Once again my favourite insects having fun: Bronzed Tiger Beetles (Cicindela repanda) Dunrobin, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Canon EOS M100 • EF-M28mm f/3.5 MACRO IS STM • ƒ/5.6 28.0 mm 1/160 100 Flash (off, did not fire)
Participating in pollination is the Narrow-headed Marsh Fly (Helophilus fasciatus) at an Urban Garden, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Panasonic DMC-ZS30 • ƒ/3.3 4.3 mm 1/320 100 Flash (off, did not fire)
Reflection: It appears this snail is looking at his at an Urban Garden, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Panasonic DMC-ZS30 • ƒ/3.3 4.3 mm 1/50 400 Flash (off, did not fire)
Common Whitetail Dragonfly (Libellula lydia) Mer Bleue Conservation Area, Ottawa, Ontario. Ramsar site no. 755.
Panasonic DMC-ZS30 • ƒ/3.3 4.3 mm 1/60 160 Flash (off, did not fire)
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) Britannia Conservation Area, Ottawa River, Mud Lake, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Nikon Coolpix S9900 • ƒ/6.4 135.0 mm 1/250 320 Flash (off, did not fire)
And he didn't attack me.
Azure Bluet (Enallagma aspersum) Dunrobin, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Conservation Status: vulnerable (S3) in Ontario, CA (NatureServe).
Sony DSC-RX100M2 • 10.4-37.1 mm f/1.8-4.9 • ƒ/5.0 10.4 mm 1/800 160 Flash (off, did not fire)
Black-banded Orange Moth (Epelis truncataria) Mer Bleue Conservation Area, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Ramsar site no. 755.
Panasonic DMC-ZS60 • ƒ/3.3 4.3 mm 1/800 80 Flash (off, did not fire)
It is a pretty little World of Moths
A great place for birding and watching the Snowshoe Hares is Shirleys Bay Greenbelt Area, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Hoary Redpoll (Acanthis hornemanni).
Nikon Coolpix A900 • ƒ/6.9 151.0 mm 1/250 250 Flash (off, did not fire)
One of the places I frequent the most because it is in the city is Britannia Conservation Area, Ottawa River, Mud Lake, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The Flora & Fauna abound in this Protected Area just along the river. Northern Green Frog (Lithobates clamitans melanota).
Canon EOS M100 • EF-M28mm...
Probably the place I frequent the most is the Jack Pine Trail, part of Ottawa's green belt, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis), this photo was my first published in a Canadian magasine: Canadian Geographic. It was also chosen for the short list of Best Wildlife...
Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) Petrie Island Park, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Nikon Coolpix S9900 • ƒ/6.4 135.0 mm 1/125 180 Flash (off, did not fire)
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)
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)
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)
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...