Thanks! 😂

Head-on image of a small yellow Pine Warbler sitting on a tree branch and looking decidedly grumpy.

Mr Grumpy has a wee bit of attitude!
#Nikon #Birds #PineWarbler #Nature #Wildlife #Art #Manitoulin

Lovely!

Photograph of a solitary purple crocus emerging from the dead brown grass of spring.

Hope.
After a protracted winter, and pseudo-spring, we need more of this. #Nikon #Spring #Flowers #Manitoulin #Crocus

Close up photograph of a clump of dead grass completely encased in ice with a dramatic sunrise in the background.

A parting look at the winter that was...
#Nikon #Art #Ice #Sunrise #Winter #Manitoulin #Nature

Photo of a sharp-tailed Grouse. It is sitting in a patch of dead grass with snow around. The photo was shot in a heavy rain.

About the only time you can sneak up on these flighty birds is in the pouring rain. A very wet and unhappy Sharp-tailed Grouse. I can relate little bird!!! #Nikon #Birds #Nature #Wildlife #Manitoulin #SharptailedGrouse

Close up photo of an American Woodcock resting in dried grass and showing off their incredible camouflage.

The spring migration is ramping up. Old friends are coming home. American Woodcock (Scolopax minor), truly one of the hardest birds to catch on camera. #Nikon #Birds #Wildlife #Manitoulin #Nature #Wildlife #MigratoryBirds

Thank you!

Image of ice covered branches with the sun setting behind them.

Sunset on ice... and I hope it's the last time this year. 🤣
#Nikon #Manitoulin #Ice #Art #Sunset #Nature

Thank you!

Photo of the setting sun forming a huge sun star as it comes through ice covered branches.

I don't incorporate sun stars into too many of my images... I find that over-use can make them feel a little cheesy or clichéd. But, every now and then, one just screams for my attention. #Nikon #Nature #Art #Ice #Sunstars #Manitoulin

Thank you!

Close-up, and ground level, photograph of a clump of ice covered grass. There is dramatic warm lighting coming through the icy grass from the rising sun.

Dawn, in the Ice Age.
#Nikon #Manitoulin #Ice #Art #Photography #Nature #Dawn #Sunrise #GoldenHour

Thank you!

Photograph of ice covered trees. A bald Eagle is sitting on an ice covered branch surveying the scene.

Regent over a kingdom of ice.
#Nikon #Manitoulin #Wildlife #Nature #Art #Birds #BaldEagles #BirdsOfPrey #Ice #WildlifePhotography

Photograph of trees coated in ice after a storm. The scene is overlooked by dark cloudy skies with one portal of blue.

Aftermath. I do love our annual northern ice storms.
#Nikon #Ice #Landscapes #Nature #Manitoulin #Art #Storms #Skies

Photograph of ice encased grass stem with the sunrise shining through from behind. There is one tiny bead of ice hanging from the grass and the sunrise can be seen refracted through it.

Sunrise after the ice storm...
#Nikon #Ice #Art #MotherNature #Manitoulin #Nature #Sunrise

Photograph of a Bald Eagle flying through some brush. The background is snowy hay fields.

World Wildlife Day
#Nikon #Birds #BirdsOfPrey #BIF #Eagles #BaldEagles #Wildlife #Nature #Manitoulin #WorldWildlifeDay

Image of water droplets on pink miniature roses against a dark background.

While we're waiting for spring...
#Nikon #Flowers #Roses #Houseplants #Art

Photograph of a juvenile Bald Eagle sitting on a sandy beach with waves rolling in behind it.

Missing the beach....
#Nikon #Nature #Wildlife #Birds #Eagles #BaldEagles #BirdsOfPrey #Manitoulin #WildlifePhotography

Photograph of a bright red male Northern Cardinal sitting on a try branch in a snow storm.

Not exactly the winter blues... #Nikon #Birds #Cardinals #Photography #NorthernCardinal #Wildlife #Nature #Manitoulin #Winter #Art

Photograph of a pasture with a split rail fence through it, and a forest as the background. Everything is coated in ice from a recent ice storm.

The beautiful aftermath of our ice storm.
#Nikon #Ice #Art #Nature #Landscapes #Photography #Manitoulin

Thank you Bob. I appreciate the kind comment!

Photo of a House Wren sitting on a branch. Its back is to the camera but it is looking back at the photographer.

These wee House Wrens truly are the chihuahuas of the bird world. (Nothing like a stormy winter's day to work on the thousands of leftover summer images. 🤣)
#Nikon #Birds #Wrens #HouseWren #Wildlife #Nature #Manitoulin

Image of Maximilian sunflowers. The flowers are brightly lit by sun and superimposed on a dark moody background.

Remember the feeling of the sun on your face? I love the way photography allows us to immortalize these wee moments in time.
#Nikon #Flowers #Art #Sunflowers #MaximilianSunflower #Nature #Manitoulin #Wildflowers #NativePlants

Image of a fritillary butterfly (and an out of focus bumble bee in the background) on a cluster of New England Asters.

It feels like summer was several years ago...
#Nikon #Nature #Flowers #Asters #NativeFlowers #Butterflies #Pollinators #Art #Fritillary

Winter image of a fast flowing stream cascading over rocks and surrounded by snow and ice.

I tend to not go with black and white for many of my images... but sometimes Ma Nature insists. #Nikon #Nature #Winter #Water #Art #Manitoulin #Landscapes

Slow shutter speed photograph of waves rolling in to shore and smashing on rocks. It is cold enough that the water splashes are freezing on the background rocks.

Elements
#Nikon #Ice #Water #Winter #Nature #Art #Landscape #Manitoulin

Photograph taken while standing in a shallow river. In the foreground water is rushing around snow and ice covered boulders. In the background is Manitoulin Island's semi-frozen iconic Bridal Veil waterfalls.

So I might have got a bit of a soaker taking this shot.🥶🤣
#Nikon #Landscape #Waterfalls #Manitoulin #BridalVeilFalls #Nature #Winter #IGotASoaker

Thank you!