This male wood duck did not like the mallards getting too close to its partner. It proved fun to watch his defensive actions. #BirdsSeenIn2026 #birds #birding #nature #birdphotography #Ontario #Canada 🍁

It's #FlyDay! And the great blue herons have ended a long distant flight and have returned to their nests. #birds #birding #nature #birdphotography #herons #Nikon #Ontario #Canada

For #FlyDay a group of mallard ducks take flight over Lake Ontario. #birds #birding #birdphotography

The maple sap is flowing in our trees, and we have tapped some trees and are looking forward to tasting our own maple syrup. But this red squirrel decided not to wait, and it is enjoying the sweetness of spring. #MapleSyrupSeason #Canada #Ontario #Spring #maplesyrup

It is minus 26°C in Algonquin Park this morning; it's sure handy to have a warm long tail on a cold winter morning. #Nature #fox #Redfox #wildlife #Ontario #Canada ❤️

As wind swept across the luxurious green fields in Ireland, we looked down upon the Druid's Altar. From high above we tried to imagine how the ancient people had managed to align the stones with the sunset at the midwinter solstice. Happy St. Patrick’s Day! ☘️ ☘️☘️ #StPatricksDay

A view fit for a king and also for St. Patrick who visited the Hill of Tara in Ireland, in the 5th century. As we walked about this hill we came to understand why it is considered a magical place and where trees grant wishes. Happy St. Patrick’s Day! ☘️ ☘️☘️ #StPatricksDay

A touch of green for #StPatricksDay at Carrick-a-Rede in Northern Ireland. The home of a Razorbill auks bird colony. #birds #birding #nature Happy St. Patrick’s Day! ☘️ ☘️☘️
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Hoping for some good luck to sweep our world during these difficult times. Here is "The Four-Leaved Clover," a poem written in 1905 by Laura Augusta Yerkes. Happy St. Patrick’s Day! ☘️ ☘️☘️ #StPatricksDay