Category Archives: NATURE

GREAT BLUE HERON

Posted on August 5, 2026 by bilyreid

Managed to shoot the following sequence on a recent outing. GREAT BLUE HERON CATCHES YOUNG MUSKRAT FLIGHT OF NO RETURN

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GARTER SNAKE

Posted on July 27, 2026 by bilyreid

A quiet walk through local countryside revealed the following encounters with garter snakes. GARTER SNAKE An unlucky frog is captured by a garter snake. Final throes of the encounter.

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PURDON CONSERVATION AREA

Posted on June 28, 2026 by bilyreid

The Lady Slippers are out in full bloom in the Purdon Conservation Area, Purdon, Ontario. LADY SLIPPER ORCHID Because they require specific soil fungi to grow, you cannot transplant them, meaning you must see them in the wild. You’re welcome!! … Continue reading →

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CHINSTRAP PENGUINS

Posted on January 8, 2025 by bilyreid

THE EPONYMOUS CHINSTRAP PENGUIN (Worth a double click!) CHINSTRAP PENGUINS MARCH SLOWLY UP STEEP SLOPE Chinstrap penguins nest on high slopes because the highest, windiest slopes are the first to clear of snow, which allows them to build their nests. … Continue reading →

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A SELECTION OF HAUNTING ICEBERGS

Posted on January 6, 2025 by bilyreid

A selection of fantastical icebergs from my trip down south, hauntingly shaped by the vicissitudes of antarctic weather. (click to expand images to full screen)

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ANTARCTIC ARRIVAL

Posted on January 1, 2025 by bilyreid

We made it!! A colony of Gentoo penguins excitedly greets our arrival in Antarctica.

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PETRELS OF THE SOUTHERN OCEAN

Posted on December 28, 2024 by bilyreid

Petrels are marine seabirds with a curved beak that spend most of their lives flying over the ocean. All petrels have prominent tube-shaped nostrils. These are either on the sides of their bill (albatrosses) or on the top (all the … Continue reading →

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PEALE’S DOLPHIN

Posted on December 24, 2024 by bilyreid

More cetacean life from the Drake Passage. At times pods of dolphin could be seen cavorting with joyful playfulness as they body surfed off our bow wave. After many failures with focus and settings, I finally got it right and … Continue reading →

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THAR SHE BLOWS!!

Posted on December 21, 2024 by bilyreid

Or how the early bird gets the worm! As we approach the Antarctic, both ice and cetaceans start to make an appearance in the old whaling waters of the Drake Passage. Early one morning I stood alone on the bow … Continue reading →

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A GENTOO PENGUIN TAKES FLIGHT

Posted on December 20, 2024 by bilyreid

A GENTOO PENGUIN CAUGHT AT THE MOMENT OF TAKEOFF (Houston, we have lift off!) Penguins compress air trapped inside the feathers of their flippers and body to become quite literally “jet propelled” when popping out of the water and leaving … Continue reading →

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