A bald eagle flying dirctly toward the camera.
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While it's the national bird of the USA, we have lots of bald eagles in Canada too. This one is showing his mood... "Elbows Up..."
Photo taken in Dec 2025 at the Canadian Raptor Sanctuary.
#Birds #Wildlife #Canada #Raptor #Photography
Close up of an Eastern Screech Owl
#Connect2Nature - Eastern Screech Owl
Slowly getting back to editing photos from my catalog. It's letting me build up the drive and passion to get back to nature after months of chemo and fatigue.
This little Eastern Screech Owl photo is from a Dec 2025 visit to the Canadian Raptor Conservancy.
Fintan, the male lion at the Toronto Zoo who died yesterday due to complications after months of treatment.
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RIP Fintan, the most photogenic lion I have ever photographed. So sad to read the news yesterday about his passing.
My sympathies go out to the amazing staff at The Toronto Zoo and Fintan's army of fans. He will be missed.
#TorontoZoo #Nature #Lion
A bare tree on a wintery beach.
#Connect2Nature Winter has arrived here on the shore of Lake Ontario, Canada.
This is one of my favourite trees near where I live.
A Mallard Drake in winter plumage.
#Connect2Nature A handsome Mallard Drake wondering why so many people are getting excited about Blue Jays when his winter plumage is so striking.
Taken on the Hendrie Valley trails at the Royal Botanical Gardens in Burlington, Ontario.
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#Connect2Nature It's Autumn here in Ontario... the leaves are spectacular and their reflection provides a great background for this very common Mallard swimming amongst the reeds.
I go to this place to ground myself in what's important and to channel my energy into my healing journey.
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A mallard duck 'zooming' through the water.
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Even Mallards get the Zoomies. Taken on a lakeside walk this morning.
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Two Eastern Screech Owls on a stump, displaying the red and grey colouring.
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Always good to have a friend, even if their ear tufts poke you in the eye.
These Eastern Screech Owls showing off the two colour morphs. I'm getting so much mileage from my visit to the Canadian Raptor Conservancy last December.
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A Great Blue Heron against a dark background.
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There are several birds that have mastered the 'stare', but I think I would give top honours to the Great Blue Heron.
Photo from my archives, taken on a hike near Oakville, ON.
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A 3-Toed Sloth hanging on a branch in Costa Rica.
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After hiking the trails in Manuel Antonio park for the day, we came back to the hotel disappointed that while we saw amazing wildlife, the sloths were not visible...
Until we spotted this one back at the hotel.
#Nature #CostaRica #Photography
A Capuchin Monkey licking its hand after eating a banana.
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Capuchin monkeys are very common in Manuel Antonio Park in Costa Rica. This little one had just finished eating a banana, and was making sure not to miss anything.
Taken on a 2019 trip.
#Nature #Primates #CostaRica #Travel #Photography
Land Crab in Costa Rica.
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These colourful Land Crabs were abundant along the pathway through Manuel Antonio Park in Cost Rica. Most people were looking up for sloths and howler monkeys and missing the little gems on the ground.
Photo taken on a 2019 visit.
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Three little birds in Costa Rica.
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A photo from a 2019 trip to Cost Rica. My bird buddies can help identify them.
They remind me of Bob Marley's song. "Don't worry. About a thing. Cause every little thing gonna be alright."
That was my theme song at the start of the healing journey I am now on.
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Blue Jay sitting on a branch
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Blue Jay of happiness. No blue birds were available.
Got a new computer and am going back through some older shots making sure everything works.
Taken on my favourite trails of the Royal Botanical Gardens.
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Close up of a Great Hornd Owl.
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Vigilent. Always watching. Focussed.
The intensity in the eyes of this Great Horned Owl is fascinating.
Photo taken at the Canadian Raptor Conservancy last Dec.
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A skunk foraging in a backyard.
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Had a visitor while we sat out on the deck this morning. It was on the prowl for grubs. Reminds me of a T-shirt I saw years ago...
Eat a bug first thing in the morning, and your day will only get better from there!
