I love Barn Swallows. So bold and beautiful, and fast and erratic in flight; very difficult to get a good action shot. I still don't have one I'm really happy with. Here's an easier one. Back Bay, #NewBrunswick, Canada July 2025 📸 #birds #BARS #nature #wildlife #photography #Nikon #Z9 #Nikkor800pf

A Song Sparrow looking very indecisive about something. One might even say he's on the fence about it. St. Andrews, #NewBrunswick, Canada June 2026 📸 #birds #SOSP #nature #wildlife #photography #Nikon #Z9 #Nikkor800pf

White-tailed Deer buck rocking his new velvet antlers as he enjoys the early morning calm. St. Andrews, #NewBrunswick, Canada June 2026 📷 #mammals #deer #nature #wildlife #photography #Nikon #Z9 #Nikkor800pf

American Herring Gull who apparently has misplaced their comb. Grand Manan, #NewBrunswick, Canada September 2025 📸 #birds #AHGU #nature #wildlife #photography #Nikon #Z9 #Nikkor800pf

Revisiting our Canadian Beaver friend munching on a tender branch on the frozen (but thawing) beaver pond. Fredericton, #NewBrunswick, Canada April 2026 📸 #mammals #beaver #nature #wildlife #photography #Nikon #Z9 #Nikkor800pf

iNaturalist tells me this is a Deer Broad-nosed Weevil. I love that it decided to spread its wings just as I was pressing the shutter button for this photo! Hanwell, #NewBrunswick, Canada June 2026 📸 #Invertebrate #insect #weevil #nature #wildlife #macro #photography #Nikon #Z9 #Nikkor

Time for a reality check. What say you, @realfollowers.bsky.social?

It's #TurtleTuesday! Here's a close-up of a Wood Turtle basking on a rock in a forest stream. They're so orange! #NewBrunswick, Canada June 2025 📸 #herps #turtle #nature #wildlife #photography #Nikon #Z9 #Nikkor180600

White-tailed Deer doe enjoying a fine summer breakfast. St. Andrews, #NewBrunswick, Canada July 2025 📷 #mammals #deer #nature #wildlife #photography #Nikon #Z6iii #Nikkor180600

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A bit of a rare sight, this. A group of White-tailed Deer were frolicking at the edge of the intertidal zone at low tide, about 1000 feet (300m) from shore. St. Andrews, #NewBrunswick, Canada June 2026 📷 #mammals #deer #marinelife #nature #wildlife #photography #Nikon #Z9 #Nikkor800pf

This friendly Song Sparrow kept getting too close for my big lens to focus on it and I had to keep slowly backing away in order to get a shot. Then it would come closer again. :) St. Andrews, #NewBrunswick, Canada June 2026 📸 #birds #SOSP #nature #wildlife #photography #Nikon #Z9 #Nikkor800pf

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One of our backyard Ruby-throated Hummingbirds from last summer, resting at the juice bar. Hanwell, #NewBrunswick, Canada August 2025 📸 #birds #hummingbird #RTHU #nature #wildlife #photography #Nikon #Z9 #Nikkor800pf

A brief respite from the summer heat, as we join this Canada Goose pair as they make a rest/refuel stop in a frozen field during last spring's northward migration. Arthurette, #NewBrunswick, Canada April 2026 📸 #birds #photography #nature #wildlife #photography #Nikon #Z9 #Nikkor800pf

A burst of colour for you today, with a Golden Sweat Bee (I think) contrasting beautifully against the deep orange and yellow of a flower on my patio. Hanwell, #NewBrunswick, Canada June 2026 📸 #Invertebrate #insect #bee #nature #wildlife #macro #photography #Nikon #Z9 #Nikkor

We're going to take a break from #TalonTuesday for a while and switch gears to #TurtleTuesday! This Wood Turtle was basking on a rock in a stream near my home. Got lots of shots! #NewBrunswick, Canada April 2025 📸 #herps #turtle #nature #wildlife #photography #Nikon #Z9 #Nikkor180600

