• Do you do it?

    It turns out you are a woodpecker going about your daily routine. That mostly involves checking out the local trees to find  tasty bugs. If they are hidden away, you pound a hole in the tree to dig them out. In the course of your day, you end up on a telephone pole. This is… Continue Reading

  • Mysterious roadkill

    I’m completely mystified how roadkill happens. In my travels, I have observed wildlife crossing backroads and highways many times. They have developed a keen sense of the dangers involved and acquired excellent strategies to prevent any harm to themselves or motorists. I have compiled some of the more common methods, though every animal seems to… Continue Reading

  • Unfair light

    Did you know sunlight was spectacularly unfair? The evening light hits some branches practically making them glow while others are left in relative darkness. I think the contrast brings the photo to life. It’s also fundamentally unfair because the light left some branches to be the boring contrasting elements of the photo and not the… Continue Reading

  • Who would give bears human characteristics?

    It is entirely possible that I may, on occasion, have given slightly human characteristics to some of the wildlife that snuck into my pictures. If it happened, I blame the children’s books we read to our kids. And yes, I am talking about the Bernstain Bears. Some of you might remember, “Bear Country, where the… Continue Reading

  • Saskatchewan Stealth

    Locals will tell you there are few secrets in rural Saskatchewan – that’s the way it’s always been. Yet one covert mission managed to stay under the radar. Quite a few years ago, representatives from US military suppliers paid the prairies a visit while posing as tourists. They came, observed and left. While they didn’t… Continue Reading

  • Hawk trickery

    I remember going to friends’ houses when I was a kid. One of the side benefits was getting an inside look at how other families functioned. I felt a little like that last Friday evening with hawks. Technically, I may not have been invited to that large hay field with round bales scattered in every… Continue Reading