Doug
@landandwater.ca
Photographer, bad birder, paddler, mountain biker. Halifax, Nova Scotia.
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http://www.landandwater.ca
#birdoftheday theme is #walking, and so here is an #ostrich that cannot fly at all. Very fast runners though, but often walk too. He is about to walk. #bird #birds #natabotswana #botswana #birdsofafrica #africanbirds #birdphotography #goldenhour #sonyalpha #africansafari #wildlifephoto #naturephoto
January 23, 2026 at 12:31 PM
#birdoftheday theme is #walking, and so here is an #ostrich that cannot fly at all. Very fast runners though, but often walk too. He is about to walk. #bird #birds #natabotswana #botswana #birdsofafrica #africanbirds #birdphotography #goldenhour #sonyalpha #africansafari #wildlifephoto #naturephoto
It's #feedingtime for the #birdoftheday. Here are two of Africa's ugly. #MaribouStork and a #white-backedVulture in #botswana having a feast. #bird #birds #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #okavangodelta #africansafari #wildlifesafari #arfricanwildlife #stork #vulture
January 20, 2026 at 10:54 AM
It's #feedingtime for the #birdoftheday. Here are two of Africa's ugly. #MaribouStork and a #white-backedVulture in #botswana having a feast. #bird #birds #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #okavangodelta #africansafari #wildlifesafari #arfricanwildlife #stork #vulture
January 19, 2026 at 11:27 AM
I'll go with the alternate #birdoftheday theme of #birdsyoulove. Nesting #pipingPlover. Very long lens. Endangered. I once did surveys on them and setup remote surveillance systems for their nest activity in Keji. #bird #birds #wildlifephotography #birdphotography #sonyalpha #a7rv
January 19, 2026 at 9:12 AM
I'll go with the alternate #birdoftheday theme of #birdsyoulove. Nesting #pipingPlover. Very long lens. Endangered. I once did surveys on them and setup remote surveillance systems for their nest activity in Keji. #bird #birds #wildlifephotography #birdphotography #sonyalpha #a7rv
Got out for a short paddle in the big canoe CKNS owns! #halifax #novascotia #paddling #winterpaddling #bigcanoe #canoekayaknovascotia #canoe
January 18, 2026 at 10:25 PM
Got out for a short paddle in the big canoe CKNS owns! #halifax #novascotia #paddling #winterpaddling #bigcanoe #canoekayaknovascotia #canoe
For today's #birdoftheday theme of #twoofakind, I present these two #ArcticTerns in a colony on Country Island off #NovaScotia Eastern Shore. #bird #birds #birdphotography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #terncolony
January 18, 2026 at 10:33 AM
For today's #birdoftheday theme of #twoofakind, I present these two #ArcticTerns in a colony on Country Island off #NovaScotia Eastern Shore. #bird #birds #birdphotography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #terncolony
For the #birdoftheday theme of #raptor I present this #peregrineFalcon in #Dartmouth #NovaScotia. #bird #birds #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #naturephotography flic.kr/p/2rPXN82 #flickr #sonyalpha
January 15, 2026 at 10:39 AM
For the #birdoftheday theme of #raptor I present this #peregrineFalcon in #Dartmouth #NovaScotia. #bird #birds #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #naturephotography flic.kr/p/2rPXN82 #flickr #sonyalpha
Not a bird photo, but it does kind of look like Simon has wings! Indian Falls near New Germany, #NovaScotia on the North Branch #LahaveRiver. It's winter here, and that means water levels are up, and #whitewater is on.
#whitewaterkayaking #kayak #kayaking #paddling #sports #watersports #wintersports
#whitewaterkayaking #kayak #kayaking #paddling #sports #watersports #wintersports
January 14, 2026 at 2:22 PM
Not a bird photo, but it does kind of look like Simon has wings! Indian Falls near New Germany, #NovaScotia on the North Branch #LahaveRiver. It's winter here, and that means water levels are up, and #whitewater is on.
