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These otters popped up from a hole in the ice just 20 feet from me at the Narrows in Prince Albert National Park in Saskatchewan Canada.
Had another sweet encounter with a Great Grey Owl at a friend's acreage today. We saw the owl fly past while hiking in their spruce woods, then when we got back to the yard, I was searching the treeline along the edge of the yard for the bird, only to realize it was in a small spruce not 30 feet from me!
The reds in this shot were visible to the naked eye. It has been a long time since I have seen such reds in auroras.
A great northern lights storm this evening. Some beautiful lights for any hour, but a brilliant burst that lasted maybe 10 minutes turned the snow green!
I should add that it was -30Ëš outside. But well worth the venture!
This is a wild fox, but someone visiting the park has disobeyed park rules and tried to tame it or feed it. This fox laid down in the snow not 5 feet from me. I had to back up a bit to get this shot!
I have seen it over the last two years at least. It readily comes to cars before you even see it.
Brazilian Jewel Tarantula. This amazingly colourful tarantula is not only a dwarf (getting no more than 1.5 inches in diagonal legspan), but it is also a tree spider AND a trapdoor spider.
This one is about half-size on my finger, and I had recently confirmed ti to be a female, making it worth about $1,000 at the time.
This Pine Marten is the first one I had opportunity to photograph. I have seen 5 or 6 of them bolt across the roads in Prince Albert National Park through the past 5 years, but this was the first one that let me photograph it afterwards. As I drove up to the location I had seen it bolt across the park road, I slowed down and saw it in the tree. And I got a wonderful series of shots from that encounter.
A morning drive to church was interrupted by this find along the side of the country highway.
I have seen many of these in Saskatchewan, but I was not expecting to see it in Wisconsin. This is apparently shaping up to be an irruption year where population booms in the northern have forced many father south for the winter. While this is great for photographers and birdwatchers, these birds tend to be stressed and often starve to death.
We were able to get shots of this bird without disturbing it, leaving it on its hay bale, where a friend passed by it a few hours later.
This little Eastern Screech Owl flew across the road in front of me at sunset, and I turned around to see him. He posed nicely for me.
Thing is, we are at the edge of their range, so this is a sweet meetup.
These otters popped up from a hole in the ice just 20 feet from me at the Narrows in Prince Albert National Park in Saskatchewan Canada.
Night two of viewing and photographing a Comet 2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS. This time, I found a lake nearby to try my hand at some reflection shots
While driving to Prince Albert National Park on Wednesday, I beheld a beautiful display of fog at dawn. Here are some of my favourite shots of this.
Had an awesome encounter with a Scarlet Tanager last week which afforded me the dream shots I have been hoping for for many yaars.
A morning drive to church was interrupted by this find along the side of the country highway.
I have seen many of these in Saskatchewan, but I was not expecting to see it in Wisconsin. This is apparently shaping up to be an irruption year where population booms in the northern have forced many father south for the winter. While this is great for photographers and birdwatchers, these birds tend to be stressed and often starve to death.
We were able to get shots of this bird without disturbing it, leaving it on its hay bale, where a friend passed by it a few hours later.
A nice morning out at Crex Meadows. Delighted to hear and see Sedge Wines and Golden-winged Warblers all around.
Had another sweet encounter with a Great Grey Owl at a friend's acreage today. We saw the owl fly past while hiking in their spruce woods, then when we got back to the yard, I was searching the treeline along the edge of the yard for the bird, only to realize it was in a small spruce not 30 feet from me!
An unbelievable lightning storm last night passed us by to the North. This is an 8-second exposure. To watch it in real time was just amazing. Constant flickering with bolts coming out of the clouds with a speed that seemed like a time-lapse.
Here is the video I took with my phone.
I came across this photo today, reminding me of the morning I took it. At the time, I was driving my very beloved German Shepherd to the vets for a surgery to remove what would later be identified as a malignant tumor. Thankfully, she survive the surgery well and is still with us a year later. But this fiery sunrise was such an attention grabber and filled me with peace as if a hug of reassurance from God.
A few photos I did not upload from the May 10/11 storm. That was an incredible storm. The yellow/orange colors in these corona shots are not a result of any photoshopping. My typical workflow does involve some contrast and highlight/shadow adjustments, but I rarely even saturate the colors. If anything, I will lower the saturation at times when the contrast adjustments oversaturate it.
All that to say, these colors are real.
From what I have read, oranges and yellows are the results of overlaps of the typical greens and pinks. Still, these yellows are intense.