23May/12

One Month After Earth Day Montreal is Still an Environmental Tragedy

05/23/2012ENGLISH, Environmental Photographyamerica, animal, Atlantic Ocean, avian, Back River, becurious, bird, california, canada, canada goose, Common Snapping Turtle, Earth Day, éco, ecology, ecosystem, environment, europe, Facebook, fauna, faune, fragile, ile de la visitation, italia, italy, long beach, los angeles, loveyourplanet, malibu, milano, montreal, Nature, nikkor, nikon, North America, oiseaux, ornithologie, ornithologiste, ornithologue, ornithology, park, Photo, photographe, photographer, photography, picture, preservation, pro, professional, quebec, south, stefano, steve, steve troletti, troletti, trolettiphoto, United States of America, united states of america - usa, urbain, usa, varese, Waste, wilderness, wildlifeSteve Troletti

A few years back I was appalled by Montrealers who carelessly threw their trash all over the city streets. Even more appalling was how they brought that same behavior into the surrounding

08May/12

The Call of the American Bittern (VIDEO)

05/08/2012ENGLISH, Nature and Wildlife Photographyamerica, American Bittern, animal, animalia, avian, becurious, Biology, bird, Birds, california, canada, chordata, Discover, éco, ecology, ecosystem, environment, europe, fauna, faune, Flora and Fauna, fragile, heron, italia, italy, long beach, los angeles, loveyourplanet, malibu, marsh, milano, montreal, montreal urban nature, National Geographic, Nature, nikkor, nikon, North America, oiseaux, ornithologie, ornithologiste, ornithologue, ornithology, parc nature - bois-de-l'île-bizard - nature park, park, Photo, photographe, photographer, photography, picture, preservation, pro, professional, quebec, south, stefano, steve, steve troletti, troletti, trolettiphoto.com, United States, United States of America, united states of america - usa, urbain, Urban Nature, usa, varese, wetlands, wilderness, wildlifeSteve Troletti

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

27Apr/12

The sky is falling!

04/27/2012ENGLISH, Nature and Wildlife Photographyamerica, animal, Art and Culture, avian, becurious, bird, Birds, BOSTON, california, canada, canada goose, Chicken Licken, Chicken Little, éco, ecology, ecosystem, environment, europe, fauna, faune, fragile, goose, Henny Penny, italia, italy, long beach, los angeles, loveyourplanet, malibu, milano, montreal, Nature, Nest, nikkor, nikon, North America, oiseaux, ornithologie, ornithologiste, ornithologue, ornithology, park, Photo, photographe, photographer, photography, picture, preservation, pro, professional, quebec, Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, south, stefano, steve, steve troletti, the sky is falling, troletti, trolettiphoto.com, turkey, Turkey Lurkey, United States of America, united states of america - usa, urbain, usa, varese, videos, wilderness, wildlifeSteve Troletti

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

18Dec/11

American Robins Enjoying Unseasonably Warm Weather

12/18/2011ENGLISH, Nature and Wildlife Photographyamerica, American Robin, avian, becurious, bird, Birds, bright, canada, color, Discover, environment, fall, fauna, fruit, Fruit tree, Gallery 3, garden, loveyourplanet, Nature, nikkor, nikon, North America, orange, Photo, photograph, photography, Plant, plants and vegetation, quebec, robin, season, south, stefano, steve, temperature, tree, troletti, United States of America, Urban Nature, usa, Waxwing, wildlife, wordpressSteve Troletti

With fall temperatures remaining above average well into December the American Robin has been lingering around Southern Quebec in larger numbers than usual. Their late presence in large populations has lead to a depletion of fruit

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.

28Sep/11

Treehog? Groundhog in a Tree?

09/28/2011Uncategorizedamerica, animal, becurious, Biology, burrow, canada, conservation, Coyote, de, den, Discover, éco, ecology, ecosystem, environment, fauna, food, Gallery 3, grand, ground, Groundhog, Groundhog Day, habitat, hog, ile, iMobile, la, los angeles, loveyourplanet, Mammal, mammals, marmota, marmotte, Marmotte Commune, media type, Mobile Web, monax, montreal, montreal nature park, montreal urban nature, National Geographic, Nature, nikkor, nikon, Nikon D300s, North America, parc, parc de l'ile de la visitation, park, Photo, photography, predator, prey, quebec, red fox, red-tailed hawk, roadside, rodent, south, stefano, steve, steve troletti, tree, troletti, United States of America, urban, Urban Nature, usa, visitation, wilderness, wildlife, wordpressSteve Troletti

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

20Sep/11

Tremiscus helvelloides – Guepinia helvelloides – Rare Fungus?

09/20/2011ENGLISH, Nature and Wildlife Photographyamerica, becurious, Biology, canada, Discover, ecology, ecosystem, environment, Flora and Fauna, Fungi, fungus, Gallery 3, Guepinia, iMobile, loveyourplanet, Macrophotography, media type, Mobile Web, montreal, montreal botanical garden, Nail (anatomy), Nature, nikkor, nikon, North America, Onychomycosis, Photo, photography, Pine, plants and vegetation, quebec, south, South America, stefano, steve, troletti, United States of America, Urban Nature, urban travels, usa, wilderness, wildlife, wordpressSteve Troletti

Tremiscus helvelloides – Guepinia helvelloides Fungus This weekend as I was walking in a wooded patch of pine trees I came across fungus. I almost missed them at first! In an area that’s not very

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

27Aug/11

Did You Know? Black Walnuts, More than just food!

08/27/2011ENGLISH, Nature and Wildlife Photography, Photography General and Miscamerica, americain, American, arboretum, arbre, becurious, black, black walnut, canada, coloring, Discover, drupe, dye, environment, food, fruit, green, hand, ice cream, jardin botanique de montreal, jardins botanique de montreal, juglans nigra, la maison de larbre, loveyourplanet, main, media type, montreal, montreal botanical garden, montreal urban nature, Nature, nikkor, nikon, North America, noyer, noyer noir, nutritional, Photo, photography, plants and vegetation, quebec, south, stain, stefano, steve, tree, tree house, troletti, United States of America, Urban Nature, urban travels, usa, walnut, woodSteve Troletti

Green Black Walnut Fruit in the Tree – Photo by Steve Troletti Black Walnuts grow in a tree just like many other fruits (Oranges, Apples, etc…) and are fairly large. They have

06Aug/11

The Birth of a Cicada – VIDEO and PHOTO

08/06/2011ENGLISH, Environmental Photography, Nature and Wildlife Photography105mm, america, arm, Bark, becurious, bug, Bugs, canada, Cicada, d300s, Discover, dynatran, environment, exoskeleton, Exuviae, fauna, First Nations Garden / Le Jardin des Premières-Nations, flex, Gallery 3, iMobile, Insects, jardin botanique de montreal, jardins botanique de montreal, los angeles, loveyourplanet, macro, Macrophotography, manfrotto, media type, Mobile Web, montreal, montreal botanical garden, montreal urban nature, Nature, nature photographer, New Born, nikkor, nikon, Nikon D300s, North America, oo55cx3-pro, Photo, photography, Pine, quebec, sb-900, sigma, south, stefano, steve, steve troletti, tree, troletti, United States of America, Urban Nature, usa, videos, visit canada, visit montreal, visit quebec, wilderness, wildlife, wildlife photographer, wordpressSteve Troletti

New Born Cicada drying it’s Wings next to It’s Exuviae – Photo by Steve Troletti The simple thought of the Birth of a Cicada has always fascinated me. There’s a fairly large

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