Hello and welcome to this week’s Sunday edition. Some of these photos may be disturbing for some people as these are images of wild animals who have injuries or deformities of an unknown origin. I can’t report on whether or not any of them have survived except for the coyote who I saw just recently. I had a very sick …
As promised, I’m going to try sharing more video. I have a lot to still to learn about shooting video with my DSLR but I am working little by little to learn the skills I’ll need to one day make a short film about my wildlife experiences here in Yellowknife. Right now I am working at collecting short clips between …
Welcome to the first post of October. It has been just over a year since I started this little project to share my wildlife experiences with a wider audience. I have found it a wonderful way to think about how to share these stories and images and as I move into my second year of this endeavor I wanted to …
Ptarmigan are familiar birds around Yellowknife. Some years it seems like they are everywhere and other years they can be difficult to spot. The ptarmigan population fluctuates in cycles much like the hare. This will be my 9th winter in Yellowknife and there hasn’t been a year yet where I haven’t seen these chubby birds waddling around town. Ptarmigan are …
I had some incredible wildlife encounters this summer. Between travelling and scoping out my favourite spots around Yellowknife I had a chance to meet some new creatures and see some familiar faces. The foxes I’ve been following for a while were present in their usual haunts most of the summer but construction near their home base later in the year …
In my experience the Eastern Phoebe is a friendly and curious little bird. Often times when I am out looking for birds to photograph I will spot a Phoebe perched nearby watching me. Occasionally they will fly closer to investigate. I’ve seen phoebes nearly everywhere I have stopped to photograph birds. They look a lot like other flycatchers such as …
This week we’re learning all about the humble Snowshoe Hare. Snowshoe hares get their name from thier feet, not because they act like snowshoes keeping them on top of the snow, but because their feet stay white all year long making them look like they are wearing “snow” shoes. Hares are part of the family Leporidae which includes both rabbits …
Welcome back to the Sunday edition of WildKnife Photography! This week I wanted to share a couple of wonderful encounters I had with raptors over the summer. Raptors are larger carnivorous birds that hunt and kill other animals for food. Some raptors are hunting specialists such as osprey who hunt fish. Others specialize in hunting birds and many raptors are …
Welcome Back and thank you for your patience while I worked to get my computer back up and running. Hopefully, no more repairs! Last weekend I was up early and took my kayak out for a paddle. The wind was calm and the lake was quiet as could be save for a few ducks and grebes paddling around for their …
Welcome back to your Sunday edition of Wildknife Photography. I am continuing my exploration and identification of sparrows this week. I hope that you had a chance to try identifying some sparrows over the past week. This week we’re going to get into the more challenging birds to identify. (at least for me!) The sparrows that I have trouble telling …