Favourite Trees Of 2021

This is my contribution to Dale’s Cosmic Photo Challenge: Your best bits prompt.

I quickly decided to go with one photo from each season. Then, when I started short listing photos I noticed that there was a preponderance of images of trees.

So four of my favourite tree images from 2021.

Winter. Intentional camera movement of trees in snow. An on going project, I decided to limit myself to just one ICM image for this post.

Spring. A group of trees illuminated by the rising sun. Isolated with a long telephoto as I was photographing birds at the time.

Summer. An exploding tree? Light beams behind a tree shortly after sunrise courtesy of a mix of mist and smoke. The smoke was from wildfires burning in western Canada.

Autumn. Trees in snow on the Colpoy’s Bay shoreline at sunrise. Taken after the heaviest snowfall of the autumn. The snow has since thawed after a mild spell.

Horns

Portrait of a bull Bison photographed on a Bison ranch near Kelliher, Saskatchewan, Canada.

This is my contribution to Cee’s Black and White Photo Challenge: Horns prompt.

Peep

A juvenile Red Knot peeps at the photographer as it rests on the Lake Huron shoreline during autumn migration.

I had spent time photographing the bird so it was relaxed enough to bathe, preen and then rest in front of me.

This is my contribution to Debbie’s One Word Sunday: Peep prompt.

Past Squares #30

Eye Level with an American White Pelican

Alternatively, being given the eye by an American White Pelican while I sat in the water with it.

An American White Pelican on a section of the Last Mountain Lake National Wildlife Area, Saskatchewan in summer.

A look back at some of my personal favorite square photos from previous months of squares. Some were popular, some not so popular at the time.

This was a post in Perspective Squares Month and is my day 30 contribution to Becky’s October Squares on the theme of Past Squares.

Past Squares #26

Looking Up At A Bird Feeder

A wet, bedraggled Raccoon eyes up a bird feeder in the yard. After 18 hours of rain it wandered into the yard looking for something to eat.

A look back at some of my personal favorite square photos from previous months of squares. Some were popular, some not so popular at the time.

This was a post in Up Squares Month and is my day 26 contribution to Becky’s October Squares on the theme of Past Squares.

A Duck At Dusk

Actually, a few different ducks at dusk.

This is my contribution to Dale’s Cosmic Photo Challenge: Dusk prompt.

Male Mallard.

Male Common Pochard.

Male Northern Pintail.

Male Common Pochard.

Past Squares #5

Lines of Snow Geese at Sunset

The birds are flying to roost at dusk during autumn migration. Photographed at Little Quill Lake, Saskatchewan, a staging area for wildfowl on autumn migration. A little known wildlife spectacle.

A look back at some of my personal favorite square photos from previous months of squares. Some were popular, some not so popular at the time.

This was a post in Lines Squares Month and is my day 5 contribution to Becky’s October Squares on the theme of Past Squares.