November 2018

Droplets gathering on a leaf after a rainfall

Raindrops on a spruce branch

A golden Tamarack (Larix laricina) brightening up the late autumn days

A Greater Yellowlegs (Tringa melanoleuca) at golden hour

Tenaciously clinging on until the very end, this leaf is not accepting the change om seasons

A little Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) picking through the bark of a Birch looking for something to eat

Green turning to purple as the season changes

Goldenrods (Solidago sp.) out in the rain

Snow topped Cattails (Typhus sp.) as winter sets in

Ice balancing on the bare twigs of winter

Red Oak (Quercus rubra) leaf standing up against winter! This small woodland had these Oak leaves that must have fallen and landed upright after a night of snowfall

Winter Cattails (Typha sp)

Last vestiges of greenery

Seeds ready for dispersal

The still growing greenery of central Florida!

A Florida Softshell Turtle (Apalone ferox) about to peek out of the pond

A Snowy Egret (Egretta thula) taking flight in the marshes

A Yellow-throated Warbler (Setophaga dominica) up in a palm tree!

Anhinga (Anhinga anhinga) resting through the heat of the day

A Red-bellied Woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus) making off with an acorn

Dawn Sunbeams in a Florida Forest

A Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) perched in the sun watching the morning pass by

Back in Canada female Buffleheads (Bucephala albeola) fly under the Peace Bridge right along the Canada-US border

One of the few points of colour during an Ontario winter, Staghorn Sumac (Rhus typhina)

A lone Muskrat (Ondatra zibethicus) taking advantage of the this layer of ice on Rice Lake

A Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) flying above the trees on an overcast day

A pair of American Black Ducks (Anas rubripes) swimming along the Otonabee with a male Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)

Goldenrod (Solidago sp.) in the snow

A little Black-capped Chickadee (Poecile atricapillus) searching for its next meal among the dry Goldenrods

Moss (Bryophyta sp.) growing on the rocks in the forest floor