#whitewaterkayaking #kayak #kayaking #paddling #sports #watersports #wintersports
#whitewaterkayaking #kayak #kayaking #paddling #sports #watersports #wintersports
Today's #birdoftheday theme is #longbeaks so here is the #AfricanHoopoe. A strange little bird I saw while doing a #Safari in the #OkavangoDelta in #Botswana. Trip of a lifetime for sure! #bird #birds #birdphotography #safaribirding #wildlifephotography flic.kr/p/2qAMh3S #flickr #naturephotography
January 14, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Today's #birdoftheday theme is #longbeaks so here is the #AfricanHoopoe. A strange little bird I saw while doing a #Safari in the #OkavangoDelta in #Botswana. Trip of a lifetime for sure! #bird #birds #birdphotography #safaribirding #wildlifephotography flic.kr/p/2qAMh3S #flickr #naturephotography
My #birdoftheday post for #feathers&form is this #Cormorant on a pipe. never did get an ID on it. Maybe somebody can help? #WelvisBay, #Namibia December, 2024. #bird #birds #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #naturephototgraphy #sonyalpha #sigmalens Look at that feather texture!
January 9, 2026 at 11:44 AM
My #birdoftheday post for #feathers&form is this #Cormorant on a pipe. never did get an ID on it. Maybe somebody can help? #WelvisBay, #Namibia December, 2024. #bird #birds #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #naturephototgraphy #sonyalpha #sigmalens Look at that feather texture!
The announced #birdoftheday theme is #shortbeaks for today. A #SemipalmatedPlover runs on a beach near Dartmouth, #NovaScotia.
#bird #birds #wildlifephotography #birdphotography #naturephototgraphy #novascotiabirding #birdsofnovascotia #plover #shorebird #shorebirds
#bird #birds #wildlifephotography #birdphotography #naturephototgraphy #novascotiabirding #birdsofnovascotia #plover #shorebird #shorebirds
January 8, 2026 at 10:10 AM
The announced #birdoftheday theme is #shortbeaks for today. A #SemipalmatedPlover runs on a beach near Dartmouth, #NovaScotia.
#bird #birds #wildlifephotography #birdphotography #naturephototgraphy #novascotiabirding #birdsofnovascotia #plover #shorebird #shorebirds
#bird #birds #wildlifephotography #birdphotography #naturephototgraphy #novascotiabirding #birdsofnovascotia #plover #shorebird #shorebirds
#birdoftheday for #foodfinds are all from Country Island, Nova Scotia in 2014. #blackGuillemot, #arcticTern, and #commonTern. Birds like to eat and feed chicks. #bird #birds #birdphotography #naturephototgraphy #wildlifephototgraphy #novascotiabirds Shot from a blind.
January 7, 2026 at 11:39 AM
#birdoftheday for #foodfinds are all from Country Island, Nova Scotia in 2014. #blackGuillemot, #arcticTern, and #commonTern. Birds like to eat and feed chicks. #bird #birds #birdphotography #naturephototgraphy #wildlifephototgraphy #novascotiabirds Shot from a blind.
A short write-up of my first #SnowyOwl sighting on the old website.
The Snowy Owl
A sighting of my first Snowy Owl, and elusive bird trying to deceive me for ages.
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January 6, 2026 at 7:11 PM
A short write-up of my first #SnowyOwl sighting on the old website.
For my #birdoftheday of theme #specklesandspots I present this Helmeted Guinea Fowl in #Namibia near #Etosha National Park. #bird #birds #birdphotography #etoshanationalpark #naturephotography #wildlfiephotography
January 5, 2026 at 4:29 PM
For my #birdoftheday of theme #specklesandspots I present this Helmeted Guinea Fowl in #Namibia near #Etosha National Park. #bird #birds #birdphotography #etoshanationalpark #naturephotography #wildlfiephotography
Luckily today's #birdoftheday is #snowy because today I saw my first Snowy Owl! Though no snow in the photo. #bird #birds #birding #novascotiabirding #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #snowyowl #owl Boring photo, exciting subject! @alan678.bsky.social @robcrank68.bsky.social
January 4, 2026 at 4:52 PM
Luckily today's #birdoftheday is #snowy because today I saw my first Snowy Owl! Though no snow in the photo. #bird #birds #birding #novascotiabirding #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #snowyowl #owl Boring photo, exciting subject! @alan678.bsky.social @robcrank68.bsky.social
For today's #birdoftheday theme, #caughtinmotion, is a #bird I actually shot today in #EasternPassage, #NovaScotia is this #PeregrineFalcon! #birds #birdphotography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #flickr Not in flight: flic.kr/p/2rPXN82. I was looking for a Snowy Owl, but didn't see it.
