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  1. Greg Shchepanek

    Others History: A Tale of Two Settlements

    Two found objects from the shores of the St. Lawrence River where a town once was but is now flooded. An old Militia button and a Native American decorative tobacco pipe. Canon EOS M100 • EF-M28mm f/3.5 MACRO IS STM • ƒ/4.0 28.0 mm 1/60 1000 Flash (off, did not fire)
  2. Greg Shchepanek

    Others History: Antique Militia Button

    An antique button was found on the beach where a flooded town now exists at Old Aultsville, St. Lawrence, Ontario, Canada. Canon EOS M100 • EF-M28mm f/3.5 MACRO IS STM • ƒ/4.0 28.0 mm 1/60 1600 Flash (off, did not fire)
  3. Greg Shchepanek

    Your opinion? Head on: Ghost Tiger Beetle

    Ghost Tiger Beetle (Ellipsoptera lepida) Larose Forest, Limoges, Ontario, Canada. Conservation Status: imperiled (N2N3) in Canada (NatureServe). Canon EOS M100 • EF-M28mm f/3.5 MACRO IS STM • ƒ/9.0 28.0 mm 1/400 100 Flash (off, did not fire)
  4. Greg Shchepanek

    Late Season: Monarch Butterfly

    Monarch Butterfly (Danaus plexippus) at rest by the marsh at Cooper Marsh Conservation Area, Lancaster, Ontario, Canada. Conservation Status: imperiled (S2N,S4B) in Ontario, CA (NatureServe). Canon EOS M100 • EF-M28mm f/3.5 MACRO IS STM • ƒ/6.3 28.0 mm 1/200 100 Flash (off, did not fire)
  5. Greg Shchepanek

    Eating: Eastern Sand Tiger Beetle

    Inland sand dunes the Eastern Sand Tiger Beetle (Cicindela formosa ssp. generosa) is eating an ant at the Pinhey Sand Dune Complex, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Canon EOS M100 • EF-M28mm f/3.5 MACRO IS STM • ƒ/4.0 28.0 mm 1/1600 100 Flash (off, did not fire)
  6. Greg Shchepanek

    Making Love: Eastern Sand Tiger Beetles

    Eastern Sand Tiger Beetles (Cicindela formosa ssp. generosa) are at play throughout the Pinhey Sand Dune Complex, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Canon EOS M100 • EF-M28mm f/3.5 MACRO IS STM • ƒ/9.0 28.0 mm 1/400 100 Flash (off, did not fire)
  7. Greg Shchepanek

    Beetles: Eastern Sand Tiger Beetle

    At an inland sand dune the Eastern Sand Tiger Beetle (Cicindela formosa ssp. generosa) is at hunt & play throughout the Pinhey Sand Dune Complex, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Canon EOS M100 • EF-M28mm f/3.5 MACRO IS STM • ƒ/8.0 28.0 mm 1/320 100 Flash (off, did not fire)
  8. Greg Shchepanek

    Others Conservation Areas are always bubbling with Flora & Fauna to Discover

    I am very fortunate to have this conservation area in my city of Ottawa...it is an oasis of nature in the bustle of the urban city. Midland Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta marginata) Britannia Conservation Area, Mud Lake, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Eastern Garter Snake (Thamnophis sirtalis...
  9. Greg Shchepanek

    Just Wondering how you are Doing Without Going out & About?

    It is killing me to not be out at my favourite places...The Moscow Tea Room, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: