Playing with Mom

Silver fox vixen with kit.

Beaver!

Day before Canada Day and few animals are more iconically Canadian then the North American Beaver!

"Watch it!"

I was watching one Atlantic puffin on a rock, when another one landed and received a mixed review of its landing skills from its friend.

Common Goldeneye

A female Common Goldeneye portrait.

Itsutit

Arctic bell heather (𝘊𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘱𝘦 𝘵𝘦𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘰𝘯𝘢; Inuktitut names: 𝘪𝘵𝘴𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘵; 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘬𝘴𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘵; 𝘲𝘪𝘫𝘶𝘬𝘵𝘢𝘢𝘵) is a heath plant that may form extensive ground cover on mesic (i. e., containing a moderate amount of moisture) tundra. It covers a significant area in the Expedition Fiord region of Axel Heiberg Island (𝘜𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘮𝘢𝘵 𝘕𝘶𝘯𝘢𝘢𝘵) in the Canadian High Arctic—so much so that botanist Roland Ernst Beschel, who worked there extensively in the 1960s, broadly classified the whole region as a “𝘊𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘱𝘦 tundra” major vegetation zone.

The Gaze

Great grey owl

First snow

I encountered this coyote very early in the morning during the first snowfall of the season in Forillon National Park. Its winter coat was already in place, ready for the harsh months ahead.

Holding On

Dragonfly hanging on tight during a gusty summer day.

Hungry Groundhog

This little hungry baby Groundhog was having lots of snacks out on the lawn.

Perfect Perch

Great grey owl.

Peekaboo

A large bull moose observed on one of the peaks of the Gaspé Mountains. By early November, snow has already settled in. Winters are long and harsh for the animals living in the Chic-Chocs.

So it begins

A large bull moose observed on one of the peaks of the Gaspé Mountains. By early November, snow has already settled in. Winters are long and harsh for the animals living in the Chic-Chocs.

Sleepy Fox Kit

This fox kit had no care in the world sleeping on the edge of a cliff on PEI.

Eyes on the Prize

Great grey owl hunting

Sunrise Bugle

Sunrise in the Canadian Rockies during the elk rut. What an experience to witness this large bull bugling.

Insatiable

Once the two insatiable Tree Swallow hatchlings were big enough in this nest box. They would both compete in trying to stick their heads out. Both trying to be the first to get at whatever the parents were bringing them. Competition comes early in the Tree Swallow world.

Cooper's Hawk

Cooper's Hawk on a perch in the rain

Razorbill Love

These two birds were preening each other and bonding on a rock on a small island off Grand Manan.

Puffin coming back with a full beak

I had always dreamed of seeing puffins, and during a trip to Eastern Canada I finally realized that dream. They are also called “clown of the sea” for a very good reason, they are quite hilarious in the air, flapping their small wings quite rapidly and sometimes giving the impression that they do not really know where to land! I was amazed at how they can perfectly line up fish in their beak.

Playing with Mom

Silver fox vixen with kit.

Beaver!

Day before Canada Day and few animals are more iconically Canadian then the North American Beaver!

"Watch it!"

I was watching one Atlantic puffin on a rock, when another one landed and received a mixed review of its landing skills from its friend.

Common Goldeneye

A female Common Goldeneye portrait.

Itsutit

Arctic bell heather (𝘊𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘱𝘦 𝘵𝘦𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘰𝘯𝘢; Inuktitut names: 𝘪𝘵𝘴𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘵; 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘬𝘴𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘵; 𝘲𝘪𝘫𝘶𝘬𝘵𝘢𝘢𝘵) is a heath plant that may form extensive ground cover on mesic (i. e., containing a moderate amount of moisture) tundra. It covers a significant area in the Expedition Fiord region of Axel Heiberg Island (𝘜𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘮𝘢𝘵 𝘕𝘶𝘯𝘢𝘢𝘵) in the Canadian High Arctic—so much so that botanist Roland Ernst Beschel, who worked there extensively in the 1960s, broadly classified the whole region as a “𝘊𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘱𝘦 tundra” major vegetation zone.

The Gaze

Great grey owl

First snow

I encountered this coyote very early in the morning during the first snowfall of the season in Forillon National Park. Its winter coat was already in place, ready for the harsh months ahead.

Holding On

Dragonfly hanging on tight during a gusty summer day.

Hungry Groundhog

This little hungry baby Groundhog was having lots of snacks out on the lawn.

Perfect Perch

Great grey owl.

Peekaboo

A large bull moose observed on one of the peaks of the Gaspé Mountains. By early November, snow has already settled in. Winters are long and harsh for the animals living in the Chic-Chocs.

So it begins

A large bull moose observed on one of the peaks of the Gaspé Mountains. By early November, snow has already settled in. Winters are long and harsh for the animals living in the Chic-Chocs.

Sleepy Fox Kit

This fox kit had no care in the world sleeping on the edge of a cliff on PEI.

Eyes on the Prize

Great grey owl hunting

Sunrise Bugle

Sunrise in the Canadian Rockies during the elk rut. What an experience to witness this large bull bugling.

Insatiable

Once the two insatiable Tree Swallow hatchlings were big enough in this nest box. They would both compete in trying to stick their heads out. Both trying to be the first to get at whatever the parents were bringing them. Competition comes early in the Tree Swallow world.

Cooper's Hawk

Cooper's Hawk on a perch in the rain

Razorbill Love

These two birds were preening each other and bonding on a rock on a small island off Grand Manan.

Puffin coming back with a full beak

I had always dreamed of seeing puffins, and during a trip to Eastern Canada I finally realized that dream. They are also called “clown of the sea” for a very good reason, they are quite hilarious in the air, flapping their small wings quite rapidly and sometimes giving the impression that they do not really know where to land! I was amazed at how they can perfectly line up fish in their beak.