I’ve been very busy this year so I haven’t posted a lot of my photos (yet). I am working on processing them as time allows. Here are a few shots of the American Kestrels that nest near the YK River. I counted about 6 on this day back in early May! Each year there are a few birds who check …
Well here we are in 2023. The past two years have been challenging to say the least. Illness, lockdowns, and all sort of mental health challenges have lingering effects on us all. Getting back to ‘normal’ maybe isn’t as easy as we thought it might be. I wanted to start the year off by looking back at all the wonderful …
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. …
This week I’m sharing a story about bald eagles that I spotted quite by accident while out kayaking a couple of weeks ago. I was out on the lake early and as I paddled out I spotted one eagle high up in a spruce tree. It was coincidence that I spotted them as one is quite low to the ground …
Hello and welcome! This week’s Sunday edition will showcase the gorgeous Great Grey Owl I spotted on my first day in Fort Smith. I’m not used to seeing owls in the daytime exactly but since it stays light out most of the summer I suppose this shouldn’t have been entirely unexpected. Usually, I see owls in March or April along …
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 to another Sunday Edition of Wildknife Photo. Eagles are the first birds to return to Yellowknife in the spring. I use the term spring loosely here because it’s still -20ºC and everything is frozen. Eagles are usually first sighted at the landfill at the end of March or beginning of April. They are a sure sign warmer temperatures are …