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Jan 8, 2025: A suspicious-looking great blue heron and some ducks. (3/3) #wildlifewednesday #birds #birdphotography #ducks #woodducks #mallardducks #herons #egrets …
Jan 8, 2025: Some more egrets! (2/3) #wildlifewednesday #birds #birdphotography #ducks #woodducks #mallardducks #herons #egrets #greatblueherons #wildlife …
Jan 8, 2025: Some shots of egrets I took this past summer in Grenadier pond. (1/3) #wildlifewednesday #birds #birdphotography #ducks #woodducks #mallardducks …
Jan 8, 2025: egrets, wood and mallard ducks, and a great blue heron Some shots of egrets, wood and mallard ducks, and a suspicious-looking great blue heron I took this past summer in Grenadier pond. As always, you can …
Dec 30, 2024: Shots of some trees from a photowalk this past summer. (And some ducks.) #photomonday #summer #nature #naturephotography #naturewalks #photowalks …
Dec 29, 2024: Some wider shots from High Park gardens. (I.e., not close-ups of flowers.) #silentsunday #flowers #gardens #summer #nature #naturephotography …
Dec 29, 2024: Some shots from the High Park gardens this past summer #silentsunday #flowers #gardens #summer #nature #naturephotography #naturewalks #photowalks …
Dec 7, 2024: The colours of November. Some long exposure shots in the late afternoon. #saturdaystroll #nature #naturephotography #ducks #mallards #mallardducks …
Nov 9, 2024: Two trees and a bunny. (Photos from a walk this summer.) #saturdaystroll #nature #naturephotography #bunnies #rabbits #trees #woodlands …
Oct 29, 2024: Houseboats on the Ottawa River. (Also rocks and motorboats.) #landscape #landscapephotography #nature #naturephotography #outdoors #rivers #waterways …
Oct 26, 2024: A wildlife hodgepodge: a duck, a black-crowned night heron, a dragonfly, and a bumblebee. #birds #birdphotography #ducks #herons #nightherons …
Oct 20, 2024: Some quiet, mossy woodland shots from a recent hike. #silentsunday #mosstodon #nature #naturephotography #woodlands #woodlandphotography #trees …
Oct 18, 2024: Side-eye (😒 ) from a Mallard and a couple of Northern Shovelers. #birds #birdphotography #ducks #quackscrolling #wildlife #wildlifephotography …
Oct 16, 2024: A white-breasted nuthatch jumps around on the side of a tree. #wildlifewednesday #wildlife #birds #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #nuthatch …
Oct 15, 2024: Mist on Mount Martin #photography #landscape #landscapephotography #river #ottawariver #mountain #mist #misty #fog #clouds #ontario #canada
Oct 13, 2024: A sunrise and a sunset on the Ottawa River #photography #nature #naturephotography #river #ottawariver #sunset #silentsunday
Oct 13, 2024: revamping my blogging setup So I’ve revamped my blogging setup, migrating my Wordpress blog (sparksphere.net) to micro.blog. Part of the idea is to follow the POSSE indie …
Oct 13, 2024: Flowers from some nature walks. (I don’t pretend to be a horticulturalist, but according to my phone these are Lobularia, Coneflower, and Orange …
Sep 14, 2024: some urban shots on the railpath Some urban shots from a walk along the West Toronto Railpath. As always, thanks - dno.
Sep 7, 2024: a mix of urban and nature shots Here I took a mix of some urban and some nature shots. Thanks for reading/viewing this far! - dno.
Sep 6, 2024: ducklings, dragonflies, and butterflies, oh my! Some shots of some ducklings, dragonflies, and a butterfly. Still working through my processing backlog. So more to come! - dno.
Sep 5, 2024: a streetcar and steps A couple shots from a walk with Anna last Canada Day. - dno.
Sep 3, 2024: the trees of high park Here are even more shots of trees from High Park! (Yes, I just keep taking them, and make no apologies!) Thanks for reading! - dno.
Sep 2, 2024: some woodland shots Here are a few woodland shots from a nature walk in June. As always, thanks for reading! - dno.
Sep 1, 2024: a toad among nature I’m a bit behind on my processing of photos, and getting caught up. Here are a few shots from a walk in High Park in June. I’d like to keep them …
Dec 17, 2022: squirrels of high park A few squirrels from a walk in High Park, Toronto’s largest public park. - dno.
Dec 16, 2022: testing out the new micropost feature in MarsEdit 5 The blogging software I use just came out with a new version (MarsEdit 5.0) and it has a new feature for microposts. Just giving it a whirl! - dno.
Dec 13, 2022: woodland shots and colour grading I experimented with colour grading on my last batch of photos. The main thing was to try and tame the bright greens of tree leaves (photos were taken …
Nov 25, 2022: great blue heron among reeds I saw this fellow tramping among the reeds along the side of Grenadier Pond in High Park. Got a few shots, but I think these are my favourites. I’ve …
Nov 24, 2022: plant growing out of a post Took this shot while on a walk in High Park yesterday. - dno.
Nov 22, 2022: tiny coincidences I go on long walks (almost) everyday because of a heart condition I found out about last year. On my walks, I generally listen to podcasts. These can …
Nov 21, 2022: Lucifer steps among the ashes Lucifer steps among the ashes. Black smoke rising from the ground as far as he can see. After that, more smoke. “Rebels.” he shouts. Voice cracks. …
Nov 20, 2022: first post at sparksphere This is my first post here. Please see the About page for a bit about who I am. Still working out what this place will be about. Apologies for the …