Tag Archives: nature photography

Trio of mallards

Two drake mallards and hen feeding on the Rideau River.

Photographed and posted by Geoffrey

Bohemian Waxwing

Bohemian waxwing chilling on a winter morning. Not sure what makes them so bohemian, I suppose they are the beatniks of the songbird world.

Photographed and posted by Geoffrey

Male cardinal

Male cardinal, one of the species of songbird that stays with us year round. I wonder if he was in the running when the new Pope was elected.

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Hen goldeneye

Hen goldeneye photographed on the Rideau River during daily run with Hera.

Photographed and posted by Geoffrey

Pileated woodpecker.

Pileated woodpecker photographed during daily run with Hera.

Photographed and posted by Geoffrey

Drake goldeneye preening.IMG_0530

Drake goldeneye preening his feathers. Viewed and photographed during a morning run with Hera.

Photographed and posted by Geoffrey

IMG_0523Otter standing on river bank.

Mink seen sitting on the edge of the Rideau River while I was out for a morning run with Hera.

Photographed and posted by Geoffrey

Lady cardinal.

Lady cardinal with a male courting her nearby.

Photographed and posted by Geoffrey

Hen mallard in breeding plumage.

Hen mallard getting ready for the spring nesting season 2013. She will need lots of protein to get ready for egg laying, feeding on invertebrates that fill the ponds and puddles formed from melting snow.

Photographed and posted by Geoffrey