#Canadawildlife
February 4, 2026 at 10:24 PM
The squirrels have finally made it up our feeder. I’m honestly impressed. We have moved the feeder, put Vaseline on the pole so the slide down and now they are launching themselves from the tree and fence to get on. I think we just need to say they have won. #Canadawildlife #squirrels
December 6, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Family meeting at the pond:
“Stay close.”
“Yes, Mom.”
“And remember — no splashing near the photographer.”
Taken at Hespeler Mill Pond this fall.
#HespelerMillPond #CambridgeOntario #TrumpeterSwan #BirdPhotography #WildlifePhotography #NatureLovers #NaturePhotography #CanadaWildlife #SonyAlpha
November 13, 2025 at 7:48 PM
October 30, 2025 at 2:34 PM
First catch of the day! This little grizzly cub is learning the art of fishing—one splash at a time. #GrizzlyBear
#WildlifePhotography #NatureMoments #BearCub #CanadaWildlife #AnimalKingdom
October 26, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Can you see Grizzly Bears and Orcas in the same day? Find out in my latest blog: vitrealis.blogspot.com/2025/10/griz...
#naturewriting #canadawildlife #orcas
Grizzly Bears, Orcas and more - in a Day?
Grizzly Bears (above) and Orcas (aka Killer Whales), the two wildlife stars of Canada's Pacific Northwest, were top of my 'must see' list ...
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October 18, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Bird on a wire in the Big Creek Marsh, Long Point.
White Crowned Sparrow (immature and thus no white crown 😊).
#bird #birds #birdphotography #nikonphotography #canadawildlife
October 17, 2025 at 5:59 PM
A Great Blue Heron filling the frame; Big Creek Marsh, Long Point.
#bird #birds #birdphotography #nikonphotography #canadawildlife
October 17, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Last two photos from my encounter with the hawk last week. What a magical moment with an amazing bird.
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#RedTailedHawk #Hawk #BirdsofPrey
#BirdPhotography #WildlifePhotography #Ontario #Kitchener #CanadaWildlife #CanadianNature #SonyAlpha #A6700 #GRIPSKW #HuronNaturalArea
October 5, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Sure, we’ve all heard of solar and lunar eclipses… but have you ever seen a hawk eclipse?
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#RedTailedHawk #Hawk #BirdsofPrey
#BirdPhotography #WildlifePhotography #Ontario #Kitchener #CanadaWildlife #CanadianNature #SonyAlpha #A6700 #GRIPSKW #HuronNaturalArea
October 3, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Another shot of the Hawk. Now he has turned to look at something to my left... Right where my dog is...
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#RedTailedHawk #Hawk #BirdsofPrey
#BirdPhotography #WildlifePhotography #Ontario #Kitchener #CanadaWildlife #CanadianNature #SonyAlpha #A6700 #GRIPSKW #HuronNaturalArea
October 2, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Remember the backlit hawk I shared yesterday? Here it is again, sunlit and sharp. You can feel the intensity in its stare.
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#RedTailedHawk #Hawk #BirdsofPrey
#BirdPhotography #WildlifePhotography #Ontario #Kitchener #CanadaWildlife #CanadianNature #SonyAlpha #A6700 #GRIPSKW #HuronNaturalArea
October 1, 2025 at 2:52 PM
September 30, 2025 at 2:02 PM
“If you’ve noticed a lot of egrets on here recently… you’re not wrong. They’ve taken over the Grand River, and my camera can’t resist. This one really showed off it's white feathers.
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#egret #GreatEgret #BirdPhotography #WildlifePhotography #Kitchener #CanadaWildlife #SonyAlpha #A6700 #GRIPSKW
September 24, 2025 at 7:18 PM
A Great Egret in full hunting mode along the Grand River in Kitchener. The patience and precision of these birds always amaze me.
#egret #GreatEgret #BirdPhotography #WildlifePhotography #Ontario #Kitchener #CanadaWildlife #SonyAlpha #A6700 #GRIPSKW
September 22, 2025 at 4:27 PM
"Merlin, who knew the range of all their arts, had built the king his havens."
- Alfred, Lord Tennyson
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#merlin #raptor #BirdPhotography #WildlifePhotography #Ontario #Kitchener #CanadaWildlife #SonyAlpha #A6700 #GRIPSKW #HuronNaturalArea
September 19, 2025 at 2:20 PM
A pair of Great Egret moments from the Grand River, enjoying the calm shallows as the morning light spilled across the water.
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#egret #GreatEgret #BirdPhotography #WildlifePhotography #Ontario #Kitchener #CanadaWildlife #SonyAlpha #A6700 #GRIPSKW
September 15, 2025 at 5:24 PM
At sunrise, the Grand River welcomed this Egret’s graceful landing ... wings glowing in the first light of day.
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#egret #GreatEgret #BirdPhotography #WildlifePhotography #Ontario #Kitchener #CanadaWildlife #SonyAlpha #A6700 #GRIPSKW
September 14, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Egret trying to remember if this is downward swan or twisted flaming

#egret #BirdPhotography #WildlifePhotography #Ontario #Kitchener #CanadaWildlife #SonyAlpha #A6700 #GRIPSKW
September 14, 2025 at 1:16 AM
Wading, watching, waiting... the life of a Greater Yellowlegs on the Grand River.

#yellowlegs
#BirdPhotography #WildlifePhotography #Ontario #Kitchener #CanadaWildlife #SonyAlpha #A6700 #GRIPSKW
September 12, 2025 at 6:32 PM
This Northern Cardinal posed perfectly against the bare branches of Huron Natural Area.
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#Cardinal #northerncardinal
#BirdPhotography #WildlifePhotography #Ontario #Kitchener #CanadaWildlife #SonyAlpha #A6700 #GRIPSKW #HuronNaturalArea
September 12, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Did you know? The Great Egret was once hunted nearly to extinction for its feathers, but conservation brought them back. This fall I have seen dozens down by the Grand River in Kitchener.
#greategret #BirdPhotography #WildlifePhotography #Kitchener #CanadaWildlife #SonyAlpha #A6700 #GRIPSKW
September 10, 2025 at 4:52 PM