10Sep/11

The First Emperor’s Procession; The Magic of Lanterns 2011

09/10/2011ENGLISH, Photography General and Misc2011 theme, america, Art and Culture, Art Exhibit, attraction, becurious, beijing opera, bixi, canada, cavelry, chinese garden, Chinese Lanterns, d60, Discover, Édition 2011, emperor, evening, fall, garden, hoya, infrared, Infrared Photography, infrarouge, ir, Jardin botanique, jardin botanique de montreal, Jardin de Chine, jardins botanique de montreal, L. L. Lozeau, LA MAGIE DES LANTERNES, La parade du premier empereur, lanterns, los angeles, loveyourplanet, lozeau, magic, magic lanterns, media type, montreal, montreal botanical garden, Nature, night, nikkor, nikon, North America, October 31 2011, people, Photo, photography, Qin Shi Huangdi, quebec, r72, september 9, Sherbrooke Street, south, stefano, steve, summer, The Chinese Garden, The First Emperor, The First Emperor's Procession, The Magic of Lanterns 2011, theme, tourism, tourist, troletti, United States of America, urban travels, usa, visit, WARSteve Troletti

The Magic of Lanterns 2011 A new season of The Magic of Lanterns has commenced in the Chinese Garden of the Montreal Botanical Garden. This year’s theme “The First Emperor‘s Procession” The festivities

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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

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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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22Aug/11

BOTA SPA SUR L’EAU (SPA ON WATER)

08/22/2011ENGLISH, Photography General and Miscamerica, becurious, bota, canada, Discover, facial, loveyourplanet, manicure, massage, media type, montreal, nikkor, nikon, North America, old montreal, old port, Old Port of Montreal, pedicure, Photo, photography, port of montreal, quebec, relaxation, scenery and landscapes, south, spa, st. lawrence, stefano, steve, troletti, United States of America, urban travels, usa, Vieux Port de Montréal, water, wordpressSteve Troletti

 BOTA – SPA SUR L’EAU (SPA ON WATER) – Photo by Steve Troletti On a recent visit to the Old Port of Montreal I spotted something new and unique out by the

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21Aug/11

Doggy Poop Etiquette 101

08/21/2011ENGLISH, Environmental Photography, Photography General and Misc101, america, bag, becurious, canada, city, crap, Discover, dispose, dog, doggy, Doggy Poop Etiquette, educate, english, french, garbage, green, loveyourplanet, media type, montreal, nikkor, nikon, North America, Photo, photography, pollute, pollution, poop, quebec, Shit, sign, south, stefano, steve, street, translated, trash, troletti, United States of America, urban travels, usa, YellowSteve Troletti

Doggy Poop Etiquette 101 – Photo by Steve Troletti Today while walking the City Streets of Montreal I came across a form of urban rebellion against citizen’s doggy Poop Management. A form

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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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03Aug/11

Little Green Worm Feeding on Rudbeckia Flowers

08/03/2011ENGLISH, Nature and Wildlife Photographyamerica, becurious, bug, canada, caterpillar, d300s, Discover, eating, éco, ecosystem, environment, fauna, feeding, fields, flower, food, insect, loveyourplanet, macro, Macrophotography, media type, National Geographic, Nature, nikkor, nikon, North America, Photo, photography, picture, plants and vegetation, quebec, rudbeckia, sigma, south, stefano, steve, summer, troletti, United States of America, usa, wilderness, wormSteve Troletti

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

07/21/2011ENGLISH, Nature and Wildlife Photographyamerica, american bullfrog, amphibian, Amphiian, becurious, canada, Discover, eating, éco, ecology, ecosystem, environment, fauna, feeding, frog, loveyourplanet, marsh, media type, Mobile Web, Nature, nikkor, nikon, North America, ouaouaron, Photo, photography, pond, quebec, south, stefano, steve, troletti, United States of America, usa, wetlands, wilderness, wildlife, wordpressSteve Troletti

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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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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