Have an awsome Tuesday. Stay cool.
Excuse the quality... old phone.
The eye of a snowy owl.
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Another one of my 2nd pass edits of the shots I took at the Canadian Raptor Conservancy last Dec.
This male Snowy Owl's eyes were captivating.
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Close up of a bald eagle against a white background.
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Great therapy in my healing journey to revist some older shots that didn't make the cut at first.
I took this shot last December at the Canadian Raptor Conservancy. It was an overcast day, and the grey sky accentuates the beak and eyes.
#Nature #Raptors #Birds #Photography
A Harris Hawk with its translucent nictitating membrane closed.
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Glad to have captured this shot of a Harris Hawk with its tranluscent nictitating membrane (third eyelid) closed. Gives a bit of eeriness to the shot.
Taken at the Canadian Raptor Conservancy last December.
#Nature #Birds #Raptors #Photography
The lookout over Harbour, Hamilton, Ontario Good morning! Thank you so much for remarkable the outpouring of support for my previous post about my Leukemia diagnosis. In Juravinski Hospital for the next month or so for treatment. They let me take a short walk this morning before the testing starts up again. Sitting on a bench overlooking Hamilton Harbour and more importantly, the Royal Botanical Gardens area where I spend so much time on the trails. A great spot for prayer, meditation, and to soak up this quiet moment. I am at peace.
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Good morning! Thank you so much for remarkable the outpouring of support for my previous post about my Leukemia diagnosis.
In Juravinski Hospital for the next month or so for treatment. See the Alt text for full description.
I am at peace.
A close up portrait of an American Kestral.
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Fierce. Big Bird in a Little Body.
This may be a cute little bird, but it is a very competent hunter. I was able to meet her at Royal Canadian Falconry in Haliburton, Ontario last year.
#Nature #Birds #Photography
A Great Horned Owl on a branch.
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Some owls can look cute and dwerpy, but Great Horned Owls always look like they are in charge. They see everything.
This shot from my December visit to the Canadian Raptor Conservancy.
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A Red Tailed Hawk with its wings extended perched on a post.
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Revisiting some of the shots I took at the Canadian Raptor Conservancy last Dec. This Red Tailed Hawk showed off its magnificence.
This was part of the birds in flight session. I am still delighted with my experience there.
#Nature #Birds #Photography
A large dog pushed off his bed by a little Chihuahua.
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At a cottage with friends. Sam, the large dog was evicted from his bed by Mini, a very small dog with a big attitude.
A daisy with rain drops
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A little joy on a rainy hike in the woods of #Muskoka, Ontario
A mature female Orangutan in profile using a stick to fish out bugs.
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The best part of not being a commercial photographer is that you can post what you like without worrying about the critics.
This is one of my favourite shots of Puppe, the matriarch of the Orangutan troop at the Toronto Zoo. I love the textures in the shot.
#Wildlife #Nature
Portrait of a Western Lowland Gorilla.
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Me, when I look at the buffet table and try to figure out how much salad I need to avoid to still have room for dessert. Buffet eating is an exact science.
Photo of this endangered Western Lowland Gorilla taken at the Toronto Zoo.
#Nature #Endangered #Apes #Photography
Sumatran Tiger at the Toronto Zoo playing with a barrel.
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I rarely include man made objects in my photos, even when I take them at a zoo. In this case, the Sumatran Tiger at the Toronto Zoo was having a barrel of fun (pun intended).
Cats will be cats.
Now if we only had a big box.
#Nature #Wildlife #Photography
African Grey Necked Crowned Crane on a large driftwood log.
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This is Huckleberry. An African Grey-Necked Crowned Crane in residence at the Toronto Zoo.
He could always be counted on to strut his stuff for the camera, but now that he has a mate, I don't think we'll be seeing it as much.
#Nature #Birds #Photography
A Western Lowland Gorilla picking its nose.
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Take your kids to the zoo! It will be very educational they said...
This Western Lowland Gorilla practicing for its drivers test - the section on what you do when waiting at a light.
Photo taken at the Toronto Zoo
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