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Red Rock Falls

August 31, 2021 - On our evening walk at Chignecto Provincial Park we walked pass the red rocks. Normally the flow of water here is but a...

August 31, 2021 - The stunning Blackburnian Warbler and Northern Parula are a joy to meet and photograph. The Northern Parula is so tame I...

August 31, 2021 - The Cedar Waxwing was gathering nesting material. They are late nesters like the Goldfinch. It was a cooperative bird bu...

August 27, 2021 - These photographs are an eclectic mix of recent experiences as I visited a few of my local haunts. The lack of shorebird...

August 25, 2021 - I took a stroll in the woodlands this morning in an attempt to catch up on all the birds I've missed with Covid and my e...

August 24, 2021 - The full moon, plus a few hours, is rising over Cape d'Or as seen from the beach halfway to Cape Chignecto. These photog...

August 24, 2021 - I struggled with these Osprey photographs. Although the images are cropped they are still shot at 1200mm ISO 6400. I nee...

August 24, 2021 - Eastern Bluebird

August 24, 2021 - Eastern Bluebird

August 24, 2021 - I was fortunate to be able to watch a pair of Eastern Bluebirds raise their family at Chignecto Provincial Park. I neve...

August 19, 2021 - Woodland and forest edge birds tend to mix when photographing from road sides. These photos were taken with my hiking ca...

August 14, 2021 - The Common Yellowthroat arrives early in Nova Scotia and leaves late. It is wide spread, abundant and vocal during its s...

August 14, 2021 - The Swainson's Thrush is the predominant thrush species in Cape Chignecto Provincial Park. There were abundant Hermit Th...

August 14, 2021 - The American Redstart is a stunning bird and quite successful with the population increasing province wide probably due...

August 14, 2021 - While my desktop computer was in storage I was compelled to use my laptop computer which simply does not have the horsep...