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.
The Coyote Times
A fleeting glimpse into the mysterious world of Toronto Island coyotoes: a remote camera catches a coyote pair hunting on the ice near Doughnut Island. Note: this is a compilation of several frames, showing them as the camera sees them. It is not a pack, it’s only one pair of coyotes imaged several times. Click […]
Porter Painting
Aircraft streak through Toronto’s night sky in a three-hour combined exposure. It certainly looks like there’s been a marked increase in air traffic since this similar image taken back in March.
