07Dec/11

Crows harassing and attacking a Barred Owl – VIDEO

12/07/2011ENGLISH, Nature and Wildlife Photographyamerica, animalia, aves, avian, Barred Owl, becurious, Biology, bird, bird of prey, Birds, canada, chordata, Crow, Discover, Flora and Fauna, fox, Great Horned Owl, loveyourplanet, montreal, nikkor, nikon, North America, owl, park, photography, quebec, red fox, south, stefano, steve, troletti, United States of America, usa, videos, wildlifeSteve Troletti

Anyone accustomed to the outdoors is usually aware that a bunch of over excited crows could lead to a predator sighting. Anything from a mammal such as a Red Fox to a bird of prey like a Great Horned Owl.

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04Oct/11

Backlit Photography – The Translucent Feathers of Birds

10/04/2011ENGLISH, Nature and Wildlife Photographyamerica, animal, Art, Arts, avian, Backlight, becurious, bird, Bird flight, Birds, Bokeh, california, canada, Digital photography, Discover, éco, ecology, ecosystem, environment, europe, fauna, faune, fragile, Gull, ipod, italy, long beach, los angeles, loveyourplanet, milano, montreal, montreal botanical garden, Nature, nikkor, nikon, North America, oiseaux, ornithologie, ornithologiste, ornithology, ornitologie, ornitologue, parc de l'ile de la visitation, park, Photo, photographe, photographer, photography, picture, preservation, pro, professional, quebec, Recreation, red-tailed hawk, Ring-billed Gull, south, stefano, steve, steve troletti, troletti, trolettiphoto.com, United States, United States of America, united states of america - usa, urbain, Urban Nature, usa, varese, wilderness, wildlife, wildlife photographySteve Troletti

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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14Sep/11

Juvenile Red-tailed Hawk; Autumn Bird of Prey Migration

09/14/2011ENGLISH, Nature and Wildlife Photographybird, bird of prey, Birds, Buse, Buse à queue rousse, Buteo, Buteo borealis, Buteo jamaicensis, canada, Discover, éco, ecology, ecosystem, environment, falcom, Falconiformes, fauna, feed, feeding, female, Gallery 3, hawk, jardins botanique de montreal, juvenile, light, media type, montreal, montreal urban nature, National Geographic, Nature, Nikon D300s, North America, of prey, oiseau, oiseau de proie, pale, Photo, photograph, photography, predator, prey, quebec, queue rousse, rapace, red-tailed, red-tailed hawk, squirrel, United States of America, UQROP, Urban Nature, urban travels, wilderness, wildlife, wordpressSteve Troletti

Juvenile Female Red-tailed Hawk Lately if you look up in the South Western Montreal Sky you can observe Birds of Prey in larger numbers than usual. It`s time for the Autumn Migration and although Montreal is not

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23Aug/11

UQROP – l’Union Québécoise de Réhabilitation des Oiseaux de Proie

08/23/2011ENGLISH, Nature and Wildlife Photographyanimator, aviary, bird, Birds, canada, Discover, eagle, falcon, fauna, hawk, injured, medical, Nature, North America, owl, Photo, photography, predator, preservation, prey, quebec, rehabilitation, rescue, United States of America, UQROP, veterinarian, wildlifeSteve Troletti

UQROP – Noémie with Hawk – Photo by Steve Troletti I recently had the pleasure of visiting UQROP (Union Québécoise de Réhabilitation des Oiseaux de Proie), North America’s leader in the rehabilitation and the preservation of

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14Jul/11

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

07/14/2011ENGLISH, Environmental Photographyamerica, Amphiian, animal, animal cruelty, avian, becurious, bird, Birds, bizard, Bois-de-l'Île-Bizard, Bugs, canada, caterpillar, coyotes, crime, criminals, Discover, éco, ecology, ecosystem, environment, fauna, firecrackers, fireworks, Golf, Golf cart, habitat, habitat destruction, howling, ile, ile bizard vandalism, Île-Bizard, Insects, island, loveyourplanet, mammals, marsh, marshes, montreal, montreal nature park, montreal urban nature, national park, Nature, nikkor, nikon, North America, parc, parc de l'ile de la visitation, parc de la pointe aux prairies, parc nature - bois-de-l'île-bizard - nature park, park, Photo, photography, picturesque, plants and vegetation, public safety, quebec, residents, scenery and landscapes, south, stefano, steve, Toby Keith, troletti, United States of America, Urban Nature, urban travels, usa, vandalism, vandals, violent, west, West Island, wetlands, wilderness, wildlife, youthSteve Troletti

