Nature Canada is so excited that that is our tenth annual Nature Picture Contest! To have a good time 10 years of celebrating Canadian nature by way of photographs, we determined to share and spotlight our favorite distinctive photographs. These favourites have been featured in previous editions of Nature Canada’s calendars!
Sulphurs by Peter Ferguson (2014)
From the photographer:
“On heat, early mornings, you’ll find resting butterflies—typically with dew upon them—in open fields. This pair of Yellow Sulphurs selected to spend the earlier evening collectively on a knapweed bloom. I captured this picture in Brief Hills Provincial Park within the Niagara Area of Ontario.”
Stained Glass Dragonfly by Shauna Howerton (2014)
From the photographer:
“I took this picture on a heat summer time day in my backyard close to Chickakoo Lake, AB. The Variable Darner dragonfly (Aeshna interrupta) was superbly lit, reflecting the inexperienced grass, blue sky, and my pink shirt within the many sides of its wings. The Chickakoo Lake area is a vital habitat space, dwelling to an abundance of wildlife and an important a part of the migratory songbird hall.”
Hummingbird Moth by Tom Lusk (2015)
From the photographer:
“This picture was taken on Hill Island, Ontario, within the St. Lawrence River, on a parcel of land that has been efficiently re-naturalized by Parks Canada. Together with native crops and wildflowers although, some invasive species from different elements of the island have taken root—together with the Noticed Knapweed. On the constructive facet, Hummingbird Moths appear to like these “invaders”. I’ve been intrigued by Hummingbird Moths since I first noticed one a number of years in the past, and I by no means tire of attempting to seize the right shot of those distinctive little creatures.”
Belted Kingfisher by Tim Hopwood (2017)
From the photographer:
“On an early autumn afternoon, a spur of the second resolution to go to Calgary’s Inglewood Chicken Sanctuary led to an opportunity encounter with this Belted Kingfisher that perched for a number of moments above a poplar-lined lagoon awaiting unwary fish. The background is the yellow poplar leaves mirrored on the nonetheless floor of the lagoon – a mirrored image that you’ll solely get pleasure from for a short, however lovely, week or so in late September.”
Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks Panorama by Invoice Settle (2017)
From the photographer:
“Spirit Island, AB stays one of the vital photographed spots within the Canadian Rockies however as a result of it is just accessible by boat, solely a lucky few are capable of witness the uncooked magnificence and magnificence of this location throughout a summer time dawn. Spirit Island stays a real iconic Canadian vacation spot.”
Noticed Whet Owl by Robert Berdan (2019)
From the photographer:
“This Noticed Whet Owl was photographed in Kananaskis provincial park close to Turner Valley. I used to be with a pal and fellow fowl photographer Alan Mackeigan who had been looking out the world for owls and shared the placement of this owl with me. Nikon 300 mm F2.8 lens.”
Mushrooms in Autumn Forest Blossoms by Invoice McMullen (2019)
From the photographer:
“One among my favorite instances to be within the forest is autumn. The colors are vivid and the lighting will be hanging. This scene was taken at an outside training centre because the
maple leaves have been close to peak color and the late afternoon autumn mild appeared to light up the forest flooring and particularly the quite a few mushrooms and different fungi.”
Male Ruby Throated Hummingbird by Keri Fisher (2019)
From the photographer:
“Hummingbirds are very territorial over their meals sources, which is why I place many feeders across the yard. This little male turned very territorial over the feeder positioned close to a big tree, and he would defend it viciously. He had a particular department within the close by tree the place he would lord over “his” feeder, and this picture was taken when he was taking a break and having a superb stretch.”
Grey Treefrog by Edward Busby (2020)
From the photographer:
“Whereas out cleansing up across the gardens in our yard, I occur to identify a tiny frog on one of many Brown-eyed Susans. I used to be shocked at how small it was and was to search out out what sort of frog it was. I hurried over to get my digital camera and got here again and began taking every kind of photographs. Then off to my proper I noticed this one man fortunately hanging on to a Hosta leaf, wanting considerably like Kermit The Frog! Later I discovered (after utilizing my son’s nature guide) that these little frogs have been Grey Treefrogs.”
Anna’s Hummingbird by Jennifer Callioux (2022)
From the photographer:
“Hummingbirds are my completely happy place. Their tiny particulars and exquisite iridescent colors are completely beautiful to witness. Relying on the angle of the solar, the tiny bubbles of their feathers mirror numerous colors with a shimmering impact! You could be shocked that this magically vibrant picture was taken on a really wet day. It made for a difficult seize when it comes to angles and picture gear, but added to the wondrous seize of this little magnificence. I like to admire the hummingbird balancing tiny drops on the invoice, whereas having fun with the rain bathe in a meadow of pink flowers. I really feel so lucky to have spent a minute on this little world.”
Have any of your individual photographs of distinctive species that you just need to share? Or ocean animals? Submit them or some other nature-themed photographs to this 12 months’s Nature Picture Contest.
