Paul Leroux

A male house finch feeds on the rowan berries of a mountain ash. His beak is pointed at a berry from which he has just taken a bite. Some bits of the consumed berry flesh are clinging to the tip of his beak.

Berries for beakfast

A male house finch perched on a branch of a Mountain Ash forages on the tree's fruit (aka rowan berries). The finch leans so far over that its body is horizontal, and its beak is pointed straight at a cluster of rowans that it presumably aims to devour.

Keep your eye on the berry

October 2025 - Stittsville, ON

Autumn sumac in a joyous mood

Taken near my home in Stittsville, Ontario

Autumn vine leaves. For anyone having a monotone day.

Stittsville, Ontario - Fall 2012

Maple leaf stain on sidewalk -- caused by tannins in the leaf?

Stittsville, Ontario - October 2012
#autumn #autumnleaves

A chipmunk, head pointed to the left and front paws held close together, pauses his foraging in a bed of fallen Autumn leaves.

Foraging on the Old Quarry Trail

Kanata, Ontario - October 2019

Two overlapping leaves, one brighter than the other, lie in a shallow stream. Both leaves are yellow, with brown mottling; the smaller, brighter one is less mottled and is adorned with a drop of water that is barely held together by surface tension.

Autumn leaves in a shallow stream

Mont Tremblant, Quebec - September 2013

A closeup of sumac leaves in saturated Autumn colours, including reds, yellows, and greens. The contrasting colours help emphasize the saw-tooth edges of the leaves.

Sumac burnished by Autumn

Stittsville, Ontario - September 2022

Colonel Maple leads the charge into Autumn.

Lake Clear, Ontario - October 2022

Let me expand on my reasoning for why I think everyone, even those who are under 65 and do not have underlying conditions, should consider getting a 2nd COVID shot this year, despite NACI's recommendation not to.

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A Montreal metro, headed in some direction, arrives at Snowdon station. Brown bricks, an orange direction sign and a blue and grey metro car are featured in the photo.

DIRECTION CÔTE-VERTU.

#Montreal #Metro #Snowdon #Photography

Fuji GS645S | Kodak 250D

It gives me the Thrills.

Pale blue sky with white clouds seen through various grasses.

Sky through grass, West Cambridge.
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekUforUp 📷 #photography

Evergreens, rushes and trees losing their leaves, partially lit by the afternoon sun.

Getting Barer.

#Mississauga #Autumn #Trees #Photography

Dragon maple

#Stittsville ON, October 2022

Starlings startled

#Stittsville ON, Oct 2024