18May/20
Glossy Ibis

The Alligator and the Glossy Ibis

The American alligator is a fierce and patient predator. In the Low Country to Northern Florida the winters get cold enough for them to really go into brumation and stop feeding altogether.

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03May/17

Shooting Infrared with the Opteka 6.5mm f/3.5 Fisheye Lens

For the last year I’ve been playing with the 2016 update of the Opteka 6.5mm f/3.5 Manual Focus Aspherical Circular Fisheye Lens. Once manufactured side by side with the Samyang and Rockinon fisheye lenses

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21Nov/15

Harlequin Duck at the Ile de la Visitation Nature Park

Nature continues to impress us at the Île de la Visitation Nature Park. Ornithologists and wildlife photographers alike all remember the visit of the female harlequin duck in 2013. At the time

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08Apr/15

A bevy of Herons – A Great start to Spring

This weekend we got to witness some Great Blue Herons that had just arrived around the Greater Montreal area. The usual spots along the St Lawrence. Overly crowded with weekend park-goers and photographers,

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12Jun/14
Feeding White Bread to Wild Ducks and Geese is Killing Them

Feeding White Bread to Wild Ducks and Geese is Killing Them

Lately the local Canada Geese and ducks have been parading with their newly hatched offspring. In local nature parks, you can’t keep but notice people feeding them white bread. Bread they shouldn’t

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13May/14
Black-crowned night herons have returned

Black-crowned night herons have returned

Last week, the Black-crowned night herons made their well awaited return. Black-crowned night heron Every year the Black-crowned night herons attract much of the attention from curious visitors to well seasoned residents who are

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13Aug/13
Argiope aurantia Spider – Your Common Black and Yellow Garden Spider

Argiope aurantia Spider – Your Common Black and Yellow Garden Spider

Female Argiope aurantia Spider Last Friday I received almost 400 visits from searches regarding yellow and black spiders with Zig Zag patterns in their web. With that in mind Ive updated this

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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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03Aug/11
Little Green Worm Feeding on Rudbeckia Flowers

Little Green Worm Feeding on Rudbeckia Flowers

Little Green Worm (Caterpillar) Feeding on a Rudbeckia Flower – Photo by Steve Troletti Little Green Worm Photograph taken with a Nikon D300s, Sigma 105mm Macro EX, Light Reflector and the plant was stabilized with a home built

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21Jul/11
Ouaouaron – American Bullfrog

Ouaouaron – American Bullfrog

American Bullfrog / ouaouaron – Photo by Steve Troletti Ouaouaron – American Bullfrog, originally uploaded by Steve Troletti – photos.tempusaura.com. This American Bullfrog is just finishing up a nutritious meal of young

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