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 …
Welcome! This week I have some images of red-winged blackbirds for you. Now you might be thinking, “ugh, how boring” those birds are everywhere! It’s true, they are prevalent in almost every corner of North America, but it you stick with me for a moment you might find some facts about these birds fascinating. Red-winged blackbirds are one of the …
If you have been following this page for a while then you know I am quite fond of terns. They are incredible birds designed to fly and spend the majority of their lives in the air. And its a good thing too as Common terns have one of the longest migrations of any bird nearly circumnavigating the globe every year! …
I took a trip to Fort Providence at the end of June to go birding and do some fishing with my son. Fort Providence is approximately four hours from Yellowknife by car and is a Yellowknifer’s closest access to the Mackenzie River. During the spring and fall migration, Big River hosts thousands of birds from gulls, and ducks, to swans, …
Welcome back! This week I wanted to share some photos of one of my favourite summer birds, the yellow warbler. It doesn’t feel like summer until I hear the males singing out their sweet whistling song. Honestly sometimes summer is most often still a few weeks off as Yellow warblers arrive in Yellowknife before the leaves emerge on the trees! …
Welcome! This week I wanted to introduce you to a pretty rare visitor around Yellowknife, the Ruddy duck. This species is one of the smaller uduck species, being a little larger than Buffleheads but smaller than Common Goldeneye. This probably doesn’t help if you don’t have a good understanding od the different sizes of ducks. Buffleheads and Green-Winged Teals are …