31Jul/14

Spotted Sandpipers in Action along the Saint Lawrence River

07/31/2014ENGLISH, Nature and Wildlife Photography"fotografo naturalista italiano", © STEVE TROLETTI - ALL RIGHTS RESERVED, 2014 Bird Migration Montreal Quebec Canada North America, Actitis, Actitis macularia, Actitis macularius, america, american nature and wildlife photographer, animalia, Art and Culture, aves, becurious, bird, birding, Birds, birds of quebec, canada, Canadian Birds, canadian nature and wildlife photographer, canadiannature and wildlife photography, Charadriiformes, chordata, Common Sandpiper, Discover, Drosseluferläufer, European Birds, european nature and wildlife photographer, fauna, italian nature and wildlife photographer quebec nature and wildlife photographer, italian nature and wildlife photography, lakes, Laval, loveyourplanet, media type, montreal, National Geographic, Nature, nature and wildlife photography with steve troletti, Nature Photography, nikkor, nikon, North America, North American Birds, Photo, photography, Planet Earth, polyandry, quebec, quebec nature and wildlife photography, rivers, Saint Lawrence River, Scolopacidae, Shore Birds, shorebird, south, Spotted Sandpiper, stefano, stefano troletti, steve, steve troletti, streams, swiss nature and wildlife photographer swiss nature and wildlife photography, Tringa macularia, troletti, Urban Nature, urban travels, usa, Vögel der Schweiz, wetlands, wilderness, wildlife, wildlife photographySteve Troletti

It seems like just yesterday we could see these little fluff balls scooting along the banks of the St. Lawrence River. Little Spotted Sandpipers barely visible in the tall grass. Spotted Sandpiper chick hiding in the tall grass In the blink of an eye they grew up. Suddenly, theses Spotted Sandpipers have invaded the

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25Jul/14

My Little Swiss Mushrooms in North America

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Near the airfield in Écuvillens, Switzerland, there’s a small wooded area named Cornard Forest (Bois Cornard). There I found tiny little mushrooms growing within the moss along the fallen trees. At the time, I thought they were quite cute. Tiny little mushrooms that barely measured a quarter inch in

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24Jul/14

The small green caterpillar and the Nikon R1 Speedlight Wireless Flash System

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I subdued the light from above by installing a diffuser covering the subject. This also greatly eliminates the reflections of the sky on the caterpillar. I also installed a reflector to open up some shadows by reflecting natural light and that of one of the SB-R200 flashes of the Nikon Speedlight R1

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22Jul/14

Little ladybug without little dots

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Ladybug Here’s a ladybug that I found intriguing. She had no visible small dots. These days we see an increasing number of ladybugs with more and more little dots, however it’s the first time I see so many without their little dots.

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13Jul/14

The Dorothy Benson Trophy and the Zoology Award

07/13/2014ENGLISH, Environmental Photography, Nature and Wildlife Photographyamerica, Amphiian, animal, Arachnid, Art and Culture, avian, becurious, bird, Birds, Bugs, canada, canadiannature and wildlife photography, caterpillar, Cicada, Damselfly, Discover, Dorothy Benson, Eastern cottontail, éco, ecology, ecosystem, environment, fauna, Insects, loveyourplanet, Mammal, mammals, MCC, montreal, Montreal Camera Club, National Geographic, Nature, nature and wildlife, Nature Photography, nikkor, nikon, North America, photographer, photography, quebec, south, spider, stefano, steve, troletti, United States of America, Urban Nature, urban travels, usa, westmount, wilderness, wildlife, wildlife photography, zoologySteve Troletti

Last May I was honored to receive the Dorothy Benson Trophy and the Zoology award form the Montreal Camera Club. Both of these awards reflect the hard work I invest in documenting

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02Jul/14

Female Wood Duck and her chicks – video

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Just the other day I had a wonderful opportunity to observe a female Wood Duck and her chicks as they rested on a rock in the middle of the river. It was

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02Jul/14

Canard Branchu — cane et ses canetons – vidéo

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L’autre jour j’ai eu la chance de photographier un canard branchu, une cane et ses canetons qui se reposaient sur une roche au milieu de la rivière. C’était bien de pouvoir les

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27Jun/14

Nesting Red-winged Blackbirds

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First 2014 Red-winged Blackbirds to arrive Feels like just yesterday the first Red-winged Blackbirds had just arrived. I can still see them struggling to survive the last few frigid winter days as

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19Jun/14

The Eastern Cottontail Rabbit

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Eastern Cottontail Rabbit Just the other day I had a chance encounter with an Eastern Cottontail Rabbit. To my surprise it was large, easily twice the size of our Brush Cottontail Rabbits

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18Jun/14

I CAN SEE YOU – Damselfly

06/18/2014ENGLISH, Nature and Wildlife Photography"canadian wildlife photographer", "european wildlife photographer", "italian wildlife photographer", 105mm, america, becurious, canada, Damselfly, Discover, dragonfly, environment, European nature photographer, European photographer, eyes, fauna, Insects, kenko extension tubes, loveyourplanet, Macro Photography, media type, montreal, montreal nature park, montreal urban nature, National Geographic, Nature, nature and wildlife photography with steve troletti, Nature Photography, nikkor, nikkor lens, nikon, Nikon AF-S VR Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8G IF-ED, nikon d610, nikon sb-910 flash, Nikon TC-14E II 1.4x Teleconverter, Nikon TC-14E III 1.4x Teleconverter, North America, parc de la pointe aux prairies, Photo, photography, plants and vegetation, quebec, Quebec wildlife photographer, sb-910, south, stefano, stefano troletti, steve, steve troletti, symmetrical, symmetry, troletti, United States of America, Urban Nature, urban travels, usa, wilderness, wildlife, wildlife photography, wingsSteve Troletti

I CAN SEE YOU – Damselfly Here’s an image I was happy to get. You don’t always find a Damselfly ready to cooperate and pose for you. Cooperate is a big word, I was

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