When I tell you the wind almost knocked me over while I tried to get this shot on a moving boat with a lot of waves..... These giant petrels are, well, giants, with a wingspan over 6 feet long. #giantpetrel #petrel #bird #animal #wildlifephotograph
The Gentoo penguin is one of the three penguin species I saw on the Antarctic Peninsula. They are the fastest of all penguins reaching swimming speeds for 36 km/h! Their fast swimming speed is important to escape predators like leopard seals and Ant
So incredibly lucky to have a hummingbird land right outside the window. I usually see them in flight. The ruby-throated hummingbid is the only one in the East Coast. As many of you know, these birds beat their wings incredibly fast and can hover and
The red fox is a nocturnal, dog like animal. Found throughout North America, they are easily spotted near wooded areas and farm land. Their high pitched wails are hard to forget. #animal #fox #redfox #wildlife #country #rural #mammal #canada
The cardinals seem to show up the most around dusk, and like everyone else, prefers the sunflower seeds. This of course is a male as evidenced by its bright red plummage. The female is brown with red accents and a red beak. This morning my dad actual
The other day, there were about seven of these American Goldfinches zooming around the yard. These birds, like many others around seem to come for the sunflower seeds in the bird feeder. Paired up goldfinches make the same flight call. #goldfinch #g
My birdfeeder is finally bringing in some visitors and this woodpecker is loving the sunflower seed feast. This bird is what I beleive to be a hairy woodpecker (could possibly be a downy woodpecker as they are very similar). If you're able to get a c
I haven't posted on here in a while because I honestly haven't had the opportunity to get many animal shots. But I quite lile this one of a robin looking in our window. One of the signs that spring is arriving. .... All those marks are from the bird
#WolrdBeeDay! Bumblebees are important polinators. They are generalist polinators and don't rely on a specific plant, however some plants rely on the bees to reproduce. Here are some ideas on how you can help bees in your garden. Make sure that anyt
The Bald Eagle is a North American bird, found near large bodies of water, especially on canadian coats. These birds of prey eat mainly fish but also other mammals and birds. I have seen one carring a fish at the Cape Breton coseway, some soaring ab
The White Lion. This is not a seperate species of lion, nor is it albino. This is leucism, a recessive condition, which causes a partial loss in pigmentation in their fur creating a whiter blonde coat. An albino lion would lack pigmentation all toget
The Jabiru stork is found in neptropical wetlands where it hunts for small aquatic animals such as fish and frogs. This bird stands at an incredible ~5feet tall and has a wingspan of ~8feet. This bird is hard to miss with its black head, red neck, an