08May/12
The Call of the American Bittern (VIDEO)

The Call of the American Bittern (VIDEO)

  The American Bittern is an elusive and timid bird that is rarely seen in proximity of humans. They are also experts at camouflage in marshes and wetlands regardless of their larger size. The only thing

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27Apr/12
The sky is falling!

The sky is falling!

Photographing a Canada Goose can get very mundane for a wildlife photographer. By the end of Spring the abundant numbers of these large and vocal birds make photography less than challenging. We can however

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04Oct/11
Backlit Photography – The Translucent Feathers of Birds

Backlit Photography – The Translucent Feathers of Birds

Ring-billed Gull In-Flight – Backlit With the advent of Digital Photography there seems to be a madness in Nature and Wildlife Photography to capture the perfect, flawless, tight cropped image. This is especially true in North America and greatly contrasts with our European counterparts.

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28Sep/11
Treehog? Groundhog in a Tree?

Treehog? Groundhog in a Tree?

Treehog or Groundhog in a Tree? – by Steve Troletti This one got me by surprise. Although it wasn’t the first time I’d seen a groundhog in a tree, I sure wasn’t expecting to find

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14Jul/11
The Slow Death of Montreal’s Bois-de-l’Île-Bizard Nature Park

The Slow Death of Montreal’s Bois-de-l’Île-Bizard Nature Park

Crackling Bomb Fireworks Aimed at Nesting Birds in the Marsh bois-de-l’Île-Bizard – Photo by Steve Troletti As I visit the community of Ile Bizard I can’t help but think that it was

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12Jul/11
VIDEO: Juvenile Cooper’s Hawk Feeding

VIDEO: Juvenile Cooper’s Hawk Feeding

 Here’s Clip of a Juvenile Cooper’s Hawk Feeding on a tree days after leaving the nest. I was testing out the ability to capture video using my Nikon D300s, Nikkor 70-300

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28Jun/11
Montrealers just as much to blame as “Le Berger Blanc”

Montrealers just as much to blame as “Le Berger Blanc”

Abandoned Female Cat on rooftop with her litter of three kittens – by Steve Troletti One of the latest controversies in Montreal is “Le Berger Blanc” An alternate vendor to the SPCA offering their animal control services to municipalities in

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16Jun/11
Portrait of a Duckling

Portrait of a Duckling

Portrait of a Duckling – by Steve Troletti This Spring was plagued with unpredictably Cold and Gloomy Weather. Finally the warm temperatures have arrived and our little Ducklings couldn’t be happier. Warm

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12Jun/11
Black-crowned Night Heron in Flight @ Sunset

Black-crowned Night Heron in Flight @ Sunset

Black-crowned Night Heron in Flight @ Sunset – by Steve Troletti Captured with a Nikon D300s – 195mm – 4/3000 sec – f8 – ISO 400 The usual scene this time of

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10Jun/11
Red Fox Kit With Blood Swollen Mosquito Under Left Eye

Red Fox Kit With Blood Swollen Mosquito Under Left Eye

Red Fox Kit with Blood Swollen Mosquito Under Left Eye – by Steve Troletti What ever happened to the West Nile Virus? Like H1N1 it was taken out of proportion and a

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