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

07/12/2011ENGLISH, Nature and Wildlife Photography2x, 300, america, animal, avian, becurious, bird, Birds, canada, cooper, Discover, éco, ecology, ecosystem, environment, fauna, faune, hawk, jardins botanique de montreal, kenko, loveyourplanet, media type, montreal, montreal botanical garden, montreal urban nature, National Geographic, Nature, nikkor, nikon, North America, oiseaux, ornithologie, ornithology, ornitologie, photography, predator, prey, pro, quebec, south, stefano, steve, teleplus, troletti, United States of America, urbain, Urban Nature, usa, video, videos, wilderness, wildlifeSteve Troletti

 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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16Jun/11

Portrait of a Duckling

06/16/2011ENGLISH, Nature and Wildlife Photographyamerica, animal, animal planet, avian, baby, becurious, bird, Birds, botanical, Bugs, california, canada, Discover, duck, duckling, éco, ecology, ecosystem, environment, fauna, faune, garden, Insects, juvenile, long beach, loveyourplanet, montreal, National Geographic, Nature, nikkor, nikon, North America, oiseaux, ornithologie, ornithology, ornitologie, Photo, photographe, photographer, picture, pond, quebec, south, stefano, steve, steve troletti, troletti, United States of America, urbain, Urban Nature, usa, wilderness, wildlifeSteve Troletti

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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14Jun/11

Common Tern in Flight / Sterne pierregarin en vol

06/14/2011ENGLISH, Nature and Wildlife Photographyamerica, avian, becurious, bird, Birds, canada, common tern, Discover, éco, ecology, ecosystem, environment, fauna, flight. park, lachine, Lasalle, laurence, laurent, loveyourplanet, montreal, montreal urban nature, National Geographic, Nature, nikkor, nikon, North America, parc, park, Photo, quebec, rapides, rapids, River, river. seaway, sky, south, st, st laurence, st. lawrence, stefano, stern, Sterne pierregarin, steve, tern, troletti, United States of America, Urban Nature, urban travels, usa, water, wilderness, wildlifeSteve Troletti

Common Tern In-Flight / Sterne pierregarin en vol – by Steve Troletti For some wildlife photographers nothing is more challenging than capturing a bird in-flight. That takes some practice! Most of us

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12Jun/11

Black-crowned Night Heron in Flight @ Sunset

06/12/2011ENGLISH, Nature and Wildlife Photographyamerica, animal, animal planet, avian, becurious, bird, Birds, Black-crowned Night Heron, california, canada, Discover, éco, ecology, ecosystem, environment, europe, fauna, faune, Flight, lachine, Lasalle, long beach, los angeles, loveyourplanet, montreal, montreal urban nature, National Geographic, Nature, nikkor, nikon, North America, oiseaux, ornithologie, ornithology, ornitologie, Photo, picture, quebec, rapides, rapids, River, seaway, south, stefano, steve, steve troletti, sunset, troletti, trolettiphoto.com, United States of America, urbain, Urban Nature, usa, wilderness, wildlifeSteve Troletti

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

06/10/2011ENGLISH, Nature and Wildlife Photographyamerica, animal, animal planet, avian, baby, becurious, bird, Birds, Bugs, canada, cub, Discover, éco, ecology, ecosystem, environment, fauna, faune, forest, Insects, juvenile, lawn, leaves, loveyourplanet, Mammal, montreal, montreal urban nature, mosquito, National Geographic, Nature, nikkor, nikon, nile, North America, people, Photo, picture, pro, pup, quebec, red fox, south, spring, spring Animal, stefano, steve, steve troletti, troletti, trolettiphoto.com, United States of America, urbain, Urban Nature, usa, varese, vegetation, virus, vulpe, vulpes, west, wilderness, wildlifeSteve Troletti

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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