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Wood Duck

Alex May 23, 2020
Wood duck, gorgeous little duck

Wood Duck at the Inglewood Bird Sanctuary  Camera: Canon 80D Lens: Sigma 150-600mm © 2020 Alexander Shevalier

Bee Hummingbird

Alex May 23, 2020
Bee Hummingbird, blue, black, white, tiny bird,

I was in rural Cuba and I was at a hummingbird sanctuary in a man’s backyard. I was privileged to be there.  Camera: Canon 80D Lens: Sigma 150-600mm © 2020 […]

Loon

Alex May 22, 2020
Loon, Black and White spotted water bird

Lucky to catch this loon at the Inglewood bird sanctuary. She’s gorgeous.  Camera: Canon 80D Lens: Sigma 150-600mm © 2020 Alexander Shevalier

Northern Flicker

Alex May 22, 2020
Northern Flicker, red, black, brown spotted bird, like a woodpecker

I love this photo of the Northern Flicker, the way it’s puffed out its feather. It was taken at the Inglewood bird sanctuary.  Camera: Canon 80D Lens: Sigma 150-600mm © […]

Swallows

Alex May 22, 2020
Swallow, blue and white birds

Swallows in the Inglewood Bird Sanctuary  Camera: Canon 80D Lens: Sigma 150-600mm © 2020 Alexander Shevalier

Stork or Heron?

Alex December 23, 2016
The eternal question is this, is the picture above of a stork or Heron.

I’m not sure if this is a picture is of a stork or heron. I’m guessing stork. Camera: Canon 70D Lens: Sigma 150-600mm © 2016 Alexander Shevalier

Sidewalk Reflections

Alex December 22, 2016
Reflection of a building in a puddle

Happenstance in Sydney, I was wandering around the city in winter (being from Canada it was a cold summer’s day), saw the building in the puddle. Camera: Canon Rebel T3i […]

Sociopathy in profile

Alex December 22, 2016
Canada Geese, if they could take tests, would score high on the sociopathy test. They're assholes.

Canada geese are a@#holes. They would pass the sociopathy if they could write. Anthropomorphizing animals is stupid. Camera: Canon 70D Lens: Sigma 150-600mm © 2016 Alexander Shevalier

Sydney in Reflection

Alex December 22, 2016
Reflection of the bridge in Syney

Photo tour, Photo tour, photo tour, it is the best way to expand your skills as a photographer when you’re starting out. You’re supporting a local photographer and seeing a […]

Baby Sandpiper

Alex December 22, 2016
Young sandpiper taking it's first steps in the water.

From afar, I saw this young sandpiper strutting along the banks of Frank Lake. I can’t tell if he’s a shark or a jet. Camera: Canon 70D Lens: Sigma 150-600mm […]

Wilson’s Phalarope

Alex December 22, 2016
Wilson's Phalarope -- why can't it be Alex's Phalarope? or Tutti's phalarope?

He’s faking being injured to try to draw me away from the nest. Why can’t it be Tutti’s Phalarope? or Natalie’s? Or Edna’s Phalarope? Camera: Canon 70D Lens: Sigma 150-600mm […]

Red Winged Black Bird

Alex December 22, 2016
There is a red winged black bird -- no black just brown, white, and red.

Though not black this is the female red winged black bird. Why? Why, can’t she conform to our description. Camera: Canon 70D Lens: Sigma 150-600mm © 2016 Alexander Shevalier

It’s a trap

Alex December 21, 2016
Blue Dragon Fly caught in a spider's web

In North Glenmore park I walked around a lake just off the path. I saw a dragonfly caught in a spider’s web. Spoiler: He escaped the spider’s web. Camera: Canon […]

Lady Bug

Alex December 21, 2016
Lady Bug photographed on a purple

The lady bug was hunting aphids when I took it’s photo. Sorry girl for interrupting. Camera: Canon 70D Lens: Sigma 150-600mm ©2016 Alexander Shevalier

Clumsy Humpback

Alex December 21, 2016
Humpback whale falling backwards in the Pacific Ocean

Took a whale watching in Sydney in 2015. It was along the Humpback migration route and after a few hours of watching the pod this beauty fell. Clumsy, clumsy whale. […]

Bee Missing Bird

Alex December 21, 2016
Bee gather nectar on a flower; coloured red and yellow

Wandering around Glenmore Park and in the fields near the reservoir. Camera: Canon 70D Lens: Canon 100mm macro © 2016 Alexander Shevalier

Cedar Waxwing

Alex December 21, 2016
Cedar Waxwing -- brown, black coloured bird with yellow tipped tail feathers.

