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.
Bumps on a Log II
Six turtles take the Log Game up a notch, besting their previous record of five on a log last year.
Muskrat Mountain
A muskrat, looking for all the world like a small mountain of fur, sits in the waters off of Doughnut Island.
Staredown on Brown
A coyote, blending in perfectly with the browns of early Spring, stares down the camera by the filtration plant.
Numero Uno
The first black-crowned night heron to return to the Islands in 2012, two days earlier than the first arrivals in 2011.
Hibernation Solidification
A painted turtle basks on a log, still covered in mud and algae from its long winter slumber at the bottom of the lagoon.
Translucent Airlines
Light shines through the flight feathers of a long-tailed duck, taking flight near Hanlan’s Point.
Light Sky
Venus and Jupiter hang together in conjunction off of the Gibraltar Point lighthouse, a light show that’s already fading as the planets drift apart.
Well Blow Me Down
Strong winds turn normally placid Lake Ontario into pounding surf, completely inundating Ward’s beach. 3 minutes 35 seconds. 24.1MB MP4.
Icy Whiskers
A mink, whiskers sporting ice in the -11°C air, surveys its surroundings on fresh ice formed by a sudden March cold snap.
Hidden Cooper
A Cooper’s Hawk sits hidden in the branches west of Snake Island. A Cooper’s couple raised a family in the area in 2011, it’s nice to see them back again.