Get Shortie!

Hi all, 

Well, after many years and failed attempts, I finally got some decent images of a Short Eared Owl.  Had a lot of fun recently photographing, watching their hunting and interesting behavior.  

My first attempt years ago consisted of a crudely made blind made of 2x4's and burlap that someone mercifully stole soon after I set it up in an Owls territory.  Thus saving me from the misery of trying to photograph from the contraption that kept falling apart.

Persistence pays off, just ask the Mars Rover!

Enjoy,

 Gary

 

 

Doe in The Snow.

Looked out my Living room window one day recently and saw 4 deer in the heavy falling snow. Grabbed the camera and 2 lenses and started shooting! A rare opportunity,  as snow has been largely missing this winter. 

Funny how some days one can spend the whole day looking for something to photograph  only to come up empty. Then other days are like this one. Sure keeps things interesting!

Cheers,

G

 

Making Lemonade.

Went out this evening to relax by a lake and hopefully photograph some Flickers and Ospreys.  Struck out,  but lucked out and got this 1st Quarter Moon.  I could totally get hooked on Astro.  

Cheers,  

Gary 

Yellow Shafted Flicker nest

Went out to a local lake in Nova Scotia a few nights ago to cool off from the 30 Degree Celsius heat and kept hearing a Flicker call, but the location seemed strange. Finally found some nearly fledged young in a dead tree cavity calling and begging for food. 

Spent a few fun hours watching and photographing them.

Went back last evening, and at least one of them was calling from nearby trees. One kept sticking it'shead out of the nest hole, but seemed pretty timid. Not ready to leave yet I guess. 

Pretty amazing to witness and imagine the whole breeding season from the parents courting behavior all the way to fledged young. 

Feeling priveledged at being to witness, and document this through wildlife photography.  

Home Cooking.

Have been really fortunate this last year in that a family of deer pass through the yard on a regular basis. The hard part is seeing them, and  being ready to shoot as they come at odd times, and often early or late when the light is low. Am slowly capturing some images, these whilst drinking coffee on the deck. Tlk about low hanging fruit!

Enjoy,

Gary

Ospreys!

You can hear before you see them.

 Our provincial bird (Nova Scotia), the Osprey is a common and fascinating bird to watch and photograph. 

As one approaches the nest, you can hear it calling, and if it's mate is on the nest, it will call loudly as it approaches. This makes for great cues to when to be ready to start shooting. Bird photography, and wildlife photography in general is an exciting and ever changing endeavour, and I am not just talking about the gear. My current Canon set up is amazing for capturing the action, a far cry from using manual focus and film back in the day. 

Enjoy,

Gary

Prospect, Nova Scotia

Hi all, Finally getting around to another post on the old blog.

Been doing a lot of shooting, hiking and snowshoeing this winter.

Really into coastal hikes recently, around Prospect in particular. This area owned and protected by The Nature Conservancy of Canada. 

Even though some days have been cold and others cold And damp it was still worthwhile. Our coastline is so beautiful no matter what time of the year it is. 

Below are a few images to get the party started. 

Will likely do another post on here as there are more images to share the beauty of this windswept place.