Ran into this Cedar Waxwing while wandering around the Glenmore Reservoir. Camera: Canon 70D Lens: Sigma 150-600mm © 2016 Alexander Shevalier

Posing King

Alex December 21, 2016
Eaten King bird posing with wings and tail articulated

A warm summer day at the Inglewood Bird Sanctuary. The Eastern Kingbird was hunting and posing in the grasslands. Camera: Canon 70D Lens: 150-600mm © 2016 Alexander Shevalier

Peak Sunrise

Alex December 21, 2016
Mountain at sunrise the clouds and light make the mountain look like a volcano

At my mountain photography course the instructor took us out at 5AM (not a typo) to watch the sunrise. Despite the grogginess the thing speaks for itself. Camera: Canon Rebel […]

Clouds of Chalk

Alex December 21, 2016
Mount Royal University Road Race at the end the participants threw blue chalk at each other

My first photography course at Mount Royal University we were able to photograph a road race the university was hosting. Camera: Canon Rebel T3i Lens: 55-200mm © 2016 Alexander Shevalier

Osprey Enthroned

Alex December 21, 2016
Osprey, a predator sitting on a clear blue sky

This was lucky shot at Carburn park, he just landed, if I believed in luck it produced that day. Camera: Canon 70D Lens: Sigma 150-600mm © Alexander Shevalier

Mountain Docks

Alex December 21, 2016
Dock in a mountain lake outside Banff, Alberta

I was taking a Mountain Photography course through Mount Royal University. This landscape is of a dock just outside of Banff. Camera: Canon Rebel T3i Lens: Canon 55-200mm © 2016 […]

Beauty among the Shoals

Alex December 21, 2016
Stilt Sandpipe a small brown and white bird

In the Summer of 2016 I spent an inordinate amount of time wandering around Frank Lake. I ran into some sandpipers. Camera: Canon 70D Lens: Sigma 150-600mm © 2016 Alexander […]

Grackle in the Reeds

Alex December 21, 2016
Common grackle in the reeds, which is a black bird.

Another lucky shot, there is a wetland outside High River and I wandered among the reeds and I caught a common grackle singing. The wind create the vibrant colours. Camera: […]

Flower in the breeze

Alex December 21, 2016
Flower in the breeze, it is pink and the wind creates a surreal effect.

One of my favourite photos from my vacation in London. I went to the Royal Botanic gardens and spent some time taking some macro photos. The colour and the surreal […]

Wood Duckling in Flight

Alex December 21, 2016
A baby wood duck, cute as can be swimming across a pond because I scared it.

The wood duckling is my favourite. Ducklings can’t fly but they can swim very quickly. I startled this youngling and it took off across the pond. The detail is gorgeous […]

Moth in Macro

Alex December 21, 2016
An orange and yellow moth on a purple flower

This is a macro shot of a moth gathering nectar. Camera: Canon 70D Lens: Canon 100mm macro lens © 2016 Alexander Shevalier

Stalking in Beauty

Alex December 21, 2016
Daddy Long Legs is an insect that looks like a spider. It is walking on the surface of a flower.

Macro is my favourite type of photography. It invites us into a world we wouldn’t see. The daddy long legs is not a predator but it looks like one. It […]

March of the Sandpiper

Alex December 21, 2016
I think this is a semi-palmated sandpiper it's hard to tell the distinctions are subtle.

At the Ducks Unlimited Canada Wetlands outside of High River. There is a small population of Sandpipers. They are adorable, I think this is a semi-palmated sandpiper. Camera: Canon 70D […]

Swan Formation

Alex December 21, 2016
Swans are white birds. The image is five of them flying together in a tight formation.

This photo was taken in a Ducks unlimited Canada wetland outside of High River. Camera: Canon 70D Lens: Sigma 150-600mm © 2016 Alexander Shevalier

Predator in Profile

Alex December 21, 2016
Green and Pink Venus Flytrap

I apologize I couldn’t keep you alive. This is a form of mortality beyond your own life. RIP Venus. Camera: Canon 70D Lens: Canon 100mm lens © 2016 Alexander Shevalier

London Bees

Alex December 21, 2016

Taken at the Botanical Gardens in London. I enjoyed using my macro lens to take a beautiful picture of the bee. Camera: Canon 70D Lens: 100mm Macro Lens © 2016 […]