Welcome! This week I have a few images of a fox doing some fishing. I captured these images over the course of a couple of days earlier this summer. I hope you enjoy! I stopped by the lake in mid May to do some birding and kayaking and saw this fox chasing after something in the marsh. It took me …
Common Loons are abundant across Canada and you’ve likely heard heard their lonesome call if you have been out near a lake near dawn or dusk. The Common Loon is the largest of the loons and their black and white pattern is familiar to nearly all Canadians. The lake where I do the majority of my paddling hosts at least …
This week I have some images of Horned Grebes and their grebettes which is what baby grebes are called. Yellowknifers are quite fortunate to have a number of small lakes within city limits where you can see over 100 different bird species. One of the lakes is a reclaimed sewage pond surrounded by a walking trail. This is one of …
I have more fox images for you this week. I know it’s been two weeks since we’ve had foxes! I’ve been trying to do something “new” with my fox photos using a 35mm lens rather than a 300mm lens. It means that I need to get much closer to the foxes than I like. Some foxes around Yellowknife …
This week I have some images of a Great Horned Owl family to share with you. One of the benefits of getting up at the crack of dawn and getting out on a lake is that the birds are up that early too. Last weekend I visited a lake I don’t often paddle due to the number of speed …
This week I have some very special images to share with you of juvenile Canada Jays. I’ve only encountered juveniles a few times in my outings and it is always a treat to spend some time with them. A pair of Canada Jays will stay together as long as both birds are alive. They breed in frigid conditions …
This week I have some images of spring foxes exploring the area around their den. I’ve done so many posts about foxes I’m not sure what’s left to say! I am interested in learning more about relationships between foxes. It seems like there is so much to know about how they teach their young, how they co-parent, and …
I had the pure dumb luck to stumble across a pair of these raptors in the throes of courtship. I followed their “singing” and spotted them in a dense part of a forest that surrounds a lake. Sharp-shinned Hawks prey mostly on small birds including songbirds like sparrows and warblers and their nestlings, small shorebirds, quail, and doves. …
I had a wonderful opportunity to watch and photograph a pair of Sandhill Cranes at a local lake inside Yellowknife city limits. I’ve seen Sandhills numerous times but I have never seen their mating performances! These large birds can dance and leap with the best of them! Sandhill Cranes mate for life, and choose their partners based on dancing …
This week I’m sharing some pictures of a Le Conte’s Sparrow, one of my favourites. The only time I have seen them in the NWT (up until last week) was in Fort Smith. This year I spotted them near the Yellowknife airport and had a chance to spend a bit of time with this one in particular. The …