Rhythm to the Rain.

On a cold, gusty, rainy day, I sat on the cliffs edge with rapidly deteriorating endurance as the weather tested my patience. But the irony made me chuckle inside watching the relatively small "clown of sea" completely at home in the whatever mother nature could blast its way, while I shivered under layers of techically advanced outdoor clothing! But it was the harsh conditions that ended up making this shot special to me as beads of water accentuated the leap into flight giving rhythm to the rain.

Wood Duck

This Wood Duck had been preening and got a feather stuck in its beak.

Born on the Ice

A Harp Seal Pup, known as white coats, endures the pack ice and constantly changing weather conditions on the the Newfoundland coastline. I observed this pup without its mother for days before discovering what was likely its mother's frozen remains covered in the snow nearby. My heart sank for the fragile creature before me but this pup like many others peppered over the ice flow will face a relentless journey just to make it to the ocean below in its first weeks of life. My hope is that my prediction was erroneous and somehow the pup is now thriving in its ocean home.

Sharing

A bumblebee shares a flower with a butterfly.

Red Squirrel and Its Snack

I knew that the squirrel was on the tree, so I stepped to the side and snapped a photo before it ran off.

Gem of the prairies

The gold-edged gem is one of Canadas rarest moths. But the real star of the show are the plants it relies on for breeding and during the sensitive stages of life. Because they are a highly specialized habitat species, they can only survive in active sand dunes or sandy disturbed areas where Prairie Sunflowers naturally grow. They almost exclusively use these sunflowers for laying eggs and hosting larvae.

Standing Tall

A lone Trillium stands tall along the forest ground, in bloom and on full display.

Acrobatic Pollinator

A Bumblebee suspended and fully immersed within a delicate flower covered in sweet nectar, collecting the goods as hard working pollinator.

Slippery sockeye

I was on a fishing trip in northern BC during the sockeye run. I wanted to capture the struggle of them moving through the river up to the spawning channels. A slow shutter and a few fish made this possible!

Lion of the night

A had seen the small traps made by antlions in the sand. But when I noticed a strange insect on my picnic table while out camping I had no idea it was the adult form of an antlion! I grabbed my camera gear and stacked a few photos of this beautiful critter!

Arctic lupine

Lone ant on an Arctic lupine

Beach hunter

It might not be mega fauna but it sure is a BEAR of a spider While walking the beaches looking for toads and other amphibians I noticed dozens of eyes watching me. The eyes were a type of wolf spider! Shoreline wolf spiders live along lakes and water edges. One of the largest spiders in Saskatchewan!

Flax

Close up of a flax grain flower

Bee & Butterfly

1 bee and 1 butterfly enjoying some dandelions.

Lone Tree

One lone tree out in a field of wheat.

Singing loud for all to hear

A red winged black bird singing a tune.

Singing loud for all to hear

A red winged black bird singing a tune.

Sagui de cabeça vermelha

This species of monkey is quite restricted to this region of the Amazon, the place where I live and am very happy. In Brazil. Tefé

Yellow headed Black Bird

an angary Yellow Headed Black Bird.

Kalamalaka Lake Deer

A deer with velvet antlers in front of Kalamalaka Lake.

Rhythm to the Rain.

On a cold, gusty, rainy day, I sat on the cliffs edge with rapidly deteriorating endurance as the weather tested my patience. But the irony made me chuckle inside watching the relatively small "clown of sea" completely at home in the whatever mother nature could blast its way, while I shivered under layers of techically advanced outdoor clothing! But it was the harsh conditions that ended up making this shot special to me as beads of water accentuated the leap into flight giving rhythm to the rain.

Wood Duck

This Wood Duck had been preening and got a feather stuck in its beak.

Born on the Ice

A Harp Seal Pup, known as white coats, endures the pack ice and constantly changing weather conditions on the the Newfoundland coastline. I observed this pup without its mother for days before discovering what was likely its mother's frozen remains covered in the snow nearby. My heart sank for the fragile creature before me but this pup like many others peppered over the ice flow will face a relentless journey just to make it to the ocean below in its first weeks of life. My hope is that my prediction was erroneous and somehow the pup is now thriving in its ocean home.

Sharing

A bumblebee shares a flower with a butterfly.

Red Squirrel and Its Snack

I knew that the squirrel was on the tree, so I stepped to the side and snapped a photo before it ran off.

Gem of the prairies

The gold-edged gem is one of Canadas rarest moths. But the real star of the show are the plants it relies on for breeding and during the sensitive stages of life. Because they are a highly specialized habitat species, they can only survive in active sand dunes or sandy disturbed areas where Prairie Sunflowers naturally grow. They almost exclusively use these sunflowers for laying eggs and hosting larvae.

Standing Tall

A lone Trillium stands tall along the forest ground, in bloom and on full display.

Acrobatic Pollinator

A Bumblebee suspended and fully immersed within a delicate flower covered in sweet nectar, collecting the goods as hard working pollinator.

Slippery sockeye

I was on a fishing trip in northern BC during the sockeye run. I wanted to capture the struggle of them moving through the river up to the spawning channels. A slow shutter and a few fish made this possible!

Lion of the night

A had seen the small traps made by antlions in the sand. But when I noticed a strange insect on my picnic table while out camping I had no idea it was the adult form of an antlion! I grabbed my camera gear and stacked a few photos of this beautiful critter!

Arctic lupine

Lone ant on an Arctic lupine

Beach hunter

It might not be mega fauna but it sure is a BEAR of a spider While walking the beaches looking for toads and other amphibians I noticed dozens of eyes watching me. The eyes were a type of wolf spider! Shoreline wolf spiders live along lakes and water edges. One of the largest spiders in Saskatchewan!

Flax

Close up of a flax grain flower

Bee & Butterfly

1 bee and 1 butterfly enjoying some dandelions.

Lone Tree

One lone tree out in a field of wheat.

Singing loud for all to hear

A red winged black bird singing a tune.

Singing loud for all to hear

A red winged black bird singing a tune.

Sagui de cabeça vermelha

This species of monkey is quite restricted to this region of the Amazon, the place where I live and am very happy. In Brazil. Tefé

Yellow headed Black Bird

an angary Yellow Headed Black Bird.

Kalamalaka Lake Deer

A deer with velvet antlers in front of Kalamalaka Lake.