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Photograph of a Bald Eagle flying through some brush. The background is snowy hay fields.

World Wildlife Day
#Nikon #Birds #BirdsOfPrey #BIF #Eagles #BaldEagles #Wildlife #Nature #Manitoulin #WorldWildlifeDay

Image of water droplets on pink miniature roses against a dark background.

While we're waiting for spring...
#Nikon #Flowers #Roses #Houseplants #Art

Photograph of a juvenile Bald Eagle sitting on a sandy beach with waves rolling in behind it.

Missing the beach....
#Nikon #Nature #Wildlife #Birds #Eagles #BaldEagles #BirdsOfPrey #Manitoulin #WildlifePhotography

Photograph of a bright red male Northern Cardinal sitting on a try branch in a snow storm.

Not exactly the winter blues... #Nikon #Birds #Cardinals #Photography #NorthernCardinal #Wildlife #Nature #Manitoulin #Winter #Art

Photograph of a pasture with a split rail fence through it, and a forest as the background. Everything is coated in ice from a recent ice storm.

The beautiful aftermath of our ice storm.
#Nikon #Ice #Art #Nature #Landscapes #Photography #Manitoulin

Thank you Bob. I appreciate the kind comment!

Photo of a House Wren sitting on a branch. Its back is to the camera but it is looking back at the photographer.

These wee House Wrens truly are the chihuahuas of the bird world. (Nothing like a stormy winter's day to work on the thousands of leftover summer images. 🤣)
#Nikon #Birds #Wrens #HouseWren #Wildlife #Nature #Manitoulin

Image of Maximilian sunflowers. The flowers are brightly lit by sun and superimposed on a dark moody background.

Remember the feeling of the sun on your face? I love the way photography allows us to immortalize these wee moments in time.
#Nikon #Flowers #Art #Sunflowers #MaximilianSunflower #Nature #Manitoulin #Wildflowers #NativePlants

Image of a fritillary butterfly (and an out of focus bumble bee in the background) on a cluster of New England Asters.

It feels like summer was several years ago...
#Nikon #Nature #Flowers #Asters #NativeFlowers #Butterflies #Pollinators #Art #Fritillary

Winter image of a fast flowing stream cascading over rocks and surrounded by snow and ice.

I tend to not go with black and white for many of my images... but sometimes Ma Nature insists. #Nikon #Nature #Winter #Water #Art #Manitoulin #Landscapes

Slow shutter speed photograph of waves rolling in to shore and smashing on rocks. It is cold enough that the water splashes are freezing on the background rocks.

Elements
#Nikon #Ice #Water #Winter #Nature #Art #Landscape #Manitoulin

Photograph taken while standing in a shallow river. In the foreground water is rushing around snow and ice covered boulders. In the background is Manitoulin Island's semi-frozen iconic Bridal Veil waterfalls.

So I might have got a bit of a soaker taking this shot.🥶🤣
#Nikon #Landscape #Waterfalls #Manitoulin #BridalVeilFalls #Nature #Winter #IGotASoaker

Thank you!

Photograph of white-crowned sparrow sitting on a branch. The background is a blur of bright yellow sunflowers.

Warmer days... in case you miss them.
#Nikon #Birds #Art #Wildlife #Nature #Whitecrownedsparrow #Sparrows #Manitoulin #Backgrounds

Photograph of Bridal Veil Falls located on Manitoulin Island, Ontario, Canada. A slightly long shutter speed allowed for a creamy feel to the falling water, and a bright red maple leaf features prominently on a rock in the foreground.

Bridal Veil Falls, Manitoulin Island. Can't remember the last time I saw such a low water flow during the autumn "rainy season".
#Nikon #Landscapes #Waterfalls #Manitoulin #Scenic #Art

Photograph of rocks on a sandy beach. The sand is undisturbed by human footprints. Waves are rolling in and sombre skies, with just a slice of colourful sunset, are overseeing the image.

Under sombre skies.
#Nikon #Sunsets #Art #Nature #Water #Rocks #Photography #Manitoulin #Storms

Image of an earth star mushroom in a very dark moody forest-floor setting.

Found a little patch of earth stars (Geastrum sp.) today. Time in the forest never fails to yield something special...
#Nikon #Fungi #Mushrooms #EarthStars #Nature #Photography #Manitoulin #Macro

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Image of a sunset. It is very dark and moody with a lone birch tree standing out against the orange textured sky.

Some scenes are really challenging to capture. Sunsets, just at the moment of near darkness, fall into that category. 😂
#Nikon #Sunsets #Nature #Art #Photography #Manitoulin

Thank you so much!

Thank you!

Image of a feather floating on, and reflected in, blue water.

Adrift
#Nikon #Art #Water #Nature #Photography #Manitoulin #Blue

Photograph of a Common Yellowthroat sitting in a patch of perennial sow thistle flowers. The colour of the flowers beautifully compliments the yellow throat of the wee warbler.

I miss those long-ago warm days of autumn.😆
#Nikon #Birds #Flowers #CommonYellowthroat #Nature #Wildlife #Photography #Manitoulin #Warblers

Highly textured photograph of a small shrub that is entirely coated in thick layers of ice.

Coming soon, to a neighbourhood near you. Winter. Who knew cold could come in so many textures?
#Nikon #Art #Ice #Nature #Manitoulin #IceArt #Photography #Winter

Close up photo of a Common Loon with a drop of water dripping from its bill.

That clichéd drop of water falling from a loon's bill.... 😆
#Nikon #Birds #Loons #CommonLoon #Nature #Wildlife #Photography #Manitoulin

Just wow!

Thanks!

Close up photograph of a Black-capped Chickadee collecting a beak full of aphids from autumn weeds.

I thought I was watching the chickadees picking seeds off the weeds. Turns out they were getting some late season aphid protein. #Nikon #Birds #Nature #Wildlife #Photography #Manitoulin #Chickadees #BlackcappedChickadee

Thank you!

🤣🤣🤣Indeed!