A Great Blue Heron standing watch from a large deadfall at the river's edge. Sheffield, #NewBrunswick, Canada July 2025 📸 #birds #heron #GBHE #nature #wildlife #photography #Nikon #Z9 #Nikkor800pf

Madame Purple Finch looking gorgeous even without the vibrant colour that her mate is famous for. Hanwell, #NewBrunswick, Canada May 2026 📷 #birds #PUFI #nature #wildlife #photography #Nikon #Z9 #Nikkor800pf

Another view of this mama Raccoon from a recent visit just before dusk. Hanwell, #NewBrunswick, Canada June 2026 📸 #mammals #raccoon #nature #wildlife #photography #Nikon #Z9 #Nikkor800pf

A Great Blue Heron stocking the marsh in its never-ending search for food. Oromocto, #NewBrunswick, Canada August 2025 📸 #birds #heron #GBHE #nature #wildlife #photography #Nikon #Z9 #Nikkor800pf

More Horned Grebes! This time there's two! Dipper Harbour, #NewBrunswick, Canada March 2026 📷 #birds #marinelife #HOGR #nature #wildlife #photography #Nikon #Z9 #Nikkor800pf

An ant (sp?) is tending its flock of aphids. A little agricultural microcosm playing out in a flower on my patio. Hanwell, #NewBrunswick, Canada June 2026 📸 #Invertebrate #insect #nt #aphid #nature #wildlife #macro #photography #Nikon #Z9 #Nikkor

Happy Canada Day! We're not perfect (no country is) but I am so blessed to live in this great land. #CanadaDay #CanadaDay2026

Immature Bald Eagle taking its breakfast to go on this #TalonTuesday. Sheffield, #NewBrunswick, Canada July 2025 📸 #birds #eagle #BAEA #nature #wildlife #photography #Nikon #Z9 #Nikkor800pf

Spotted Sandpiper resting on a fallen tree trunk along the river's edge. Sheffield, #NewBrunswick, Canada July 2025 📷 #birds #sandpiper #SPSA #nature #wildlife #photography #Nikon #Z9 #Nikkor800pf

For today's #BirdOfTheDay theme of #LifelnTheBalance (birds captured in precarious or unexpected positions) we go WAY back to when I just had an entry level camera and kit lens. Here's a Black-capped Chickadee doing its best after a major ice storm at Christmas 2013. #birds #photography

Has anyone seen a Mourning Dove around here? They're so good at hiding. I thought I saw one over there but all I can see is a dandelion. Hanwell, #NewBrunswick, Canada June 2026 📷 #birds #dove #MODO #nature #wildlife #photography #Nikon #Z9 #Nikkor800pf

When I say that this Raccoon gave me a number of fantastic poses during a recent encounter, this is what I'm talking about. Unbelievable. Hanwell, #NewBrunswick, Canada June 2026 📸 #mammals #raccoon #nature #wildlife #photography #Nikon #Z9 #Nikkor800pf

You’ve Rolled your last Stones. Or maybe you’re Stoned after your last Roll. Who am I to judge?

A Bonaparte's Gull looking very prim and proper as it swims past. Bay of Fundy, #NewBrunswick, Canada August 2025 📸 #birds #marinelife #gull #BOGU #nature #wildlife #photography #Nikon #Z9 #Nikkor800pf

Yet another photo of a Horned Grebe from late last winter. What can I say... they gave me lots of great shots! Dipper Harbour, #NewBrunswick, Canada March 2026 📷 #birds #marinelife #HOGR #nature #wildlife #photography #Nikon #Z9 #Nikkor800pf

I came across this American Black Bear on the side of the road. Too bad about the harsh mid-day light, but sometimes you just have to make the most of what you're given. Wirral, #NewBrunswick, Canada June 2026 📷 #mammals #bear #nature #wildlife #photography #Nikon #Z9 #Nikkor800pf

