FEATURED PHOTOS OF THE MONTH #10 (February 2004) |
February was very busy. I again went to Boise Papineau in Laval to photograph Birds at feeders.
I am sure this is the best place all around for winter bird photography. There are many species present and in
quite a large quantities. The birds are used to people, and therefore it is an excellent place to learn and
perfect our techniques.
Here are two photos which I made in Boise Papineau in February 2004. The first one is a photo of an American Tree Sparrow. These
birds are not easy to photograph. They are quick and seldom land on an open perch with a clean background.
American Tree Sparrow (Spizella arborea)
February 7, 2004; Boise Papineau, Laval, Quebec, Canada
The second photo is a photo of Common Redpoll. They are always the most abundant in February/March and it was
my target species for this winter. These colorful red males are very handsome, aren't they?
Common Redpoll (Carduelis flammea)
February 7, 2004; Boise Papineau, Laval, Quebec, Canada
If you want to see more photos from this trip to Boise Papineau click
here
On February 15, 2004, me and my friend and fellow photographer Vadim from Montreal went to Amherst Island in Ontario to
search for some Owls.
There was a lot of snow and we were not very lucky. We found only one Snowy Owl, but it was very far, too far to even think
about photography. However we were lucky to find a flock of cooperative Snowy Buntings and here is a photo of one of them:
Snow Bunting (Plectrophenax nivalis)
February 14, 2004; Amherst Island, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
A week later Vadim and me went together to Ecomuseum in Montreal. Another great place to practice wildlife photography. The
weather was not nice, it was snowing, but I think we did maximum we could. I think the next image shows it:
Bald Eagle, (Haliaeetus leucocephalus), captive
February 22, 2004; Ecomuseum, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
But I enjoyed the most their basement - a showroom of aquariums and terrariums with native fish, amhibians and reptiles.
It was challenging to photograph with a flash through the glass, but the results speak for themself. When I look at this
photo of a Gray Frog it always makes me happy:
Gray Treefrog (Hyla versicolor/chrysoscelis), captive
February 22, 2004; Ecomuseum, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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to see more photos from my February trip to Ecomuseum.
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