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Paul Gains Photography

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Snowy Owl Hunting

Snowy Owl Hunting

Paul E Gains February 25, 2021 February 25, 2021

When you spend a lot of time observing and photographing a particular bird or animal you can grow attached to them. You notice their absence. And, I must admit, this can be a source of concern. …

Birds | Owls | snowy owls | Uncategorized | wildlife | wildlife photography
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Snowy Owls and Human Encounters

Snowy Owls and Human Encounters

Paul E Gains February 15, 2021 February 16, 2021

When did the enjoyment of wildlife photography become so competitive? Why are photographers so impatient that they will display abhorrent behaviour towards wildlife and to each other? A couple of weeks ago, while waiting for …

Birds | Ethics | Owls | snowy owls | wildlife | wildlife photography
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Snowy Owls’ Behaviour

Snowy Owls’ Behaviour

Paul E Gains January 31, 2021 January 31, 2021

Several times the past week I spent time with snowy owls about 40 minutes drive from my home in Cambridge, Ontario. I prefer going up there during the week as there are normally fewer photographers …

Birds | Owls | snowy owls | wildlife | wildlife photography
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Cooper’s Hawk On the Hunt

Cooper’s Hawk On the Hunt

Paul E Gains January 29, 2021 January 29, 2021

For the past week I have been watching an immature Cooper’s Hawk hunting in the woods out behind my apartment building. On first glance I had thought it was a Red Tailed Hawk as it is …

Hawks | Urban wildlife | wildlife
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Snowy Owls Have Returned

Snowy Owls Have Returned

Paul E Gains January 21, 2021 January 21, 2021

Like many photographers I am delighted to see that snowy owls have returned to southern Ontario for the winter. Having flown as much as 300 kilometres a day to get to these fields they are …

Birds | Ethics | Owls | snowy owls | wildlife
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Wolves of Killarney

Wolves of Killarney

Paul E Gains November 14, 2020 November 14, 2020

As the weather has become more challenging fewer people are camping up in Killarney (northern Ontario) which is fine with me. I enjoy the solitude.  Temperatures drop to around freezing overnight – greatly enhancing the …

Ethics | Killarney | wildlife | Wolves
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Black Bear Cubs

Black Bear Cubs

Paul E Gains November 2, 2020 November 9, 2020

October is my favourite time to go camping in northern Ontario and for the past three years I have preferred Killarney over other provincial parks. Due to Covid travel restrictions, though, more people have been …

Bears | Ethics | wildlife
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Autumn Brings Out Colourful Wildlife

Autumn Brings Out Colourful Wildlife

Paul E Gains October 23, 2020 October 23, 2020

Autumn has arrived so we are now seeing the beautiful change in colours out there. It’s a beautiful time of year and a beautiful time to see wildlife. I have been cycling along the Grand River …

Birds | Ethics | Foxes | Pileated woodpecker | wildlife
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Red Fox Encounters

Red Fox Encounters

Paul E Gains September 26, 2020 September 28, 2020

Since June I have been spotting a red fox in the woods behind my apartment building. Imagine my delight when this species, which I had been unable to photograph successfully in the past, became a …

Foxes | Urban wildlife | wildlife
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Great Egrets Offer Photographic Experiences

Great Egrets Offer Photographic Experiences

Paul E Gains September 5, 2020 September 6, 2020

On a recent visit to the bald eagle nest along the Nith River one of the adults was perched in a tree surveying the area. The three eaglets were not present and I must conclude …

Birds | Caspian Terns | Foxes | Great Egrets | wildlife
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