Short Eared Owl Adventures
Lately I have been sticking closer to home, taking a little break from the snowy owls. Part of it has to do with my taking care of Chango, my son Conor’s dog, while he is …
Bald Eagles Caring for Chicks
Several weeks ago, on one of my regular photographic outings, I noticed an adult female bald eagle perched on her nest. Nothing unusual in that except on each subsequent visit she was in the same …
Peregrine Falcons – Urban Dwellers!
After a rather brief snowy owl ‘season’ I have now turned my attention to another large raptor that intrigues me: the peregrine falcon. Peregrines are the fastest member of the animal kingdom capable of …
Short-Eared Owl Encounter
Last week I drove up to Mennonite farm country three times in search of what has been my favourite species – the snowy owl. Normally, I find a handful in the fields where I concentrate …
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 …
Why Do We Take Photographs?
Photographers make pictures for a variety of reasons. After reading a magazine story on the subject recently I asked myself, what are mine? Some folks simply want to document a moment in time. Others want to …
Merlins Are Tough Little Falcons!
Winter around here, thus far, has been a mixed bag with rain, snow, freezing rain and the occasional wind warnings presented. Today we awoke to thick fog which lasted well into the afternoon. After a …
The Blog Before Christmas
Much of North America is under the threat of a major snow storm as I write this short blog. Here in Cambridge the snow has been falling for hours. The trees are covered and the …
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 …
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 …