I'm actually running low on unshared #TalonTuesday images, so until I get some new ones we'll pull some favourites #FromTheArchives. Here's a Short-eared Owl on a pile of dirt! Tantramar, #NewBrunswick, Canada January 2018 📸 #birds #raptor #owl #SEOW #nature #wildlife #photography #Nikon #D500

White-tailed Deer making its way through the tall grass at the river's edge. Sheffield, #NewBrunswick, Canada July 2025 📷 #mammals #deer #nature #wildlife #photography #Nikon #Z9 #Nikkor800pf

Look at this stunning creature. I just love these guys. (Purple Finch) Hanwell, #NewBrunswick, Canada May 2026 📷 #birds #PUFI #nature #wildlife #photography #Nikon #Z9 #Nikkor800pf

American Red Squirrel taking a moment from the seed buffet to surveil its surroundings. Hanwell, #NewBrunswick, Canada May 2026 📸 #mammals #sqrlpix #squirrel #nature #wildlife #photography #Nikon #Z9 #Nikkor800pf

Solitary Sandpiper working its way along the shallows at the river's edge for some breakfast. Oromocto, #NewBrunswick, Canada August 2025 📷 #birds #sandpiper #SOSA #nature #wildlife #photography #Nikon #Z9 #Nikkor800pf

It is my deeply held view that Horned Grebes, more than any other bird, look like they are missing a tail. Dipper Harbour, #NewBrunswick, Canada March 2026 📷 #birds #marinelife #HOGR #nature #wildlife #photography #Nikon #Z9 #Nikkor800pf

The #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #Black (birds with mainly black plumage) and the Alt theme is #Moments (a capture you consider to be an interesting moment). So here's a serene moment with a trio of Great Cormorants, who are normally black, made even blacker in silhouette. #birds #photography

Here's a little evening Mourning Dove for your viewing pleasure. Hanwell, #NewBrunswick, Canada June 2026 📷 #birds #dove #MODO #nature #wildlife #photography #Nikon #Z9 #Nikkor800pf

Ladies and Gentlemen, I present to you this year's winner of the Animal Behaviour category in every photo contest everywhere (should Jocelyn choose to enter it). All of @jocelynanderson.bsky.social's photos are spectacular, but this one is just wow!

A Bald Eagle perches atop a tree adjacent to its nest tree. #TalonTuesday Dipper Harbour, #NewBrunswick, Canada March 2026 📸 #birds #eagle #BAEA #nature #wildlife #photography #Nikon #Z9 #Nikkor800pf

"Oh, hi. Ummm, this isn't what it looks like..." Had a rare daytime visit yesterday evening from our Birdfeeder Bandit, who gave me lots of great poses. Apologies in advance for all the raccoon pics to follow! #mammals #raccoon #nature #wildlife #photography #Nikon #Z9 #Nikkor800pf

This is the last of my unshared American Goldfinch photos from last year. They are still around this year but are proving to be much more elusive! Hanwell, #NewBrunswick, Canada June 2025 📷 #birds #AMGO #nature #wildlife #photography #Nikon #Z9 #Nikkor800pf

Purple Finch striking a very serious pose to let everyone know that he is a very serious bird. Hanwell, #NewBrunswick, Canada May 2026 📷 #birds #PUFI #nature #wildlife #photography #Nikon #Z9 #Nikkor800pf

This Common Yellowthroat was playing hide and seek with me in a cedar tree. They finally emerged long enough for me to grab a couple frames, then it was gone again. Hanwell, #NewBrunswick, Canada June 2026 📸 #birds #warbler #COYE #nature #wildlife #photography #Nikon #Z9 #Nikkor800pf

A female Mallard duck looking lovely against the evening reflection on a local beaver pond. Hanwell, #NewBrunswick, Canada June 2026 📸 #birds #duck #MALL #nature #wildlife #photography #Nikon #Z9 #Nikkor800pf

A small group of Mallard ducks fly overhead as they look for a good spot to touch down. Saint John, #NewBrunswick, Canada February 2026 📸 #birds #duck #MALL #nature #wildlife #photography #Nikon #Z9 #Nikkor800pf

My goodness, this is photographic perfection.