A Dose of Nature in Challenging Times
Happy New Year! It’s been a minute. I confess that I’m finding it hard to get motivated this winter—the state of the world has got me down, and gray weather hasn’t helped. But I...
Category: Wildlife
Autumn: A Diary in Pictures
The last five years have really been the first time I’ve paid consistent, close attention to the natural world around me. Living in the country has a lot to do with that, of course–there’s...
Scenes of Summer: Wild Babies and More
The sporadic blogger strikes again! Summer in Canada is short, and I hate to spend much of it at a computer. But also, summer in Canada is short, and if you’re a wild creature,...
In Praise of “Ordinary” Birds
If you’re a bird lover, spring and early summer might be the best time of the year around here. The birds are back, busy courting and nesting and nurturing their babies, and before the trees are fully leafed out, you can see them better. I am disappointed to have missed some of the more colourful migrants this year. But I’ve really enjoyed watching, and photographing, the “ordinary” birds… and I have loved every minute of hearing their cheerful songs every day.
Winter’s Last Hurrah: Blue Shadows and Big Birds
It’s finally feeling like spring! But we did get a stretch of “real winter”, and enough snow to get out the cross-country skis and snowshoes. So I’m sharing some images from the last few...
A Snow-Covered Winter Wonderland
Snow! Snow, snow, snow snow! I’m doing a happy dance here. Early this month we woke up to a snow-covered winter wonderland, so beautiful it took my breath away. A pink sky at sunrise:...
A January Wrapup: Winter’s Slow Approach
I’m going to try to post here more often. I think most of us are feeling the need for a little more nature and beauty these days, so I’m doing my part to send...
A Swallows’ Tale
Tree swallows moved into our new next boxes this summer. What a treat to watch them nesting, feeding, and fledging!
Moose safari in Algonquin Park
Last month I once again went for a backcountry canoe camping trip with cameras: a moose safari in Algonquin Park. A wonderful way to immerse myself in nature for a few days, and to see those elusive, giant mammals of the north.
Swan drama in the bay
You know how sometimes you’ll be having dinner at a nice waterside restaurant patio, and there are swans on the water so you grab your camera and go lie down on your stomach on the restaurant’s dock so you can take pictures? No? Just me? Not sure what the other diners thought but there I was, lying flat on my belly on the dock. And then the drama happened!