Winter 2014-2015

Some photos from the Winter. I didn't get much photography done as I have been quite busy with my day job and renovating my home. Spring has finally sprung and I am hoping to have some time to get out and take pictures soon! All photos on this page are copyrighted, and may not be used without consent in writing from the owner. Please use the contact eventhorizonsphoto@gmail.com for more information.

Falcon

I caught a brief glimpse of this guy while fighting for my life against a horde of mosquitoes. Eesh. The things I do to have fun...



I'm not sure what species this is, anyone out there that can give me a hand with i.d. that would be great!

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Red Fox

I had a chance to go out and visit the Red Foxes again last weekend. This female looked a little beat up. I am not sure if it was from a fight, or if it was injured by the environment. But it was still quite mobile, and the wounds didn't look infected. The light was fantastic, and I really enjoyed our brief time together.













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Blue Jay

Whiskeyjack

The Whiskeyjack, otherwise known as the Grey Jay is a fairly cheeky bird when it comes to humans. They will seek out targets of opportunity for food, and you can get quite close for photos if you put in the time. For these photos, I set up a feeding station with a few nuggets of Charlee's dog food below a natural perch. They had already been stealing Charlee's meal, so I thought what the heck. It's a long Winter. They do not migrate for Winter.

They don't necessarily eat what they take right away. If they are by themselves when they find food, they often will hide it nearby, for eating at a later date. Interestingly though, if they find food that has been found by other animals as well, they will carry it a greater distance away, in order to conceal it from something else that may be watching.

I firmly believe that they keep a close eye on other Whiskeyjacks, other birds, animals, and people, in order to find food. If one happens by something good to eat, it won't be long before you will have many more snooping about.

Also, interestingly I have learned the origin of the name Whiskeyjack. It has confounded me up until now, how a bird could be named such a thing.

Wikipedia makes it clear:

"Wisakedjak (Wìsakedjàk in Algonquin, Wīhsakecāhkw in Cree and Wiisagejaak in Oji-cree) is the Crane Manitou found in northern Algonquian mythology, similar to the trickster god Nanabozho in Ojibwa aadizookaanan (sacred stories) and Inktonme in Assiniboine myth. He is generally portrayed as being responsible for a great flood which destroyed the world originally made by the Creator, as well as the one who created the current world with magic, either on his own or with powers given to him by the Creator for that specific purpose. His name is subject to many variant spellings, including Weesack-kachack, Wisagatcak, Wis-kay-tchach, Wissaketchak, Woesack-ootchacht, and undoubtedly others. It was sometimes Anglicized as Whiskey Jack, which became an alternate name for the Gray Jay."

Autumn Timelapse

Here is a time lapse video for the morning fog burning off, and the setting sun. I don't have a lot of time to experiment these ways, I wish I had more.

Aerospatiale AS 350 B-2

Aerospatiale AS 350 B-2
Run by Forest Helicopters Inc. Out of Kenora, Ontairo
Checking power transmission line problems.