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Rusty Blackbird, Red-eyed Vireo and Others

September 30, 2023 - I photographed the Rusty Blackbird at Sandy Cove's Beach. At first blush it looked like a Cowbird but the white eye chan...
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Supermoon Rise and Sunset in Smoke

September 30, 2023 - I had hoped to photograph Saturn and the Harvest Supermoon but alas stars were not visible through the smoke of the nort...
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Yellow-rumped Warbler and Friends

September 29, 2023 - I encountered Yellow-rumped Warblers (25+) and other species at Duncan's Cove and at Sandy Cove's Beach area (25+). The...
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Eastern Bluebird and Eastern Phoebe

September 25, 2023 - I photographed the Eastern Bluebird and Eastern Phoebe from a long distance so the images are severely cropped. Both of...
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Eclectic Mix of Recent Photographs

September 23, 2023 - I'd hoped to photograph three cruise ships departing at my favourite look-off at Chebucto Head but alas the clouds and d...
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White-breasted Nuthatch

September 19, 2023 - The White-breasted Nuthatch forages for goodies under the bark of trees by going down the tree, ostensibly to find stuff...
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Monarch Butterfly and Meadowhawk Dragonfly

September 19, 2023 - I'm not your "go to" guy for dragonfly identification. Indeed even the experts have to net them for closer inspection, a...
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Shoreline Tour after Post Tropical Storm Lee

September 19, 2023 - After Post Tropical Storm Lee passed I took a tour of the coastline from Tantallon to Peggy's Cove thence to Sambro Harb...
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Common Eider, First Summer Male

September 16, 2023 - This first summer Common Eider male duck had me befuddled for a time primarily due to the yellow on the bill. I wrestled...
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Canadian Navy Fleet Week 2023

September 12, 2023 - Halifax International Fleet Week Sep 07 2023 - Sep 10 2023 Visit Website https://www.hfxfleetweek.ca/ About the Eve...
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Yellow-bellied Flycatcher and Least Flycatcher

September 06, 2023 - Laura and I toured the Noel shore and stopped at Anthony Provincial Park for a picnic and while Laura picked the last re...
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Yellow Lady's Tresses Orchid

September 06, 2023 - The Yellow Lady's Tresses Orchid is our latest orchid and flowers up to and sometimes past the first hard frost. The nam...
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Surf and Shorebirds at Martinique Beach

September 06, 2023 - The waves at Martinique Beach can be enormous. The conditions depicted here and in my videos are not safe for surfing or...
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Videos of Shorebirds and Surf at Martinique Beach

September 06, 2023 - I'm new at video so my work will be a little rough for a time. These videos are from my recent visit to Martinique Beach...
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Common Merganser

September 06, 2023 - The Common Merganser is the hardest of our three merganser species to photograph. They tend to be very vary of humans pr...
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Surf and Sunset at Peggy's Cove

September 05, 2023 - Peggy's Cove is a great location for astrophotography, capturing the angry sea and sunsets, often on the same late day o...
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Super Blue Moon August 31, 2023

September 02, 2023 - The Super Blue Moon occurred on August 30 and August 31. It was slightly larger and more brightly illuminated on August...
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