Chanting Goshawks
Above we see a Dark-chanting Goshawk (Melierax Metabates) photographed whilst in Tanzania a couple of years back. This is one of two ‘chanting’ goshawks found in the region - the…
A Bit of Winter Colour
Here’s a colourful ‘winter’ shot to kick off the New Year which features a berry often found across Canada, but one that I’d never been able to identify, until recently…
There Goes 2025!
Wow - where did 2025 go? Photographically I’ve been very lucky and my backlog of work is immense, but adding to the work pile this year are shots from the…
Fishing for Scraps
It’s always great to end the year with a good spirit - spirit bear that is! And like the spirit bear seen here, you could say that to get this…
A Couple of Robins
Here we see a couple of robins (the bat is here!) but they look completely different and even belong to two different genera of bird. First up we have the…
River Otter Portrait
Here’s another shot I edited recently of the young otter I featured here a couple of years back. River otters are certainly playful little characters and I enjoy watching them…
A Real Treat
Here was a little surprise from my visit to the Khutzeymateen Grizzly Bear Sanctuary back in June. This little cub of the year (coy) popped his head up from amongst…
Been Out Fishing
I’ve said it many times before, I just love watching eagles, especially when they’re active and out fishing. I came across this eagle in an area I’ve visited several times…
Blue Eyed Baby
I was walking through a park in British Columbia when I heard quite a ruckus going on in some nearby trees. I went over to have a look and in…
Asian Hornet
Here’s a guy with a face (below) only a mother (or queen!) could love - the Asian Hornet(Vespa velutina), also known as the Yellow-legged Hornet. Throughout many parts of the…
Reacher Watching
Here we see a large male grizzly bear watching us very closely after hesitantly emerging from the forest to follow an in season female that we know very well -…
A Trio of Barbets
Across the globe there are over 80 species of ‘barbet’ who are said to inherit their name from the strong barb like hairs or bristles at the base of their…
Posing For A Photograph?
Way back in 2012 I published a post telling the story behind a great encounter with a fishing wolf and in that recount I mentioned how the wolf sat and…
Capelin
Capelin (or caplin) (Mallotus villosus) is a small, only around 20cm nose to tail, silvery forage fish of northern hemisphere waters that is a particular seasonal favourite food source and…
Jelly Ear
This year’s ‘Fall Fungi’ is a shot I took back in the UK at the start of the year and is affectionately called ‘Jelly Ear’ (Auricularia auricula-judae). Whilst its name…