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Close up photograph of a Great Horned Owl staring into the camera. It is sitting on a post and there is a soft background of autumn colours.

An owl post.
#Nikon #Birds #Owls #BirdsOfPrey #GreatHornedOwls #Nature #WildlifePhotography #Manitoulin

Majick 💛🧡❤️💚

Photograph of dew covered spider web nestled inside the arc of a bent grass seed-head.

A mini architect was here... 🕷🕸
#Nikon #Spiders #SpiderWebs #Art #Nature #Manitoulin

Close-up photograph of Great Horned Owl against a backdrop of autumn maple leaves.

Who are you looking at?
#Nikon #Owls #Birds #GreatHornedOwl #Wildlife #Nature #Manitoulin #BirdsOfPrey #Autumn

Image of maple leaves against a soft dark background. A couple of the maple leaves have turned to the rich golds and reds of autumn.

Early autumn.
#Nikon #FallColours #Art #Nature #Manitoulin

Image of a Goldfinch on a lamb's quarter seed stalk. There is bright sunlight cutting through early morning mist to illuminate the bird.

Goldfinch on lamb's quarters.
#Nikon #Birds #Goldfinch #WildlifePhotography #Nature #Art #Manitoulin

Image of a rocky beach. Two boulders protrude from the water as waves wash around them. The deep blue sky overhead is full of contrasty clouds.

A day at the beach under September skies.
#Nikon #Landscapes #Nature #Art #Manitoulin

Image of waves rolling in on a rocky shoreline. A small patch of cracked rock and a large fossil are exposed through the water. A cloudy blue sky overlooks the image.

#BlueSky over green water.
#Nikon #Landscape #Nature #Art #Manitoulin

"May all beings be peaceful. May all beings be happy. May all beings be safe. May all beings awaken to the light of their true nature. May all beings be free."
- Buddhist prayer of loving kindness
Philip Hayfield, British photographer

Image of female Common Yellowthroat songbird sitting amongst some yellow autumn wildflowers.

An uncommonly beautiful Common Yellowthroat.
#Nikon #Birds #Songbirds #Nature #WildlifePhotography #Manitoulin

I love this so much! 💛

Photograph of a Least Flycatcher perched on a branch and looking back over its shoulder at the photographer.

More from the autumn birds parade... Least Flycatcher.
#Nikon #Birds #Nature #WildlifePhotography #Manitoulin #Flycatchers #LeastFlycatcher

Close up photograph of a Downy Woodpecker picking seeds from a common mullen seed head.

Downy Woodpecker.... mulling over some mullen.
#Nikon #Birds #Nature #WildlifePhotography #Art #Manitoulin #DownyWoodpecker

Simple image of a lone yellow Rudbeckia flower against a muted background of bokeh.

Sometimes a simple flower catches the eye.
#Nikon #Flowers #Art #Bokeh #Simplicty #Rudbeckia

Close up photograph of a colourful Magnolia Warbler surrounded by balsam fir needles. The bird has a freshly caught caterpillar in its beak.

I love the autumn bird migration!!! Magnolia Warbler... with breakfast. :-)
#Nikon #Birds #Warblers #MagnoliaWarbler #Nature #WildlifePhotography #Manitoulin

Image of a clump of Queen Anne's Lace flowers. They are backlit and the image contains a soft bokeh behind them.

All hail the Queen, for her floral architecture is truly unsurpassed.
#Nikon #Flowers #QueenAnnesLace #Art #Wildflowers #Nature #Manitoulin #Bokeh

Simple close up image of an Ovenbird sitting on a branch. Remarkable only for the fact that these wee things rarely sit still long enough to get their photo taken.

A fidgity flighty can't-sit-still Ovenbird. 🤣
#Nikon #Birds #Ovenbirds #Nature #Songbirds #WildlifePhotography #Manitoulin

Simple close up image of an orange day lily with just a few raindrops on it and a soft green bokeh as the background.

Simplicity
#Nikon #Flowers #Art #DayLily

Photograph of a fledgling cardinal. He is sitting on a branch and staring directly into the camera. This is likely a young male as he is just beginning to get patches of red feathers.

Fledgling cardinal giving me the stink eye. 🤣
#Nikon #Birds #Cardinals #Nature #WildlifePhotography #Manitoulin #Art

Close up image of a wool carder bee about to enter a snap dragon flower. When the bees do this, the flower closes behind them as if they have been swallowed. They are completely out of sight for several seconds. Then they re-emerge and move on to the next flower to repeat the cycle.

She paused to pose... briefly.
#Nikon #Bees #Flowers #Macro #Insects #WoolCarderBees #Nature #Art #WildlifePhotography #Manitoulin

Macro image of a goldenrod crab spider on a false sunflower. The spider is facing the viewer with its legs ready to grab passing prey.

Even spiders can be artsy. 😃
(Goldenrod crab spider on Heliopsis sp. flower)
#Nikon #Spiders #Flowers #Nature #Macro #Manitoulin #Art

Image of adult Great Horned Owl and a fledgling sitting in a maple tree together. They are both looking directly into the camera.

Family time can be a real hoot.
#Nikon #Birds #Owls #GreatHornedOwls #BirdsOfPrey #Nature #WildlifePhotography #Manitoulin

Close up photograph of a fledgling Great Horned Owl showing off its big yellow eyes!

Fledgling Great Horned Owl
#Nikon #Birds #Owls #BabyAnimals #BirdsOfPrey #GreatHornedOwl #Nature #WildlifePhotography #Manitoulin

Photograph of mother Great Horned Owl and her fledgling. They are well camouflaged against a tree trunk except for the huge yellow eyes.

Momma Great Horned owl and fledgling melting into the background.... except.... those eyes!
#Nikon #Owls #Birds #BirdsOfPrey #GreatHornedOwls #Nature #WildlifePhotography #Manitoulin

Close up image of a tiny spring peeper frog clinging to a grass stem.

Just Chillin'
Often confused for our grey tree frogs, this is a spring peeper (Pseudacris crucifer).
#Nikon #Frogs #SpringPeepers #Amphibians #Nature #WildlifePhotography #Manitoulin

Close up image of male Ruby-throated Hummingbird sitting on a branch.

A wee jewel with feathers....
#Nikon #Birds #Hummingbirds #RubythroatedHummingbird #WildlifePhotography #Nature #Manitoulin #Art

High key image of white dew-covered passion flower against a pure white background.

Passion in White
#Nikon #Art #Flowers #PassionFlower #Manitoulin #HighKey

Low key image of dew covered white passion flower against a solid black background

Dark Passion
#Nikon #Flowers #Art #PassionFlower #Manitoulin #LowKey

Image of large bright red sun dawning over a body of water.

As photographers, we are often guilty of over-complicating things as we try for our next great shot. Sometimes it's good to just take a step back and appreciate the simple things.
#Nikon #Art #Sunrise #Manitoulin #Nature

Image of wet bluebird sitting and watching the rain fall.

Blue in the rain...
#Nikon #Blue #Bluebirds #Birds #Nature #WildlifePhotography #Manitoulin #Rain #Bokeh