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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!

Photograph of white-crowned sparrow sitting on a branch. The background is a blur of bright yellow sunflowers.

Warmer days... in case you miss them.
#Nikon #Birds #Art #Wildlife #Nature #Whitecrownedsparrow #Sparrows #Manitoulin #Backgrounds

Photograph of Bridal Veil Falls located on Manitoulin Island, Ontario, Canada. A slightly long shutter speed allowed for a creamy feel to the falling water, and a bright red maple leaf features prominently on a rock in the foreground.

Bridal Veil Falls, Manitoulin Island. Can't remember the last time I saw such a low water flow during the autumn "rainy season".
#Nikon #Landscapes #Waterfalls #Manitoulin #Scenic #Art

Photograph of rocks on a sandy beach. The sand is undisturbed by human footprints. Waves are rolling in and sombre skies, with just a slice of colourful sunset, are overseeing the image.

Under sombre skies.
#Nikon #Sunsets #Art #Nature #Water #Rocks #Photography #Manitoulin #Storms

Image of an earth star mushroom in a very dark moody forest-floor setting.

Found a little patch of earth stars (Geastrum sp.) today. Time in the forest never fails to yield something special...
#Nikon #Fungi #Mushrooms #EarthStars #Nature #Photography #Manitoulin #Macro

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Image of a sunset. It is very dark and moody with a lone birch tree standing out against the orange textured sky.

Some scenes are really challenging to capture. Sunsets, just at the moment of near darkness, fall into that category. 😂
#Nikon #Sunsets #Nature #Art #Photography #Manitoulin

Thank you so much!

Thank you!

Image of a feather floating on, and reflected in, blue water.

Adrift
#Nikon #Art #Water #Nature #Photography #Manitoulin #Blue

Photograph of a Common Yellowthroat sitting in a patch of perennial sow thistle flowers. The colour of the flowers beautifully compliments the yellow throat of the wee warbler.

I miss those long-ago warm days of autumn.😆
#Nikon #Birds #Flowers #CommonYellowthroat #Nature #Wildlife #Photography #Manitoulin #Warblers

Highly textured photograph of a small shrub that is entirely coated in thick layers of ice.

Coming soon, to a neighbourhood near you. Winter. Who knew cold could come in so many textures?
#Nikon #Art #Ice #Nature #Manitoulin #IceArt #Photography #Winter

Close up photo of a Common Loon with a drop of water dripping from its bill.

That clichéd drop of water falling from a loon's bill.... 😆
#Nikon #Birds #Loons #CommonLoon #Nature #Wildlife #Photography #Manitoulin

Just wow!

Thanks!

Close up photograph of a Black-capped Chickadee collecting a beak full of aphids from autumn weeds.

I thought I was watching the chickadees picking seeds off the weeds. Turns out they were getting some late season aphid protein. #Nikon #Birds #Nature #Wildlife #Photography #Manitoulin #Chickadees #BlackcappedChickadee

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🤣🤣🤣Indeed!

Full frame image of a red squirrel. It has a pure white tail instead of the standard red. This is known as leucism.

I think this red squirrel was "mis-born". He was meant to be a white-tailed deer! 😆
#Nikon #Unusual #Squirrels #Wildlife #Nature #Photography #Manitoulin #Leucism #RedSquirrels

Agreed... and thank you!😊

Close up photo of perennial sow thistle flowers. The flowers are fading with the end of the season. The background is a soft bokeh created by the colours of the same flowers.

There can be beauty in endings too...
#Nikon #Flowers #Art #Nature #Emotions #Manitoulin #Photography

Thank you!😊

Photograph of a Common Loon on water and spreading its wings. During the fall migration these birds come through my area (Manitoulin Island) in great numbers.

It's migration season and the Common Loons are passing through in numbers!
#Nikon #Birds #Loons #Nature #Wildlife #Photography #Manitoulin

Photograph of waves rushing through a narrow rocky channel.

Relentless.... I'm always fascinated by the eternal play of water on rock. For millions of years....
#Nikon #Water #Nature #Art #Manitoulin #Photography

Gorgeous!!!

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Photograph of juvenile White-crowned Sparrow with some bright red autumn foliage bokeh forming the background.

As a photographer, I feel like backgrounds are just as critical as the subject. When I first saw this sparrow, he/she was backed by the dull greys and browns of late autumn... but just a couple steps to the side and everything changed.
#Nikon #Birds #Art #Manitoulin #Nature #Wildlife #Photography

Close-up photographic image of a White-crowned Sparrow surrounded by sunflowers.

As my South African love would say, "this wee one really landed with his bum in the butter." 🤣
#Nikon #Birds #Flowers #Sunflowers #Nature #Wildlife #WhiteCrownedSparrow #Manitoulin #Photography #Art

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