DOWNSHIFT

Friendly Eagle Encounter | Algonquin Park

2021-05-24T14:36:00.002-07:00

Incredible encounter

Red Tailed Hawk

2021-05-03T07:39:00.004-07:00

Short Hike | Algonquin Park

2021-04-04T05:04:00.047-07:00

Someones bush-craft cot

Never do this to a living tree, especially in a protected park

Algonquin Park is the oldest park in Canada. Stahp..

Broken and still budding

It's that time of year again

Red-Tailed Hawk Sighting

2021-04-03T13:08:00.006-07:00

They're back!

https://identify.whatbird.com/obj/41/_/Red-tailed_Hawk.aspx

Short Winter Hike

2021-03-14T18:48:00.001-07:00

Ruffed grouse

Old heron nest (I think)

Can't really see it but there is a tiny fire going lol.
It was windy - didn't stay long!

Kayaking | Eagle Pair & Snowy Owl

2020-11-07T19:30:00.005-08:00

Sorry about the lens dust.
Hours before going kayaking my camera took a hard fall and the front lens popped out of the focus ring (which also cracked). I Gorilla Glued the lens back on and haven't had time to Photoshop the dust out yet, I hope you enjoy the pictures anyway!

Me from a distance away: "Who would leave a plastic jug behind at a campsite? I guess I better clean that up"

Owl: *Turns head* Not a jug. Haha

Eastern Garter Snake

Couldn't help but notice that near-perfect square rock

Snowy Owl | Algonquin Park

2020-11-07T15:43:00.006-08:00

Very cool sighting.

Camping Trip | Achray Closing Weekend

2020-10-25T04:03:00.009-07:00

GoPro Footage still on it's way!

Two Bull Moose | Algonquin Park

2020-10-23T08:29:00.002-07:00

Super lucky!

Red-tailed Hawk

2020-10-21T03:51:00.039-07:00

Lol

Turkeys | Autumn Colours

2020-09-29T12:33:00.008-07:00

The integrity of that tree is looking a little sus lol

Fishing/Dock spider?

Out On The River Again

2020-09-26T13:37:00.002-07:00

Mergansers. When one dives they all dive!

One happy boy

Saw this on my way home...Me too girl. Haha

Honey Bee's & Northern Water Snake

2020-09-23T12:01:00.004-07:00

A Bumblebee drone.. doing a handstand lol

Honey Bee Workers

Hercules C-130

A male Mourning Cloak Butterfly

Northern Water Snake

Sec/Mallard Lake | Autumn Colours

2020-09-17T13:00:00.054-07:00

Thought there was a porcupine up the tree at first glance. It was just a big burl. Lol

Something's been munching these

Common Mullein... Cowboy toilet paper lol

That's my boy

Wild raspberry bush leaves

The Spotted Touch-Me-Not
Jewelweed

Female Mallards

Looks like mange, that's too bad

Fishing | Day Trip

2020-08-30T16:55:00.030-07:00

I didn't catch any fish but still had a better day boating than that guy. Lmao oof!

Another Eagle Nest | Grand Lake, Algonquin Park

2020-08-16T17:12:00.002-07:00

I spy.... Lol

An Eagle Fledgling!

Pictographs

Do the lines/markings stand out to you?

A beach at Achray

Carcajou Falls

Eau Claire Gorge

2020-07-28T08:05:00.001-07:00

Parked next to a random truck that had the same Browning tag, I am not a unique snowflake lol

Black Bay

2020-07-09T16:58:00.000-07:00

Awww, lol

A Griffin probably doing a military training exercise

Boating on The Ottawa River

2020-07-05T12:35:00.001-07:00

Turtle lol

Checking Last Years Eagle Nest

2020-06-21T12:14:00.001-07:00

Not the only one fishing today! Lol

Portage to Mallard Lake

Couldn't see or hear any of the eagles

A female Cecropia Moth

The largest moth in North America

Some Birdwatching in Algonquin Park

2020-05-22T12:04:00.001-07:00

Dowitcher shore bird

Common Grackle

Barron River March

2020-03-15T06:59:00.000-07:00

Barron River

Days before closure..

There's the portage, but too soft to cross

Is that my dad?!

Yep it's my dad lol

You know about those "Sailing Stones" in Death Valley, California?
Meet our "Sailing Snowballs" of Algonquin Park lol

Wolves run the rivers in winter for obvious reasons. This one seemed very alone.

Not sure if these are skunk, racoon or marten tracks though!

Melted then frozen snowshoe tracks

WOW. Can hardly recognize the parking lot empty! Lol

Sec & Mallard Lake February

2020-02-23T14:22:00.000-08:00

Sec Lake in winter

Mallard Lake, ironically I found a reel handle (some poor bugger dropped on the way back to the road lol!). It was awesome though because I dropped my reel handle for the burgundy rod at the rail tracks end of grand lake this past summer. Funny lol

Early Morning Paddle w/ Eagle Family

2019-09-03T09:56:00.006-07:00

Young bald eagles have brown feathers and are referred to as "plumage". They don't mature into (the colors of) a full adult until about 4-5yrs of age

Gliding up to perch in the tree... But he wasn't alone!

I saw this eagle out of the corner of my eye and this isn't a well composed image but it was still so cool to see

And THAT makes a pair!

The interesting thing is that eagles pair for life. And they have a strong nest site fidelity meaning they will probably live on this lake (or cluster of lakes) for the rest of their lives.
"A pair might choose to build a new nest in a different area if their previous nest was unproductive (failed to fledge eaglets) or otherwise proved unsuitable."
Neat.

"Whooosh" lol

Those wings are so long

White pine view

THIS SHOT. Lol, Those eyes..

You might be able to click the image for full resolution

The spot the eagle was standing in the water earlier

McManus | Spotted another eagle

2019-08-21T08:22:00.001-07:00

Wasn't prepared for these moose and the dash cam wasn't rolling lol. Such is life.

The man who owns this canoe mentioned he was air lifted earlier this year when his canoe folded on the Abitibi River and subsequently lost his food barrel, wow. Lol

I was cleaning the weeds off my lure when an eagle swooped down infront of me and perched in a big white pine

Geese water landing

The same inch worm from the eagle video crawling down the front of my kayak on the left side.. Finally noticed it lol

The meaning of the lotus flower comes from the way the flower grows in nature. It starts off as a bud underwater, often in murky ponds, and grows until it emerges from the muddy waters in a beautiful blooming flower.

Lobelia cardinalis, more commonly known as cardinal flower. This unique fiery plant is irresistible to hummingbirds and is actually the essential pollinator of the plant since most insects find it difficult to navigate the long tubular flowers.

Fresh tracks!

Either this pike got beat up or has a parasite problem. He was looking a little rough, lol

The wind picked up around this point and I thought I heard thunder, time to go. Lol

I found my next camp site. Flat, protected, good to fish and good to swim!

McManus landing