River Otter – the moment your back is turned lol
Madawaska River
These waterfalls are the Madawaska River as seen along the Track and Tower Trails at Algonquin Park, the images are hand-held as I wasn’t expecting such a beautiful opportunity to do some waterfall images.
Fall colours Birch, Beech, and Maple and sunrise on white pines
Fall colours found along our hike in Algonquin. Beech, Birch and Maple. Even the White Pines had some colour with the help of the sunrise.
Fall Loons
Algonquin in so beautiful in the fall, while paddling we saw young loons in the mist, magical!
Juvenile Loon at sunrise
With the thermometer hovering at zero it was a beautiful sunrise, we didn’t waste anytime putting the canoe into the water at Lake of Two Rivers and were rewarded with this juvenile Loon.
The Beaver Valley… worth getting up early for!
Fall in the Valley is always on Autumn Leaves tours, however it’s the September sunrise with the morning mist that captures my heart.
Wild flowers in Grey County
Visiting Grey County in July and your guaranteed to see bountiful wild flowers on the road sides, my drives to work are stunningly beautiful.
Eastern Kingbird
Kingbirds love page wire fences, they are everywhere in the country side. They quietly mind their own business until bothered, then look out if you’re a predatory bird looking to do harm.
Owen Sound Water Filtration 1910
Perhaps the last water filtration plant of it’s kind left in Ontario, decommissioned in 1969. Water from the Syndham River filled this room and flowed through the floor filter which consisted of deep layers of sand and gravel. Water travelled gravity fed to the people of Owen Sound.
HDR: This was a very dark room, somewhat cave like with a single construction light… these images are the result of combining several images by stacking layers and combining the best exposures from each image into one.
Yellow-rumped Warblers
This “confusion” of Warblers were busy eating tiny insects around our pond/wetland her on the farm. They were so busy that they often landed too close to be able to grab a photo, it was quite delightful.
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker #193
Swainson’s Thrush #192
White-throated Sparrow
The are back to nest in the wild rose hedge… a hawk was after them, it looks like a few survived.
Sora
I still can’t believe all the life in wetlands found at the side of roads we drive every day. For many years I drove right by, I had no idea, peacefully going about their lives and adding to the sounds of the frogs. Just down the road from home.
Savannah Sparrow #191
This is one I thought I had a long time ago, however it was a mistaken ID… so I found the real deal. These ones prefer to dart away on the ground when spotted.
White-crowned Sparrow #190
Here is one that I though I had but it turns out I didn’t. This is one of the most studied species and much of the birding community knowledge of bird song and development is based on these birds. iBird.
At home in the yard.
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
The name “grosbeak” is from the French word grosbec and means “large beak” … sometimes names are simple.
Philadelphia Vireo #189
Brown-headed Cowbird
I know many people don’t like these parasitic birds, however look a the sun shine reflecting on it’s brown head!
Palm Warbler #188
This little bird can be found at the edge of marshes hunting bugs in the thick underbrush… this one was at the side of a country road not far from home. I had to look for a long time, an occasional movement that might have been a bug… or a warbler!
