I have seen the same one before.

GONE FISHIN' 3

This is Denis, a great blue heron that frequents the base of the waterfall in downtown Napanee, Ont. He originated the expression "Biting off more than you can chew!"

Female Cowbird

This image shows a female Brown-headed Cowbird. This bird is often seen as a pest, due to it laying its eggs in other birds' nests, but this image shows that there can be beauty found even in the most undesirable birds.

WILD TURKEY FAN CLUB

It's mating season and these wild turkeys prepared a synchronised dance routine to impress the females.

Harpoon Toss

Indigenous day festivities in Tuktoyaktuk NT Canada

FLIGHT OF FANCY

Common male mallard shows off its fancy wing patches

The Courtship Chase

Off the edge of Victoria's harbor, I watched two Pigeon Guillemots circle each other on the water, calling and touching bills. Dramatic moment.

Keeping your head above water

Northern watersnake breaks the surface, keeping a beady eye on an intrusive photographer

GONE FISHIN' 7

The Common Grackle has a voracious appetite for minnows and other fish during the summer when needing food for its chicks.

One More Cherry

I walked into this Cedar Waxwing mid-gulp, tossing a cherry straight up before swallowing it whole. What a moment.

GONE FISHIN' 2

Osprey hits the water after another unsuccessful dive for a fish meal

Incoming

A flock of Dunlins coming in all at once, wings spread, legs down. Beauty in the chaos.

Keeping Close Watch

This Barred Owl barely acknowledged me. It was apparently watching something I couldn't see. Sadly, I learned a few days later their only owlet had fallen from a tree and been injured by crows.

Barrow's Rest

I was photographing a group of Barrow's Goldeneyes earlier this spring, watching two males try to impress their lady friend. After a while, one of them decided they needed a rest, so they climbed onto the ice and bedded down.

Tail End

While photographing this female porcupine, a gust of wind blew from behind, revealing her prickly backside! She quickly went back to foraging after this photo was taken.

GOING FISHIN'

Male Belted Kingfisher hovers above its prey before diving straight down for another fish meal, although is often unsuccessful

GONE FISHIN' 6

River Otter takes to the dock to enjoy another successful fishing expedition - mouth of the St Lawrence, Kingston Ont.

Oops!

Sometimes everything lines up just right...then you misfocus your lens! I was photographing a red fox hunting arctic ground squirrels when he changed direction. I moved my lens and tried to refocus on him, but missed and got the foreground foliage instead. Oh well, at least the fox is still in the photo, haha!

GONE FISHIN' 5

Baby watersnake should have stayed in the water rather than sunning in the marsh; Robin gets an unexpected treat.

GONE FISHIN' 4

Great Blue Heron on the banks of the St Lawrence River near Ivy Lea, Ontario tangling with a common watersnake.

Windswept

My friend and I were on a drive a few days ago and we were lucky enough to come across this female porcupine. She was enjoying some time away from her little porcupette, foraging as she waddled along. It always amazes me how different each porcupine I photograph is! They each have their own unique hairdo and facial markings, making it relatively easy to tell if I have seen the same one before.

GONE FISHIN' 3

This is Denis, a great blue heron that frequents the base of the waterfall in downtown Napanee, Ont. He originated the expression "Biting off more than you can chew!"

Female Cowbird

This image shows a female Brown-headed Cowbird. This bird is often seen as a pest, due to it laying its eggs in other birds' nests, but this image shows that there can be beauty found even in the most undesirable birds.