A Tribute to Snowy Owls of Winter 2020/21
Farewell to Snowy Owls 2021 Upon my last visit to snowy owl country (March 23rd) I didn’t see a single snowy owl. Two days earlier I had spent time with three. With warmer temperatures and, with …
Snowy Owl Hunting
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. …
Snowy Owls and Human Encounters
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 …
Snowy Owls’ Behaviour
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 …
Snowy Owls Have Returned
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 …
Autumn Brings Out Colourful Wildlife
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 …
Great Egrets Offer Photographic Experiences
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 …
Eagles Having Human Encounters
I wasn’t planning to write a blog on my favourite eaglet so soon but I want to share a wonderful experience I had with this bald eagle yesterday morning. But first a little background is …
Bald Eagles Learning Life Lessons
Nature is certainly full of surprises and the more time one spends outdoors the more entertaining it is. The bald eagle fledgling that many of us have been so concerned about – the female that …
Concern For Bald Eagle Fledgling
Faithful readers will know that my last blog was a little over a week ago at which time I reported on the three bald eagle fledglings along the Nith River in southern Ontario. The female bald …