January 3, 2026 at 9:13 PM
For today's #birdoftheday theme, #caughtinmotion, is a #bird I actually shot today in #EasternPassage, #NovaScotia is this #PeregrineFalcon! #birds #birdphotography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #flickr Not in flight: flic.kr/p/2rPXN82. I was looking for a Snowy Owl, but didn't see it.
For my #birdoftheday theme of #b&W from @robcrank68.bsky.social and @alan678.bsky.social, I don't present a black and white photo, but a #PiedKingfisher instead. Shot in December 2024 in the #OkavangoDelta in #Botswana. #bird #birds #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #naturephotography
January 1, 2026 at 11:50 AM
For my #birdoftheday theme of #b&W from @robcrank68.bsky.social and @alan678.bsky.social, I don't present a black and white photo, but a #PiedKingfisher instead. Shot in December 2024 in the #OkavangoDelta in #Botswana. #bird #birds #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #naturephotography
#birdoftheday theme is #branchedout. Here is a #MagnoliaWarbler from my days on #CountryIsland in #NovaScotia.
#bird #warbler #yellowbird #birds #birdphotography #birding #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #birdonabranch
#bird #warbler #yellowbird #birds #birdphotography #birding #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #birdonabranch
December 30, 2025 at 12:25 PM
#birdoftheday theme is #branchedout. Here is a #MagnoliaWarbler from my days on #CountryIsland in #NovaScotia.
#bird #warbler #yellowbird #birds #birdphotography #birding #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #birdonabranch
#bird #warbler #yellowbird #birds #birdphotography #birding #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #birdonabranch
The #birdoftheday theme is #birdbutts, then here are two butts of Roseate Terns. Country Island, Nova Scotia. The summer I lived there doing bird stuff for Environment Canada. #bird #birds #birdphotography #endangeredanimals #birdsofnovascotia #wildlifephotography #naturephotography
December 29, 2025 at 1:41 PM
The #birdoftheday theme is #birdbutts, then here are two butts of Roseate Terns. Country Island, Nova Scotia. The summer I lived there doing bird stuff for Environment Canada. #bird #birds #birdphotography #endangeredanimals #birdsofnovascotia #wildlifephotography #naturephotography
Three Buffleheads coming in for a landing! #bird #birds #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #novascotia #novascotiabirding #birding #birdsofnovascotia #rainbowhavenbeach
December 28, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Three Buffleheads coming in for a landing! #bird #birds #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #novascotia #novascotiabirding #birding #birdsofnovascotia #rainbowhavenbeach
Lots of birds today in the freezing water at Rainbow Haven. Here is a Red-breasted Merganser looking a bit chaotic after a swim. #bird #birds #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #novascotia #novascotiabirding #birding #birdsofnovascotia #rainbowhavenbeach
December 28, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Lots of birds today in the freezing water at Rainbow Haven. Here is a Red-breasted Merganser looking a bit chaotic after a swim. #bird #birds #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #naturephotography #novascotia #novascotiabirding #birding #birdsofnovascotia #rainbowhavenbeach
For the #birdoftheday theme of #outstreched from @robcrank68.bsky.social I post this #andeanflamingo from a high altitude oasis in the #Andes #Atacama desert. #birdphotography #naturephotography #bird #birds 4800m high. Lacking oxygen.
December 27, 2025 at 2:14 PM
For the #birdoftheday theme of #outstreched from @robcrank68.bsky.social I post this #andeanflamingo from a high altitude oasis in the #Andes #Atacama desert. #birdphotography #naturephotography #bird #birds 4800m high. Lacking oxygen.
For #birdoftheday theme of #contrast, I present this Golden-Browed Chlorophonia in Costa Rica. Probably camouflaged in it's environment, but not in this photo! #birds #bird #wildlifephotography #birdphotography #naturephotography #costarica
December 24, 2025 at 1:15 PM
For #birdoftheday theme of #contrast, I present this Golden-Browed Chlorophonia in Costa Rica. Probably camouflaged in it's environment, but not in this photo! #birds #bird #wildlifephotography #birdphotography #naturephotography #costarica
For #birdoftheday, #sideprofiles, I choose this #greaterYellowlegs in #novaScotia from this past Spring. This fella is also relieving himself for the camera. Please enjoy the show. #birdphotography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #birds #bird
December 23, 2025 at 10:46 AM
For #birdoftheday, #sideprofiles, I choose this #greaterYellowlegs in #novaScotia from this past Spring. This fella is also relieving himself for the camera. Please enjoy the show. #birdphotography #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #birds #bird