X-Ray
Brilliant sun shines through the wings of a Great Egret, highlighting the bone and multi-layered feather structures.
Lois M
After an epic journey from Nova Scotia’s south shore through the St. Lawrence, Lois M tows the new Commissioners St. bridge through the Eastern Gap. This is the western half of the bridge, weighing in at 650 tonnes and 83 metres long. Click either image to view larger.
Chopper 2021
Checking in with Chopper, a red-eared slider that I’ve been documenting for years. Chopper’s shell was damaged by a prop, but has healed up nicely. Here’s Chopper in 2020, 2018, and 2016.
Punk Outfit
A mature black-crowned night heron on Doughnut Island, shortly after finishing the migration north.
Heron Tree
A baker’s dozen of 13 black-crowned night herons perch on the Heron Tree, where the first migratory group always lands every year. Here’s the same tree back in 2011.
Bumper Crop
Four red-eared slider turtles (an invasive species) bunch up on a log in Snug Harbour. 2021 is an absolutely epic year for turtles, with more in the lagoons that I have ever seen before.
Long Pond Baldy
A bald eagle perches on a branch on Long Pond at the start of the 2020/21 winter. Click image to view larger.
Slider Damage 2020
Meet Chopper, a red-eared slider that I’ve been following for years. Chopper had an unfortunate run-in with a propeller, but is healing very nicely. Here’s Chopper back in 2018, and 2016. Click image to view larger.
Gibraltar Snow II
A snowy owl comes in for a pinpoint landing at Gibraltar Point. Click image to view larger.
Gibraltar Snow
A snowy owl perches on a large branch at Gibraltar Point. Click image to view larger.
Spare a Quarter?
A Bell phone booth sits at the water’s edge by Gibraltar Point under moody skies. Official Ontario provincial government satellite data shows the water 140 feet further out – a stark reminder of just how high the water levels are heading into 2020. Click image to view larger.
The Longest Night 2019
Aircraft streak over the Toronto skyline on the longest night of the year, winter solstice 2019. Click image to view larger.
