Matthias Stone
@matthiasstone.com
Lover of birds, bikes, books, and building stuff.
Blue Jays are yesterday's news.
Today is about the Pileated Woodpecker.
Today is about the Pileated Woodpecker.
November 6, 2025 at 4:25 AM
Blue Jays are yesterday's news.
Today is about the Pileated Woodpecker.
Today is about the Pileated Woodpecker.
Successful portrait of a very black cat!
May 8, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Successful portrait of a very black cat!
Guess which side is the edge of the camera frame.
May 1, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Guess which side is the edge of the camera frame.
This sizable Pileated Woodpecker was hammering on a hollow log next to the trail. Loud, bright, hard to miss. I went a few steps away to watch strangers get excited spotting them.
April 21, 2025 at 11:11 PM
This sizable Pileated Woodpecker was hammering on a hollow log next to the trail. Loud, bright, hard to miss. I went a few steps away to watch strangers get excited spotting them.
Waxwings hit up the mountain ash berries today. An intimidating reminder that they outnumber me.
April 7, 2025 at 5:35 AM
Waxwings hit up the mountain ash berries today. An intimidating reminder that they outnumber me.
Sometimes you just get lucky.
This blue jay with its meal.
Me, with this picture of this blue jay with its meal.
You, reading this post about my picture of this blue jay with its meal.
This blue jay with its meal.
Me, with this picture of this blue jay with its meal.
You, reading this post about my picture of this blue jay with its meal.
February 25, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Sometimes you just get lucky.
This blue jay with its meal.
Me, with this picture of this blue jay with its meal.
You, reading this post about my picture of this blue jay with its meal.
This blue jay with its meal.
Me, with this picture of this blue jay with its meal.
You, reading this post about my picture of this blue jay with its meal.
There are many photos of tonight's wolf moon.
But this one is mine.
But this one is mine.
January 14, 2025 at 6:31 AM
There are many photos of tonight's wolf moon.
But this one is mine.
But this one is mine.
My mom's dog knows how to celebrate a holiday.
December 26, 2024 at 5:15 AM
My mom's dog knows how to celebrate a holiday.
I love the light at winter's minimum up north. Here the sun peaks at 13 degrees above the horizon so sunrise slowly eases into sunset.
This looks due south at 1230. Waking up before the sun is miserable, but the light all day can be ethereal.
This looks due south at 1230. Waking up before the sun is miserable, but the light all day can be ethereal.
December 25, 2024 at 5:35 AM
I love the light at winter's minimum up north. Here the sun peaks at 13 degrees above the horizon so sunrise slowly eases into sunset.
This looks due south at 1230. Waking up before the sun is miserable, but the light all day can be ethereal.
This looks due south at 1230. Waking up before the sun is miserable, but the light all day can be ethereal.
Because he knows how regal he looks.
December 15, 2024 at 5:27 AM
Because he knows how regal he looks.
Friend: Why are we stopping the car?
Me: 👇 (Calgary, 2022)
Me: 👇 (Calgary, 2022)
December 6, 2024 at 4:32 AM
Friend: Why are we stopping the car?
Me: 👇 (Calgary, 2022)
Me: 👇 (Calgary, 2022)
Hard work and patience led to this lucky shot.
By, "hard work and patience," I mean holding down the shutter button and terabyte sized storage cards.
By, "hard work and patience," I mean holding down the shutter button and terabyte sized storage cards.
November 30, 2024 at 5:42 AM
Hard work and patience led to this lucky shot.
By, "hard work and patience," I mean holding down the shutter button and terabyte sized storage cards.
By, "hard work and patience," I mean holding down the shutter button and terabyte sized storage cards.
I love flies when they're outside. Where they belong. Outside.
November 28, 2024 at 6:26 AM
I love flies when they're outside. Where they belong. Outside.
Hungry hungry heron.
November 27, 2024 at 6:09 AM
Hungry hungry heron.
Mt. Collie, my favourite mountain. a few years later I got to reach its summit.
November 22, 2024 at 8:24 AM
Mt. Collie, my favourite mountain. a few years later I got to reach its summit.
It's very hard for me to spend less than an hour in a butterfly conservatory. Only 1% of the photos turn out well, but if you take a few thousand each visit...
November 21, 2024 at 6:39 AM
It's very hard for me to spend less than an hour in a butterfly conservatory. Only 1% of the photos turn out well, but if you take a few thousand each visit...
Big birds are much easier to catch in flight as the autofocus has more subject to deal with.
November 20, 2024 at 8:33 AM
Big birds are much easier to catch in flight as the autofocus has more subject to deal with.
After forgetting ice axes at the top of the climb I had to hike up around the waterfall and was blessed by this moment - 2018
November 19, 2024 at 5:37 AM
After forgetting ice axes at the top of the climb I had to hike up around the waterfall and was blessed by this moment - 2018
Surprisingly easy shot as they hovered from spot to spot on the hunt.
November 15, 2024 at 7:31 AM
Surprisingly easy shot as they hovered from spot to spot on the hunt.
Last year I learned Road Runners can fly.
November 14, 2024 at 5:10 AM
Last year I learned Road Runners can fly.
I love photographing bees. They are so active and sometimes you can anticipate where they're going next.
November 13, 2024 at 3:54 AM
I love photographing bees. They are so active and sometimes you can anticipate where they're going next.
Mushrooms taken with a Nikon Z6 and 3d printed macro tube made at the local library.
November 12, 2024 at 2:52 AM
Mushrooms taken with a Nikon Z6 and 3d printed macro tube made at the local library.
Taken over two weeks of cat sitting, these portraits are the first I've taken of living beings where I had the result in mind.
This took 10 hours, because cats.
This took 10 hours, because cats.
November 11, 2024 at 5:34 AM
Taken over two weeks of cat sitting, these portraits are the first I've taken of living beings where I had the result in mind.
This took 10 hours, because cats.
This took 10 hours, because cats.
Got lucky last week on my regular walk.
Golden Crowned Kinglet.
Golden Crowned Kinglet.
November 10, 2024 at 7:44 AM
Got lucky last week on my regular walk.
Golden Crowned Kinglet.
Golden Crowned Kinglet.