Welcome to woodpecker week. There are a number of woodpecker species that make their home around Yellowknife. Some of them even spend the winters with us. Woodpeckers are hearty little birds who spend much of their time banging their heads against trees. So how do they avoid concussions? Woodpeckers have flexible skulls because of their plate-like bones which help minimize …
Owls are one of my favourite birds to photograph. Each of them have their own personality some are tolerant and patient of a photographer and others are skittish and irritable. A couple of years ago I had the pleasure and opportunity to document the growth of a great-horned owlet. This series of photos was taken over the course of just …
A couple of weeks ago I had an exciting moment as a birder; I apparently spotted and recorded the first sighting of an Audubon’s Warbler in the Northwest Territories! The Audubon’s warbler is a sub-species of the Yellow-rumped warbler, the other is the Myrtle warbler, however 40 years ago they were 2 separate species. According to a local bird expert, …
May long weekend was a fantastic weekend for wildlife. Not only did I spot a rare bird in the NWT but also finally got to meet the spring fox kits! The life of a wildlife photographer isn’t always that exciting but after a long winter it’s just great to get outside without mittens! This den is pretty famous in Yellowknife …
Happy Sunday and welcome to April! The sun is getting warmer, the snow is beginning to melt and soon we’ll start seeing the first waves of migrating birds returning to the Boreal forest. This week’s story is a tribute to one of the first signs that summer is on its way: gulls. Yellowknife is home to at least five species …
Welcome back! This Sunday I’m sharing my favourite story from my trip to the Khuzeymateen. I mentioned last week that I had an opportunity to see a mother bear and her cub every day of my trip. It was nice to be able to readily identify an individual and have them feel familiar in such a short amount of time. …
March is the perfect time to plan a vacation. What is better than planning a beach vacation? Planning a wildlife photo adventure of course! This is the first of a two part post about my first wildlife photo adventure. To celebrate my 40th birthday, I took a solo travel adventure to photograph grizzly bears in their natural habitat in a …
Welcome back, friends. The end of February and beginning of March are often the most difficult times to live in Yellowknife. This is generally when we experience the coldest temperatures of the year. The days begin to get longer but when it’s beautifully sunny out it usually means that your face will freeze and fall off in under 5 minutes …
Happy Sunday! Last Sunday I showed you a a few shots of animals in love, or lust maybe! One of the animals that I love to photograph is foxes. (As if that wasn’t already obvious.) This is a story about a den in the middle of downtown. I’m not sure if it’s still being used but I guess we’ll find …
Hello friends and followers! This week I wanted to introduce you to this young black bear I had the pleasure of encountering a while back. It’s not common that you see a bear out in the middle of the day along one of the busiest highways outside of Yellowknife. I’m guessing that this was the bear’s first summer foraging on …