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Female Common Merganser in Lake Neuchâtel added to the Photo Gallery
Female Common Merganser swimming in Lake Neuchâtel. Image taken in the area of Font located between Estavayer-le-lac and Cheyres along La Grande Cariçaie, right below Châbles. (Canton de Fribourg,...
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Rainbow Lorikeets mating on a vine added to the Photo Gallery
These Rainbow Lorikeets were some of the most curious and interactive birds I’ve ever encountered. We were surrounded by hundreds of them. One by one they tried to make their way into our bags looking...
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White-naped Crane and chick added to the Photo Gallery
White-naped Crane and chick One of the nicest animal parks I’ve ever visted has to be Le Parc des Oiseaux in Villars-les-Dombes, France. The entire park is made mostly of open spaces where you can...
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Pesto the Barred Parakeet is recovering!
Pesto (A.K.A. Pesto the Pest) is a Barred Parakeet with an attitude! He’s currently recovering from a a traumatic experience, bath-time! Just like your average 5 year old, Pesto feels excruciating...
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Birders are predicting a first wave of migration with @falcoonitho
Yesterday I scouted the banks of the Montreal Back River (Rivière des Prairies). Birders are predicting a first wave of migratory birds to hit the Montreal Region this weekend and I wanted to see what...
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Red-winged Blackbirds Migrate Early to the Montreal Region
Red-winged Blackbird feeding in Snow under the bird feeders Birders predicted we were going to see the first signs of the Spring 2014 bird migration last weekend in the Montreal region. I first went...
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A Playful Mommy Red Fox
This female Red Fox caught me by surprise. She just kind of walked up to me, sat down, scratched a few fleas and took a nap. After about 15 minutes she just got playful at my feet??? A little strange...
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The Long Awaited Arrival of the Song Sparrows
This week marked a milestone in this Spring’s 2014 bird migration. The Song Sparrows arrived in the Montreal region. First making their way in wooded areas around the St Lawrence Seaway, they have now...
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Montreal Birding – 2014 Spring Bird Migration Update
A late start for the 2014 Spring Bird Migration. It’s been just over a week since Canada geese have started pouring in large flocks. This is almost a month later than previous years and the weather...
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It’s Spring and the Wood Frogs are finally singing
Spring has been having a hard time settling in the Greater Montreal Region. As of Sunday the 20th of April many ponds, lakes and marshes have yet to sink, remaining mostly iced up. This is a huge...
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Sap flows in Spring and the Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers are in town
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, sucking sap An wonderful sign of Spring in the North Eastern states and Eastern Canada is the flowing sap. For many this may mean Maple Syrup and the Sugar Shack. For birders...
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The Cooper’s Hawks are Mating in the Greater Montreal Region
In the last decade, Cooper’s Hawks have been making their presence more and more seen throughout the Greater Montreal area. No other Cooper’s Hawk is more notorious than Odin, nesting for nine...
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Black-crowned night herons have returned to Ile-de-la-Visitation Nature Park
The Black-crowned night herons are the stars of the Cité Historia’s Old Mill, located at the western tip of the Montreal Nature Park, Ile-de-la-Visitation. Last week, the Black-crowned night herons...
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Owl Chicks – Do you know what to do if you find one on the ground?
Lately it seems I’ve been bumping into baby owls in a few different spots in and around the Montreal region. I wouldn’t have thought to much about it until a friend of mine called to report an Owl...
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Nest Building American Redstart
Nest Building American Redstart One of the great pleasures when spending time birding in nature, is watching birds build their nests. It’s purely amazing to watch how they braid piece by piece...
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Amarican Robin – Feeding chicks in nest – Video
American Robin feeding chicks in nest With the arrival of Spring leaves it becomes increasingly difficult to find and appreciate a occupied bird nest with chicks. So when given the chance we appreciate...
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Kabania – Nature Treehouse camping in a Cabanita
Kabania is nestled in a cozy little wooded area in Notre-Dame-de-la-Merci, along the Ouareau Regional Forest Park (Parc régional de la Forêt Ouareau) in the Province of Quebec. Separating Kabania from...
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Introducing the CEP Students in Switzerland to Nature and Wildlife Photography
VERSION FRANÇAISE One of the great experiences I’ve had in Switzerland was to introduce a class of students from the CEP School (Le Centre éducatif et pédagogique) to Nature and Wildlife Photography....
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Feeding White Bread to Wild Ducks and Geese is Killing Them
Lately the local Canada Geese and ducks have been parading with their newly hatched offspring. In local nature parks, you can’t keep but notice people feeding them white bread. Bread they shouldn’t be...
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I CAN SEE YOU – Damselfly
I CAN SEE YOU – Damselfly Here’s an image I was happy to get. You don’t always find a Damselfly ready to cooperate and pose for you. Cooperate is a big word, I was however able to place myself in front...
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The Eastern Cottontail Rabbit
Eastern Cottontail Rabbit Just the other day I had a chance encounter with an Eastern Cottontail Rabbit. To my surprise it was large, easily twice the size of our Brush Cottontail Rabbits down Southern...
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Don’t waste your money on a SIGMA 18-250MM F3.5-6.3 DC MACRO OS HSM Lens
SIGMA 18-250MM F3.5-6.3 DC MACRO OS HSM LENS I never personally owned a SIGMA lens before. I stick to Nikon glass, fixed focals as much as possible. However I had obtained surprisingly good Infrared...
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