The Float III

A female common merganser only notices me at the last minute as she drifts down the river.

Kung-Fu Cormorant

A Cormorant flapping its wings about while sitting in a tree, striking poses resembling Kung fu. Taken by shutterleaf.photography on Instagram with a Canon 80D

Kung-Fu Cormorant

A Cormorant flapping its wings about while sitting in a tree, striking poses resembling Kung fu. Taken by shutterleaf.photography on Instagram with a Canon 80D

Kung-Fu Cormorant

A Cormorant flapping its wings about while sitting in a tree, striking poses resembling Kung fu. Taken by shutterleaf.photography on Instagram with a Canon 80D

Red Breasted V

A red breasted sapsucker drills holes to consume the forthcoming sap.

Red Breasted III

A red breasted sapsucker drills holes to consume the forthcoming sap.

Baby Season

A bunch of baby ducks and mothers, including mallards and hooded mergansers. Taken by shutterleaf.photography on Instagram with a Canon 80D

Baby Season

A bunch of baby ducks and mothers, including mallards and hooded mergansers. Taken by shutterleaf.photography on Instagram with a Canon 80D

The Beaver's Snowfall

In a marshy area of Petrie Island lives a colony of beavers. This one beaver broke from its colony to come up on land to wash but stopped to watch as the snow started producing a slow snowfall. Beavers do not hibernate. They survive by staying in their huts, but will occasionally come out on milder days. These mammals also have warm and waterproof fur. Their undercoat is protected by long and oily guard hairs. They frequently groom to maintain their waterproof coats, which keeps them from freezing when they dive underwater.

Hungry Baby

A baby magpie opening its mouth wide open for the mother to feed it. Taken by shutterleaf.photography on Instagram with a Canon 80D

Hungry Baby

A baby magpie opening its mouth wide open for the mother to feed it. Taken by shutterleaf.photography on Instagram with a Canon 80D

Red Fox - I love you Mom

I was walking on the shore of Lake Ontario when I spotted this fox kit trying to get his mother’s attention. I quickly aimed my camera and was able to capture this picture before this magical loving instant was finished.

Anti-Gravity

The scene couldn't be more picturesque. Two male Northern Cardinals frozen in motion mid-flight. One was leaving a bird feeder while another was about to land, hence the odd positioning of the bird in the foreground. All this while a light snow with chunky snowflakes gently fall from the sky. A true wintery scene. Cardinals are non migratory birds and are found year round in gardens, forests - basically almost anywhere really. The males are a vivid red wile the females are more of a brown colour with a tinge of modest orange hues throughout. Cardinal pairs also often mate for life.

Cough It Up

After all that eating, this boreal owl needs cough up a casting. After some preening and just before its nap, this smaller sized owl was in the process of producing a pellet, which is a completely normal process. Owl swallow their prey whole or in chunks, which means they consumer bones, fur and all. Their digestive system compacts those biological materials into a tight mass which they then cough up about six to 10 hours after eating. I almost missed this little owl sitting on an open tree. If it hadn't moved then I would have walked right past it. Boreals are often found in deep northern forests across North America, Europe, and Asia.

Ruby Throated Hummingbird

I was walking in a park when I spotted this beautiful male ruby-throated hummingbird. I quickly aimed my camera and was able to capture this picture before he moved on.

A World Opens

Just a few days old, and already exploring. Alone at the edge of the lake, he watched his mother feed in the water patient, curious, still uncertain of the world opening up before him.

The Sky Is The Limit

A peaceful walk on the Wheeler's Walking Trail at Selkirk Provincial Park. The marshy area provides the perfect opportunity to observe birds, fish and nature.

Fluffy Coot

A little floof of a coot just hanging out.

Mmm bugs

A female Yellow headed black bird with a mouth full of insects.

Feeding time

A hungry little coot getting fed.

The Float III

A female common merganser only notices me at the last minute as she drifts down the river.

Kung-Fu Cormorant

A Cormorant flapping its wings about while sitting in a tree, striking poses resembling Kung fu. Taken by shutterleaf.photography on Instagram with a Canon 80D

Kung-Fu Cormorant

A Cormorant flapping its wings about while sitting in a tree, striking poses resembling Kung fu. Taken by shutterleaf.photography on Instagram with a Canon 80D

Kung-Fu Cormorant

A Cormorant flapping its wings about while sitting in a tree, striking poses resembling Kung fu. Taken by shutterleaf.photography on Instagram with a Canon 80D

Red Breasted V

A red breasted sapsucker drills holes to consume the forthcoming sap.

Red Breasted III

A red breasted sapsucker drills holes to consume the forthcoming sap.

Baby Season

A bunch of baby ducks and mothers, including mallards and hooded mergansers. Taken by shutterleaf.photography on Instagram with a Canon 80D

Baby Season

A bunch of baby ducks and mothers, including mallards and hooded mergansers. Taken by shutterleaf.photography on Instagram with a Canon 80D

The Beaver's Snowfall

In a marshy area of Petrie Island lives a colony of beavers. This one beaver broke from its colony to come up on land to wash but stopped to watch as the snow started producing a slow snowfall. Beavers do not hibernate. They survive by staying in their huts, but will occasionally come out on milder days. These mammals also have warm and waterproof fur. Their undercoat is protected by long and oily guard hairs. They frequently groom to maintain their waterproof coats, which keeps them from freezing when they dive underwater.

Hungry Baby

A baby magpie opening its mouth wide open for the mother to feed it. Taken by shutterleaf.photography on Instagram with a Canon 80D

Hungry Baby

A baby magpie opening its mouth wide open for the mother to feed it. Taken by shutterleaf.photography on Instagram with a Canon 80D

Red Fox - I love you Mom

I was walking on the shore of Lake Ontario when I spotted this fox kit trying to get his mother’s attention. I quickly aimed my camera and was able to capture this picture before this magical loving instant was finished.

Anti-Gravity

The scene couldn't be more picturesque. Two male Northern Cardinals frozen in motion mid-flight. One was leaving a bird feeder while another was about to land, hence the odd positioning of the bird in the foreground. All this while a light snow with chunky snowflakes gently fall from the sky. A true wintery scene. Cardinals are non migratory birds and are found year round in gardens, forests - basically almost anywhere really. The males are a vivid red wile the females are more of a brown colour with a tinge of modest orange hues throughout. Cardinal pairs also often mate for life.

Cough It Up

After all that eating, this boreal owl needs cough up a casting. After some preening and just before its nap, this smaller sized owl was in the process of producing a pellet, which is a completely normal process. Owl swallow their prey whole or in chunks, which means they consumer bones, fur and all. Their digestive system compacts those biological materials into a tight mass which they then cough up about six to 10 hours after eating. I almost missed this little owl sitting on an open tree. If it hadn't moved then I would have walked right past it. Boreals are often found in deep northern forests across North America, Europe, and Asia.

Ruby Throated Hummingbird

I was walking in a park when I spotted this beautiful male ruby-throated hummingbird. I quickly aimed my camera and was able to capture this picture before he moved on.

A World Opens

Just a few days old, and already exploring. Alone at the edge of the lake, he watched his mother feed in the water patient, curious, still uncertain of the world opening up before him.

The Sky Is The Limit

A peaceful walk on the Wheeler's Walking Trail at Selkirk Provincial Park. The marshy area provides the perfect opportunity to observe birds, fish and nature.

Fluffy Coot

A little floof of a coot just hanging out.

Mmm bugs

A female Yellow headed black bird with a mouth full of insects.

Feeding time

A hungry little coot getting fed.