Red-tailed Hawk Successful Hunt!
My last few photography outings have been focused on finding the coyote family I wrote about last week. Looking in the fields near where they were denning has yielded no results, sadly. Maybe they have …
Up Close With Nature!
Last year I bought a teleconverter to use with my Nikon 500mm prime lens. To non-photographers that’s a device which extends my 500mm lens by 1.4x effectively turning it into a 700mm lens. When I first …
Northern Harriers Fascinate Photographer
My obsession with northern harriers continues unabated and I have managed to get out for a couple of hours most days – even as the FIFA World Cup continues – to find these magnificent birds …
Success With Northern Harrier
Normally I would not write two blogs within a few days of each other but Saturday was a spectacular day in my pursuit of a male Northern Harrier. I just had to share with you all. …
Majesty of the Bald Eagle
Residents of Southern Ontario woke up to a generous dusting of snow this morning and, while most of it melted quickly, some fields were still white several hours later. I was therefore keen to explore …
Wildlife is Closer Than You Think
Killarney Provincial Park is one of my favourite places to camp because it is home to much lauded species such as black bears, wolves and moose, to name a few. It’s close to five hours …
Unheralded Birds of Prey
Two weeks from now I will be doing a photo presentation to the Woodstock Field Naturalists on the subject of ‘Birds of Prey’. To that end I have been particularly focused on adding to my …
Change of Luck – Cooper’s Hawk In Flight
Wildlife photography is a fantastic means to enjoy nature but, as I have said repeatedly, it requires great patience and some luck. Despite spending many hours out and about looking for local wildlife lately I haven’t been …
An Unexpected Peregrine Encounter
Writing projects have kept me occupied these past few weeks, not to mention looking after Chango, my eldest son’s dog. So my time with the snowy owls has been greatly reduced. Still, I have slipped …
Cooper’s Hawk On the Hunt
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 …