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

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

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

30Jun/11

Butterfly Eggs / Oeufs de Papillon

06/30/2011ENGLISH, Nature and Wildlife Photographyamerica, becurious, bug, Bugs, canada, Discover, egg, eggs, greenhouse, indoor, insect, Insects, jardins botanique de montreal, larva, larve, loveyourplanet, montreal, montreal botanical garden, montreal urban nature, National Geographic, Nature, nikkor, nikon, North America, Photo, plants and vegetation, quebec, south, stefano, steve, troletti, United States of America, Urban Nature, usaSteve Troletti

Get Closer to Butterflies’ Love Lives Edition 2011: February 17 to April 25

22Jun/11

The Boulder / Le monolithe – IR

06/22/2011ENGLISH, FRENCH, Photographie général, Photography General and Miscamerica, animal planet, Art Exhibit, becurious, botanical, boulder, california, canada, china, chinese, chinese garden, cokin, details, Discover, environment, europe, garden, hoya, infrared, Infrared Photography, infrarouge, italy, jardins botanique de montreal, long beach, los angeles, loveyourplanet, milano, monolithe, montreal, montreal botanical garden, montreal urban nature, nat geo, natgeo, National Geographic, Nature, nikkor, nikon, Nikon D60, North America, Photo, photographe, photographer, photography, picture, plants and vegetation, pro, professional, quebec, r72, rock, scenery and landscapes, south, stefano, steve, steve troletti, stones, tech, technical, The Boulder / Le monolithe – IR, troletti, trolettiphoto.com, United States of America, united states of america - usa, Urban Nature, urban travels, usa, vareseSteve Troletti

The Boulder / Le monolithe – IR – by Steve Troletti As you make your way to the southwest entrance of the Chinese Garden, at the Montreal Botanical Garden you will notice what appears to

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