Good Morning 2017
A melanistic garter snake emerges into the sunshine for the first time in 2017, after hibernating the winter away.
A Face A Mother Could Love
A garter snake emerges into the sunshine of an early spring day after a winter spent slumbering below ground.
Rebirth
A monarch butterfly stretches its wings for the very first time, mere hours after emerging from its chrysalis.
Archie’s Pastels
An iridescent dragonfly alights on a small branch in the Archie Carr National Wildlife Refuge.
The Lidless Eye II
One of the more difficult angles to work with when photographing snakes, this is a modern update to the original 2008 classic. The 2008 image was photographed with a 4-megapixel Nikon point-and-shoot camera, this updated image was taken with a 21-megapixel Canon SLR, worlds apart in terms of image quality. Still, the original has more […]
Eye of the Beholder
A ridiculous array of Kenko extension tubes — 68mm worth — opens up a garter snake’s eye to fill almost the entire frame.
Sandy Eyes
Fresh from its winter slumber, a Dekay’s Brown snake moves slowly into the sun to help shake off winter’s chill.
Cormorant Revealed
The pristine skull of a cormorant gives up its secrets on Ward’s beach. The top half of the bill is hinged just in front of the eyes, and the lower half of the jaw is jointed in almost the same place to help swallow larger prey.
Redtail Leftovers
An unidentified bird skull no larger than a quarter is all that remains of a red-tailed hawk’s dinner on Snake Island.
Improbable Valentine
Be my valentine: a snowdrop prepares to bloom improbably early in the season, on February 14th.
Mink Details
The carnivorous details of a perfectly preserved mink skull, found in the Sans Souci region of Georgian Bay.
Spotlight
An unlikely mating of a Canon EF-S 60mm f/2.8 macro lens to a full-frame Canon EOS 5DmkII (you’re not supposed to be able to use short-backfocus lenses on full-frame bodies) picks out a Dekay’s Brown snake amongst the dull browns of early spring.
Leafmaster II
Even in late November, snakes can still be found on the warmer days warming themselves in the low sunlight.
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.
