Surrounded By Gold

As the last light of day spills across the ocean, a tiny shorebird stands alone among waves turned to molten gold. For a fleeting moment, the sea seems to catch fire around it — a small, quiet life surrounded by an endless glow.

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Walking the line

Grey catbird walking on a mossy branch. A nice black and blue backdrop complete the scenario.

Misty Mill Pond

September light, and cooler mornings now make for some great misty mornings here at the mill pond in Hespeler. With a dozen or so Great Egrets taking advantage of the pond for feeding. Hopefully these conditions hang around well into autumn.

Squirrel on Fallen Tree

Captured this photogenic American Red Squirrel while hiking through Kejimkujik National Park in Nova Scotia. August 2026.

Toad in Keji

Just barely caught sight of this Eastern American Toad while Hiking through Kejimkujik National park in Nova Scotia. August 2026.

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Immature Bald Eagle Circling

Immature bald eagle circling the boat, Ottawa River. It circled before drifting farther down the shore. Bald eagles take about five years to develop the white head and tail, so this one is still in the mottled brown stage that can make it look like a golden eagle.

Belted Kingfisher

A study in contrast. Morning angler along the shoreline.

Great Blue Heron - morning fishing spot

This was taken along the Ottawa River shoreline at Parc du Plaisance at sunrise.

Great blue heron at sunrise

First light hadn’t reached the forest floor yet, but it found the wing. Everything else stayed in shadow while the heron cut through the gap in the canopy. Handheld, tracking through the trees, exposed for the wing against the dark.

Male Ruby-throated Hummingbird Holding Territory

Male ruby-throated hummingbird. He's cutting it close. Adult males usually leave for Mexico first, often by late July or early August. This one was still holding territory in mid-August, gorget still fully red, not yet worn down for the season. That red only exists at the right angle — structural colour, not pigment.

Up Before the Sun on Lac Barnes

Up before the sun on Lac Barnes, Québec. There's a particular kind of quiet that only exists in that window before sunrise — when the mist hasn't burned off yet, the water is barely touched by wind, and the loons are still calling across the lake like they own it.

Hummingbird and Cardinal Flower Spike

Ruby-throated hummingbird dancing around a cardinal flower spike, Fletcher Wildlife Garden. The flower's tube is built to the length of this bird's bill. Nothing else visits. Pollen dusts onto the crown of its head with every feed, then rides to the next bloom.

Doe and Fawn — The Portrait Pose

The portrait pose. Mum listens cautiously while the fawn looks curious.

Muskrat Working the Lily Pads

Muskrat, Morris Island, working the lily pads. Not shy about it either — circled the kayak twice before getting back to business. Muskrats haul food back to a feeding platform or the lodge, out of reach of anything hungrier than they are.

Mirror

The red eye catches what light there is, tuned for the blue-green dark loons dive into. The checkered back isn't an ornament; it's a broken outline, a pattern built to disappear against sun-flecked water.

First Light on Lac McArthur

First light on Lac McArthur. Paddling quietly in the new kayak, learning what quiet actually requires. A loon shakes off the night, settles into its own morning.

Surrounded By Gold

As the last light of day spills across the ocean, a tiny shorebird stands alone among waves turned to molten gold. For a fleeting moment, the sea seems to catch fire around it — a small, quiet life surrounded by an endless glow.

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Walking the line

Grey catbird walking on a mossy branch. A nice black and blue backdrop complete the scenario.

Misty Mill Pond

September light, and cooler mornings now make for some great misty mornings here at the mill pond in Hespeler. With a dozen or so Great Egrets taking advantage of the pond for feeding. Hopefully these conditions hang around well into autumn.

Squirrel on Fallen Tree

Captured this photogenic American Red Squirrel while hiking through Kejimkujik National Park in Nova Scotia. August 2026.

Toad in Keji

Just barely caught sight of this Eastern American Toad while Hiking through Kejimkujik National park in Nova Scotia. August 2026.

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Immature Bald Eagle Circling

Immature bald eagle circling the boat, Ottawa River. It circled before drifting farther down the shore. Bald eagles take about five years to develop the white head and tail, so this one is still in the mottled brown stage that can make it look like a golden eagle.

Belted Kingfisher

A study in contrast. Morning angler along the shoreline.

Great Blue Heron - morning fishing spot

This was taken along the Ottawa River shoreline at Parc du Plaisance at sunrise.

Great blue heron at sunrise

First light hadn’t reached the forest floor yet, but it found the wing. Everything else stayed in shadow while the heron cut through the gap in the canopy. Handheld, tracking through the trees, exposed for the wing against the dark.

Male Ruby-throated Hummingbird Holding Territory

Male ruby-throated hummingbird. He's cutting it close. Adult males usually leave for Mexico first, often by late July or early August. This one was still holding territory in mid-August, gorget still fully red, not yet worn down for the season. That red only exists at the right angle — structural colour, not pigment.

Up Before the Sun on Lac Barnes

Up before the sun on Lac Barnes, Québec. There's a particular kind of quiet that only exists in that window before sunrise — when the mist hasn't burned off yet, the water is barely touched by wind, and the loons are still calling across the lake like they own it.

Hummingbird and Cardinal Flower Spike

Ruby-throated hummingbird dancing around a cardinal flower spike, Fletcher Wildlife Garden. The flower's tube is built to the length of this bird's bill. Nothing else visits. Pollen dusts onto the crown of its head with every feed, then rides to the next bloom.

Doe and Fawn — The Portrait Pose

The portrait pose. Mum listens cautiously while the fawn looks curious.

Muskrat Working the Lily Pads

Muskrat, Morris Island, working the lily pads. Not shy about it either — circled the kayak twice before getting back to business. Muskrats haul food back to a feeding platform or the lodge, out of reach of anything hungrier than they are.

Mirror

The red eye catches what light there is, tuned for the blue-green dark loons dive into. The checkered back isn't an ornament; it's a broken outline, a pattern built to disappear against sun-flecked water.

First Light on Lac McArthur

First light on Lac McArthur. Paddling quietly in the new kayak, learning what quiet actually requires. A loon shakes off the night, settles into its own morning.