Greg Shchepanek

 Most Popular Squirrel Photos American Red Squirrel ( Tamiasciurus hudsonicus ) Britannia Conservation Area, Mud Lake, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. I have been photographing nature for about thirteen years now and squirrels have been a favourite amongst viewers wherever I post my photos so here is a compilation of favourite squirrels on my Flickr site. Squirrels do the darnedest things and the cutest behaviours wherever you find them in North America or just in your backyard. Some of my most iconic squirrel photos were taken in the Northwest Territories where the American Red Squirrel abound and are the most prevalent critter on the trails. From eating mushrooms or just chatting up a storm you can find the red squirrels performing all kinds of antics in the Boreal Forest. Down in Ottawa there are a variety of squirrels that can be found in the woodsy areas of the city notably the Eastern Grey Squirrels both grey and black. Thrown in with the Eastern Chipmunk there are much squirrels t...

 Britannia Conservation Area American Red Squirrel ( Tamiasciurus hudsonicus ) Britannia Conservation Area, Mud Lake, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Hiking the Britannia Conservation Area with my new camera gear seems I am still a professional squirrel photographer. It has been some time since I upgraded my camera gear so this time I went all out purchasing a Canon EOS R7 and two macro lenses a 35 and a 100. All packed away in a brand new camera backpack that is so comfortable and nice a snug.  Wild Columbine  ( Aquilegia canadensis ) Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Canada Anemone ( Anemone canadensis ) Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Just a few flowers from my father's garden using the 100 macro lens. This weekend I plan to photograph wild orchids in the Marlborough Forest here in Ottawa, it is the largest Conservation Area that our city has. Anyways back to Mud Lake, where I photographed a Giant Swallowtail for the first time. I have photographed the caterpillar before at Shirleys Bay bu...

 One of my Most Favourite Subjects The  American Red Squirrel   ( Tamiasciurus hudsonicus ) has been & shall always be one of my most favourite little critters to photograph . These little darlings of the woods do the most darnedest of things. Sometimes they will give you the perfect pose & other days just show you their tuchus & flop their beautiful tails around. These marvellous little scamps will run circles around you if they are interested to see what you got. These photographs were all taken at  Shirleys Bay, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, part of Ottawa's Greenbelt around the city. The video at the end of this blog was taken of a wee baby who has yet to develop all his fur while he munches on a cherry tomato ... Ohm nom nom ... Cherry tomato !

 Some More Selections from my Flickr Site Leaves on the Water : on a very windy Autumn day at the Bill Mason Centre, Dunrobin, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.  Taken on October 17, 2020 . I always love to see the colourful  leaves during the fall . These leaves were dancing & moving to the cool wind on the sandy lake. American Red Squirrel ( Tamiasciurus hudsonicus ) at the Jack Pine Trail, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.  Taken on May 18, 2019. On the alert.

 Let's get Back to Photography Up top is a friendly guy I had a pleasure to photograph :  Hairy Woodpecker  ( Dryobates villosus ) Britannia Conservation Area, Mud Lake, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. This is the most popular photo from my photography site :  My Photo Site  and had took me by a bit of a surprise to find how popular it was. Coming in second place is my Max Relax Squirrel :  American Red Squirrel ( Tamiasciurus hudsonicus ) Britannia Conservation Area, Mud Lake, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. This little guy was so LMAO funny to watch and I call him the ultimate TreeHugger .