Greg Shchepanek

 Presqu'ile Provincial Park Last weekend went for a four day visit with my friend Marci in Trenton, Ontario. We went to Presqu'ile Provincial Park on Saturday which turned out to be a beautiful day with a cool wind blowing. Didn't see many birds but you could tell they were around by all the songs that were being sung.  Searching for birds The Boardwalk The Lighthouse

   Welcome to the New Year And looking back on the old 2025. Exploring the new Fork Lake Trail was a highlight of 2025, not seeing much but it was great exercise going up the staircases in the woods to reach the overlook of the lake most notable fauna of the trail were the squirrels and the Blue Jays. The trail was a new addition to the park and opened in June of 2025. Fork Lake Trail American Red Squirrel ( Tamiasciurus hudsonicus ) Fork Lake Trail, Algonquin Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada. Most notable photography for 2025 was again a frog year on my Flickr site. Even though the photo was taken in 2024 of a Northern Green Frog ( Lithobates clamitans melanota ) Fletcher Wildlife Garden, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It was highlighted to be my most popular upload for World Frog Day which was on March 19, 2025. Subsequently garnering even more views and likes when I included the photo on Flickr's Your Best Shot 2025 in the Nature category. Some other notable photos of the yea...

 The Two Most Well Behaved ... KC Angela Bader Ginsburg Wall Nigel Big Balls Booger Johnson Angela Wall Are the two most chill kittens one can come across. It was my great honour and deep pleasure to take care of these furry little guys quite recently. My super best friend had gone out of town for awhile so I had a super great time hanging out with these adorable well behaved kittens.  Mission Wet Food Feeding proved to be a bit of a frenzy but I soon learned a method to the madness ... have to have two locations for mission Wet Food to come off as a success. Firstly KC the little lady was always ready for the mission to commence while Nigel was distracted in the living room with a box of treats not knowing what was going on. Once KC had completed the feeding it was now down to tracking Nigel down for his Wet Food otherwise KC would gobble down Nigel 's portion in a flash ... Ohm nom nom. Ohm nom nom After the Feeding Storm Playtime After feeding then would come playti...

On the Ottawa River  Northern Green Frog ( Lithobates clamitans melanota ) Petrie Island, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Another great weekend to discover amphibians at Petrie Island Park, this little guy was just a baby he will be having a tough winter due to his size seeing Autumn just began this weekend. Came across two Green Frogs one an adult and this wee little who was sunning along the shore. These photos turned out a lot better than the adults capture. Surprising for such a small guy to steadily pose for the camera with no flight or movement. Still getting used to the new camera but sometimes it takes stunning photos. Especially when up close I find that the  RF100mm F2.8 L MACRO IS USM and even some distance photos turn out so very nice,  colourful and sharp. One of my distance shots was of this little Muskrat who was feeding on vegetation along the shoreline he sat there for quite awhile and was not disturbed about the camera. This photo was cropped for a better...

 Bat Lake Trail, Algonquin Provincial Park American Toad ( Anaxyrus americanus ) Went for a two day adventure in Algonquin Provincial Park and on the first day came across some amphibians along the Bat Lake Trail . First I saw a  Dekay’s Brownsnake and in close proximity found the above American Toad who posed nicely for the camera. The next to see was a little baby toad  about the size of the tip of the finger he was fast moving but eventually came to a halt to get some great photos of the little guy.  Little baby  American Toad  ( Anaxyrus americanus ) When I arrived at a body of water on the trail I found it teaming with Northern Green Frog s not happy to pose for pictures but I managed to come across this one who believed he was hiding form me trying not to fall in the water I was able to get a trio of shots of this guy.  Northern Green Frog ( Lithobates clamitans melanota ) It was a great day for amphibians along the Bat Lake Trail . On the se...