Great Egret

Creatures of habit, not unlike ourselves. This Great Egret has a real preference for this one stump, and spends the better part of each day in its proximity. He spent two hours today, fending off all who would dare to approach. He spent a good hour of that two standing on one leg. An odd looking, but common practice for them to preserve heat, relax, and to fool fish.

Issues with views on pictures.

Seems to be issues with the views etc on images. I have noticed it with other peoples photos also. --- Timestamp: 2026-09-13T03:10:15.895Z Page: https://photoclub.canadiangeographic.ca/feedback User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (iPhone; CPU iPhone OS 18_7 like Mac OS X) AppleWebKit/605.1.15 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/26.6.1 Mobile/15E148 Safari/604.1

One Red Apple

It's the time of year when crap apple trees are full of apples and ready for wildlife to eat! This abundance of apples was seen while on a walk through Gatineau Park. Some apples remained on the few trees that were in this particular spot, while others had already fallen. Many were green, still waiting to ripen, with while some had started the process of turning red. Bears in the area are often seen grabbing and munching on a few of the fruit at this time year, especially as they work towards preparing their bodies for the winter season.

The In Between

It's that time of year when summer is still hanging around but signs of fall are also sneaking in. You can see sceneries of limbo like this today in Quebec's Gatineau Park. During one early walk in the park in August, I had anticipated that it was only going to be a walk on dry paths. But the more I walked deeper into the forest the louder the sound of a waterfall became more apparent. I followed the sounds of the fallen water and found the multi-layer waterfall amongst the trees and already-decaying orange leaves. The colours haven't officially started changing in Gatineau Park, at least not enough for the park to declare that the official change has started, but you can't deny the process has at least started by the presence of the brown and orange leaves that have fallen on the ground.

Gaping

The fledgling is opening his mouth to show mom he is hungry

Ruby-throated Hummingbirds

a tender moment between an adult (left) and a juvenile fledgling (right)

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Silent wings, piercing eyes!

I had never seen, let alone photographed, a Great Grey Owl in the wild before moving to Alberta. These Great Greys have made 2026 pretty special so far. This one posed for a while, then took off, looking straight into my lens. Moments like this make wildlife photography so rewarding.

Safe Place To Sit

I spotted this Grasshopper down in the leaf, in my back yard garden.

Rare Mock-mirage Cloud-top Green Flash

SHOOT EVERYTHING, REVIEW AT LEISURE! 🌅📸 That's always been my motto as a photographer, and this capture stands as validation of why it can pay dividends on occasion. In October 2023, Just north of the Mkwesaqtuk / Cap-Rouge Campground entrance, I pulled into the expansive Cap Rouge Look-off to execute a safe turnaround. Carved directly into the cliff face at an elevation of 110 metres (360 feet) overlooking the Gulf of St. Lawrence, the spot offered a dramatic vantage point. In the heat of the moment, exactly 6 minutes before astronomical sunset, I had no idea of the rare scientific data set my Canon EOS R was recording. It wasn’t until I sat down to review my files at leisure last evening, that the mystery unraveled. Hidden inside my native .CR3 RAW files was an unprecedented, ultra-dense chronological archive: 50 consecutive frames documenting a rare mock-mirage cloud-top green flash, all captured entirely within a single calendar minute. Research suggests that the majority of these events last less than three seconds. However, because the Cap Rouge Look-off sits elevated at 110 metres on the cliff edge, my lens was positioned to look down and through a marine temperature inversion layer. This cold surface air trapped beneath warmer daytime air acted as an atmospheric duct. As the sun sank, this thermal "lens" physically propped up, compressed, and lofted an optical ghost image of the sun’s upper rim right along the false horizon of a dense cloud deck for an extended period of time. A noteworthy reminder of why we should never stop combing through our raw archives at leisure! • Location: Cap Rouge Look-off, Cape Breton Highlands National Park, NS • Coordinates: 46.7214° N, 60.9421° W • Elevation: ~110m (360 feet) • Gear: Canon EOS R (30MP Native RAW) • © DerekGrantDigital.com

Droplets of Triumph

Frozen in time, water droplets explode into the air as this majestic great blue heron emerges victorious from the shallow waters of Vancouver Island.

Nature's Contrast

Spent the afternoon in Winnipeg's Assiniboine Park and caught this: where vibrant orange meets crisp white

Blue Heron

Heron flying over marsh out to lake.

Female Common Yellow Throat

Warbler about to fly off lily pad.

Some Tender Moments

You might notice that adult male ruby-throats are often already gone by late summer. The mother remains behind a few weeks longer to ensure her juveniles are fully developed. Once the fledgling is ready, they will part ways and migrate completely independently. The juvenile will navigate thousands of miles south entirely on instinct alone

Coastal Solitude

Black Turnstone on shoreline of the Westcoast of British Columbia

Wild and Free

Proud to share this close look at one of Canada’s most majestic apex predators.

Foggy Mornings

Foggy morning in the Khutzeymateen

Bald Eagle Lift Off and Dive

I live about 100 feet above the banks of the Nechako River giving me a great view of many critters and birds! This eagle did not disappoint with its precision launch from a tiny tree top!

Bald Eagle Lift Off

I live about 100 feet above the banks of the Nechako River giving me a great view of many critters and birds! This eagle did not disappoint with its precision launch from a tiny tree top!

