This week I wanted to share with you some images of one of the neighbourhood foxes. This fellow here makes his rounds though the neighbourhood searching for mice and voles in the snow under bird feeders. There are also folks who hand feed the animals in the neighbourhood. While it is ironic that we rarely question how feeding birds affects …
Welcome! I’ve had a lot of luck finding ptarmigan this year which means that their numbers are likely on the upswing of their population cycle. Last year I had a hard time finding any so I’m happy to see the little snow chickens return. No one has ever claimed that ptarmigan are the smartest birds in the avian world however …
Welcome to December!! This week I want to share some images of Bohemian waxwings that I caught around the corner from my house a few weeks ago. I saw a bunch of dark blobs in a tree a few blocks over when I looked out my window and wondered if they were waxwings. I passed right by the spot where …
Hello and welcome back. This week I wanted to share some images I took in late summer of a bird that I’d never seen until this point – a lifer! I’d been studying the song of the Grey-cheeked thrush thanks to my friend and birding mentor Reid. He has been incredibly helpful in teaching me what to look for and …
Welcome! This week I have more images of that gorgeous wolverine I spotted last weekend. I have had some incredible moments with wildlife but this one was definitely a highlight! I think mostly because I was not expecting to see a wolverine when I went out looking for ptarmigan. And also because I was ridiculously close to this beautiful creature …
I’ve been trying to get more focused on creating a project with my wildlife photography. I’m really happy that I think I have finally found a focus and something to keep in the back of my mind while I am out shooting. It’s nice to get out and take photos of wildlife but as an artist I am always trying …
Welcome back to the Sunday Edition for the last post of October. This week I have some images of the smallest sandpiper in the world, the least sandpiper. Because it is the smallest it is one of the easier shorebirds to identify! They have yellow legs and a black bill with a brown back that has rusty tint in the …
On a summer trip to Fort Providence I spotted a small group of spruce grouse foraging along in the ditch beside the road into town.I was surprised at how close I was able to get to these bird before they flew off into the trees. A few interesting facts I learned about the Spruce grouse from All about Birds is …
This week I have some images of red-breasted merganser chicks I spotted while out kayaking earlier this year. I happened upon the group resting on a rock as I was heading back toward shore. Mum was alert as I paddled by squeezing off a few images as I floated past. A couple of weeks later, I spotted a group of …
On the drive back from Ft. Providence at the end of August I was thrilled to spot this sweet little bear eating the rose hips from the shrubs alongside the highway. When large vehicles sped past she would charge up the rocks into the bush away from the road; the sound and speed clearly disturbing. I was concerned by the …