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 …
Thanks for stopping by to read about the wildlife in and around Yellowknife. This week I have some ptarmigan photos to share with you. The cold weather has made it difficult to get out and find wildlife but these birds have been hanging about for a while. It is good to see them again as they were pretty scarce last …
I had some visitors stop by and clean up the seed under the bird feeder, much to the entertainment of the cat.
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 …
Welcome back! This week’s Sunday edition tells the story of the ptarmigan. They are one tough bird. Last winter we had an explosion of ptarmigan. They were everywhere and it seemed as though you couldn’t walk or drive anywhere without finding a cluster of these little snowballs. That’s why it was so odd to come across this one by itself. …
Hello friends! Welcome back to WildKnife Photography’s weekly photo story. This is part one of a two part story on shooting wildlife in black and white. Wildlife photos are usually in colour and most of the shots I take I process that way. Wildlife and landscapes are often rendered in colour because of the natural beauty and wonder of the …
Hello friends, this week’s photo story is about grouse! Many animals are masters of camouflage which can make them difficult subjects to photograph. The grouse is no exception. From spruce grouse to ptarmigan these chubby little birds are masters of blending into their environments. Around Yellowknife we have a number of species of grouse including the spruce grouse, sharp-tailed grouse, …
Welcome back friends! This week’s photo story is all about winter wildlife. Here in Yellowknife things get pretty quiet in the winter in terms of wildlife as birds head south and bears hibernate. Animals that remain active and plentiful throughout winter months include red foxes, ptarmigan, and ravens. Once in a while I’ll get really lucky and spot a lynx, …
In the winter, ptarmigan are as common around these parts as seagulls are at the seashore. For a photographer, common means reliable! The Willow Ptarmigan is the largest and most numerous of the three ptarmigan species. Populations are cyclical in nature and there is usually a period of a few years where they are everywhere and then their numbers drop …