Sunday, August 11, 2013

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A not so ugly duckling !

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Great Horned Owl fledgling just about ready to try a hand at flying !

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Bob with a fine catch of codfish on the opening day of the recreational cod fishery.
Saturday, May 11, 2013

Snowshoe Hare

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Snowshoe hares are found throughout the boreal forests of North America. They are native to Labrador and were introduced to Newfoundland i...
Thursday, May 02, 2013

Canada Goose at Kent's Pond

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Canada Geese are omnipresent all over North America but they still command us to pause and watch whenever they appear. This lone goose wan...
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Saturday, April 20, 2013

A New Goose in Town

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The Greater White-fronted Goose is the most widespread goose in the northern hemisphere. It breeds across the tundra from Nunavut to Siber...
Sunday, April 07, 2013

Boreal Chickadee

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Deer Lake Power House Circa 1920's

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This vintage photo shows the Deer Lake Power House at about the time of its commission in 1925. At  that time Deer Lake had a population...
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Red Breasted Nuthatch

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After the long winter which at times seems to be dragging on, I am looking forward to the return of the finches, warblers and a myriad of ...
Saturday, April 06, 2013

Somewhere in Change Islands

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If ever I were to have a place away from home , this would be it - Beauty , serenity and the ocean on my doorstep .
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Abandoned Fishing Room - Change Islands

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This is the last will and testament of Emma Porter of Change Islands in the Northern District of Change Islands in the Northern District...
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Friday, April 05, 2013

Birds of Newfoundland - A Rare Book

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In 1941 the Government of Newfoundland commissioned Harold S. Peters and Thomas D. Burleigh of the United States Fish and Wildlife Servi...

Blue Jay Watching

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The Blue Jay’s feathers are not actually blue. The bright cobalt colour is the result of the unique inner structure of the feathers, whic...
Tuesday, April 02, 2013

Silent Witness Memorial - Gander

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Arrow Air Flight 1285 was an international charter flight carrying U.S. troops from Cairo Egypt  to their home base in Fort Campbell, Ken...
Monday, April 01, 2013

American Red Squirrel on the Pippy Park Trail

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The red squirrel is native to Labrador and the rest of North America but it was first introduced to Newfoundland in 1963 and it quickly spr...

Emerald Surf off Bear Cove

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Twice a day the tide sweeps ashore Erasing footprints, stones, shells and more .
Sunday, March 31, 2013

Silver and Gold on the Eastern Edge

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Silver and gold can sometimes be found on the ocean's floor.  You just need to know where and  when to go.
Saturday, March 30, 2013

Storm Surge Wave at Cape Spear

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A storm surge is an offshore rise of water associated with a low pressure weather system, typically, tropical cyclones and strong extr...
Friday, March 29, 2013

Green Bay Fishing Rooms

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Old fishing rooms stand in the evening sun somewhere in Green Bay.

Black Capped Chickadee

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Who has not heard the cheery, welcoming sound of the Black Capped Chickadee as he performs his acrobatic twists and turns while looking...

Humpback Whale Study

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The scientific name of the humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) means long-winged New Englander. During the summer the waters ...

Rocky Shore Near Bonavista

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The coastline near Bonavista is marked with treacherous rocky shoals and sea stacks  that extend out into the deep surf. Here puffins loo...
Thursday, March 28, 2013

Emelia Earhart Statue, Harbour Grace

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On May 20, 1932 at 7:20 p.m., with a thermos bottle of Rose Archibald’s soup and a can of tomato juice, Amelia Earhart in her Lockheed ...

Common Goldeneye

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Common Goldeneyes are found on streams and wooded ponds throughout Newfoundland but in winter the birds flock to the coast where it i...

American Widgeon - Male

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  The male American Widgeon is a handsome duck that is frequently called "Baldpate" because of its creamy white crown. I was abl...
Sunday, March 18, 2012

American Widgeon at Kent's Pond

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 The American Widgeon is often found feeding with diving ducks such as the scaup, who are adept at rooting up vegetation f...
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Thursday, January 26, 2012

Cormorant Drying Wings

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I saw a little cormorant Upon a rock, and grinned. Her outstretched wings were soaking wet, And drying in the wind. I called to her, “You li...
Wednesday, June 15, 2011

ptarmigan

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Friday, April 02, 2010

Carrion Crow

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A Crow, half-dead with thirst, came upon a Pitcher which had once been full of water; but when the Crow put its beak into the mouth of the P...
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Monday, May 11, 2009

Ferryland Light

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Sunday, April 19, 2009

Red Saltbox #2

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Saturday, April 18, 2009

Red Saltbox Near Tor's Cove

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Cabot Tower

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Cabot Tower was built in 1897 to commemorate the 400th anniversary of John Cabot 's discovery of Newfoundland, and Queen Victoria ...
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Sunday, October 19, 2008

Celtic Shadows

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The old Protestant Graveyard in St. Johns yields a pleasant mix of gothic beauty and tranquility. "The boundaries which divide Life fro...
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Banana Boat

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"As I stood on the wharf in Trinity harbour, the sun peeked out from behind the cloud cover and shone brilliantly on the yellow boat ,...
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Tuesday, October 14, 2008

Chestnut

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Number 4 Mine - Bell island

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Ore Car and Mural - Bell Island

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At the end of June 1966, they closed the mine on Bell Island. It was a hard blow to the 10,000 residents of this island in Conception Bay on...
Sunday, October 12, 2008

Dancing With Light

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Ghost Trees On Bell Island

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Saturday, October 04, 2008

Maelstrom at Doctor's Cove

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I was quite mesmerized by this swirling mass of water while perched on a wet sloping rock in the early morning hours at Doctor's Cove. A...
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Sunrise in Ferryland

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Tuesday, September 23, 2008

Eastern Chipmunk in Bowring Park

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Quidi Vidi Boat

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Wednesday, September 17, 2008

Drama at Doctor's Cove

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Saturday, September 13, 2008

Lost Boulder

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Doctor's Cove Plume

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Thursday, September 11, 2008

Holy Trinity Church - Trinity

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This little church in Trinity , Newfoundland was built in 1835, giving it the distinction of being the oldest wooden church in North Americ...
Wednesday, September 10, 2008

King's Cove Lighthouse

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