Solstice Sunset
The sun sets on 2009′s summer solstice, the harbour conspicuously empty of ferry boats during the civic strike.
Cats 1, Foxes 0
Putting to rest some of the fox controversy within the community: Ginger the cat goes after the fox. Ginger seemed genuinely curious, but the fox wouldn’t have any of it, and actually ran away. Cats 1, Foxes 0. Island cats rule.
Canadian Hero
A true Canadian hero: a beaver, doing what it does best, hauls a branch out of the Ward’s dunes through a winter blizzard, back to the water where it will swim with it through the breaking surf to its lodge. Absolutely epic, for the amount of nutrition that the underbark of dogwood contains. This is […]
Canadian Hero II
A Canadian epic: a Toronto Island beaver hauls its catch through winter storm surge off of Ward’s Beach in the late January twilight. A definite B-roll shot, this is only of interest within the context of this photograph.
Arrowhead Trails
A four-hour exposure over Arrowhead lake spins the night sky, ushering in the camping season of 2009.
Spirit of Slate
A cat that seems to be living wild around the RCYC islands looks like it’s doing just fine living off the landscape. Does anyone know who this cat is?
Robin Lashes
The delicate details of a robin’s face exemplifies the sharpness of Canon’s EF 300mm f/4 prime telephoto.
Mourning Chilling
A mourning dove relaxes in the half-grass of spring, with a closeup of its wonderful facial feathers and catchlight.
Nest Armour
The only armoured nesting site on the Island is always one of the first to be occupied in the spring by returning Canada geese.
Lucy Décor
Lucy the Canada goose sets up shop on the dock of Yael’s houseboat. The planter wasn’t there for the 2010 season, so Lucy nested in a planter on the dock of the Boat House on Centre Island.
Docknest
Early spring 2009, and a Canada goose inexplicably lays an egg on an IYC dock. Do they sometimes lay eggs before their nest is complete?
On Guard
A goose proudly stands guard near its nest, on a small point of land just off of Doughnut island.
Black Ice Reds
A gorgeous red fox steps into the sidelight on the hockey rink off of Algonquin Island, trademark reds on fine display on the black ice.
Stunning Reds
An absolutely stunning red fox poses on the disc golf course, showing off its trademark tail that’s almost as long as its body.
Yellow Blast
One of the earliest flowers to emerge spreads its yellow petals against the still winter-brown groundcover on Third St.
Welcome Back II
A tighter view of this garter snake as it emerges from the leaf litter, one of the first snakes to appear in 2009.
Empty Spaces
Shooting this panorama from my perch on Centre Island, the changing shape of the skyline struck me: I could count 22 construction cranes in the sky, and within a couple of years many of the empty spaces currently visible will be filled in by new development. As recently as 2003, there was almost nothing to […]
Touchdown Rain
A Canada goose touches down in a rain of suspended water droplets, near the IYC on the inner harbour side of their island.
Marble’s World
Marble the Wonder Cat sits in a sunbeam, enjoying light in a place that’s normally in shadow all summer long.