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Boreal Owl The Boreal Owl is one of the rarest owls in Ontario. They are true ghosts of the deep taiga—quiet, mysterious, and entirely tied to the remote northern wilderness. In the Ottawa area, they only show up during the…

Northern Saw-whet Owl The saw-whet owl is a small, nocturnal owl known for its distinctive call, which sounds like the whetting of a saw. It is one of the smallest owls in North America, and definitely my favourite one!Finding one…

Great Grey Owl The great grey owl is the largest owl in North America by length, with a massive, fluffy body and an impressive wingspan. It is a silent hunter, using its incredible sense of hearing to locate and capture…

Snowy Owl The snowy owl, with its stunning white plumage, is a large and powerful bird of prey native to the Arctic regions. Unlike most owls, it is active during the day, which allows it to hunt for lemmings and…

Peyto Lake in Banff National Park There are some places in the world where you don’t need any skill to take good landscape photography—nature simply does all the heavy lifting for you. Peyto Lake is definitely one of those spots!…

Great Horned Owl The great horned owl was the fourth owl species I ever photographed. It was spotted almost in the same spot where the long-eared owls had been. It hung out tucked away in the bushes for two days…

Long-eared owl Long-eared Owls are extremely rare guests in Ottawa. I was thrilled to find this one tucked away in a park right in the middle of the city. Light was fading fast, but I managed to capture a few…

Eastern screech owl Eastern screech owls are small, nocturnal birds of prey found throughout eastern North America. They have two different color morphs, a reddish-brown and a gray, which helps them camouflage against tree bark.

Aurora The aurora borealis, also known as the northern lights, is a natural light display in the Earth’s sky, predominantly seen in high-latitude regions. This phenomenon is caused by charged particles from the sun colliding with gases in the Earth’s…

Evening Snack on the Boardwalk Sometimes even a casual walk turns up something extraordinary. It was getting late, and I was just wandering aimlessly through the forest when I crossed paths with an Eastern Chipmunk having a late-afternoon snack—a Red-bellied…