Iain Leitch Photography

Today I went for a cold winter walk just to get out of the house. I decided to bring my camera along because why not. The first photo is of a flock of ducks flying towards the only open part of the river. In the second and third photos, I found hanging in the forest, it seems someone has made cool designs with natural things and froze them in water to hang up, I think this is pretty cool. The fourth photo is of a red squirrel with was making quite a lot of noise as I was walking under his tree. The fifth photo is a Hairy Woodpecker looking for some dinner, while the sixth and final photo is of an American Crow.   

For the second year in a row, I went down to Mud Lake to try to get some bird photos during the migration season. I did end up with some nice photos of birds but, these birds will most likely stay for the winter here, due to people feeding them (minus the heron). Eastern Grey Squirrel  Female Wood Duck  Great Blue Heron White Breasted Nuthatch Northern Cardinal  Downy Woodpecker  

Recently I went birding in the parks around my apartment, I spotted a wide variety of birds including some Yellow-Rumped Warblers, Song Sparrows, Great Blue Herons and Eastern Phoebes, along with a Bullfrog, which I was surprised to still see at the end of September. The second photo is my personal favourite as it reminds me of Christmas for some reason.  Yellow-Rumped Warbler Yellow-Rumped Warbler Song Sparrow Great Blue Heron Eastern Phoebe  Autumn Colours Bullfrog  

The last camping trip of the season before the weather gets to cold and the parks all shut for the year, was to Sharbot Lake Provincial Park. I went there around this time last year and it was very pleasant with this year being the same.  The weather worked out in our favor for once which was nice. We had a nice hike on their discovery trail. The autumn colours were just starting to change, which meant that most of the canopy was still green, however a few bits of yellow and orange were appearing. There was also still a decent amount of fungus growing on the forest floor which made for some great photos.  Silver Maple Marsh dividing the campgrounds. Black Lake Point in Sharbot Lake Stacked Mushrooms Fungus on Moss.

Recently I went to Algonquin Provincial Park for a camping trip. The weather wasn't great so we only did two trails but still had a great time. The photos are a mix of trees, birds, mushrooms, and scenery. Enjoy! Black Spruce Hidden in the moss In a field of moss Amazing Boardwalk Water Lily Brown Creeper