23Jul/12
Spotted Sandpiper – Added to the Photo Gallery

Chevalier grivelé – Ajouté à la Galerie de photos

Chevalier grivelé à la course Tout juste ajouté à la galerie de photos: Un Chevalier grivelé à la course le long de la rivière sautant de roche en roche … Plus de photo

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23May/12
One Month After Earth Day Montreal is Still an Environmental Tragedy

One Month After Earth Day Montreal is Still an Environmental Tragedy

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

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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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18Dec/11
American Robins Enjoying Unseasonably Warm Weather

American Robins Enjoying Unseasonably Warm Weather

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

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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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14Sep/11
Juvenile Red-tailed Hawk; Autumn Bird of Prey Migration

Juvenile Red-tailed Hawk; Autumn Bird of Prey Migration

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

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

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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06Aug/11
The Birth of a Cicada – VIDEO and PHOTO

The Birth of a Cicada – VIDEO and PHOTO

  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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