Great Egret

Creatures of habit, not unlike ourselves. This Great Egret has a real preference for this one stump, and spends the better part of each day in its proximity. He spent two hours today, fending off all who would dare to approach. He spent a good hour of that two standing on one leg. An odd looking, but common practice for them to preserve heat, relax, and to fool fish.

Issues with views on pictures.

Seems to be issues with the views etc on images. I have noticed it with other peoples photos also. --- Timestamp: 2026-09-13T03:10:15.895Z Page: https://photoclub.canadiangeographic.ca/feedback User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (iPhone; CPU iPhone OS 18_7 like Mac OS X) AppleWebKit/605.1.15 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/26.6.1 Mobile/15E148 Safari/604.1

One Red Apple

It's the time of year when crap apple trees are full of apples and ready for wildlife to eat! This abundance of apples was seen while on a walk through Gatineau Park. Some apples remained on the few trees that were in this particular spot, while others had already fallen. Many were green, still waiting to ripen, with while some had started the process of turning red. Bears in the area are often seen grabbing and munching on a few of the fruit at this time year, especially as they work towards preparing their bodies for the winter season.

The In Between

It's that time of year when summer is still hanging around but signs of fall are also sneaking in. You can see sceneries of limbo like this today in Quebec's Gatineau Park. During one early walk in the park in August, I had anticipated that it was only going to be a walk on dry paths. But the more I walked deeper into the forest the louder the sound of a waterfall became more apparent. I followed the sounds of the fallen water and found the multi-layer waterfall amongst the trees and already-decaying orange leaves. The colours haven't officially started changing in Gatineau Park, at least not enough for the park to declare that the official change has started, but you can't deny the process has at least started by the presence of the brown and orange leaves that have fallen on the ground.

Gaping

The fledgling is opening his mouth to show mom he is hungry

Ruby-throated Hummingbirds

a tender moment between an adult (left) and a juvenile fledgling (right)

User Avatar

Silent wings, piercing eyes!

I had never seen, let alone photographed, a Great Grey Owl in the wild before moving to Alberta. These Great Greys have made 2026 pretty special so far. This one posed for a while, then took off, looking straight into my lens. Moments like this make wildlife photography so rewarding.

Safe Place To Sit

I spotted this Grasshopper down in the leaf, in my back yard garden.

Rare Mock-mirage Cloud-top Green Flash

SHOOT EVERYTHING, REVIEW AT LEISURE! 🌅📸 That's always been my motto as a photographer, and this capture stands as validation of why it can pay dividends on occasion. In October 2023, Just north of the Mkwesaqtuk / Cap-Rouge Campground entrance, I pulled into the expansive Cap Rouge Look-off to execute a safe turnaround. Carved directly into the cliff face at an elevation of 110 metres (360 feet) overlooking the Gulf of St. Lawrence, the spot offered a dramatic vantage point. In the heat of the moment, exactly 6 minutes before astronomical sunset, I had no idea of the rare scientific data set my Canon EOS R was recording. It wasn’t until I sat down to review my files at leisure last evening, that the mystery unraveled. Hidden inside my native .CR3 RAW files was an unprecedented, ultra-dense chronological archive: 50 consecutive frames documenting a rare mock-mirage cloud-top green flash, all captured entirely within a single calendar minute. Research suggests that the majority of these events last less than three seconds. However, because the Cap Rouge Look-off sits elevated at 110 metres on the cliff edge, my lens was positioned to look down and through a marine temperature inversion layer. This cold surface air trapped beneath warmer daytime air acted as an atmospheric duct. As the sun sank, this thermal "lens" physically propped up, compressed, and lofted an optical ghost image of the sun’s upper rim right along the false horizon of a dense cloud deck for an extended period of time. A noteworthy reminder of why we should never stop combing through our raw archives at leisure! • Location: Cap Rouge Look-off, Cape Breton Highlands National Park, NS • Coordinates: 46.7214° N, 60.9421° W • Elevation: ~110m (360 feet) • Gear: Canon EOS R (30MP Native RAW) • © DerekGrantDigital.com

Droplets of Triumph

Frozen in time, water droplets explode into the air as this majestic great blue heron emerges victorious from the shallow waters of Vancouver Island.

Nature's Contrast

Spent the afternoon in Winnipeg's Assiniboine Park and caught this: where vibrant orange meets crisp white

Blue Heron

Heron flying over marsh out to lake.

Female Common Yellow Throat

Warbler about to fly off lily pad.

Some Tender Moments

You might notice that adult male ruby-throats are often already gone by late summer. The mother remains behind a few weeks longer to ensure her juveniles are fully developed. Once the fledgling is ready, they will part ways and migrate completely independently. The juvenile will navigate thousands of miles south entirely on instinct alone

Coastal Solitude

Black Turnstone on shoreline of the Westcoast of British Columbia

Wild and Free

Proud to share this close look at one of Canada’s most majestic apex predators.

Foggy Mornings

Foggy morning in the Khutzeymateen

Bald Eagle Lift Off and Dive

I live about 100 feet above the banks of the Nechako River giving me a great view of many critters and birds! This eagle did not disappoint with its precision launch from a tiny tree top!

Bald Eagle Lift Off

I live about 100 feet above the banks of the Nechako River giving me a great view of many critters and birds! This eagle did not disappoint with its precision launch from a tiny tree top!