Traffoto

Wildlife Photographer from Ontario, Canada

10/23/2026

Comin’ in hot! This juvenile male Wood duck doesn’t yet have the colourful plumage of his older compatriots, but that’s stopping him from showing off his landing skills.

10/17/2026

There are 2 photos here. Well… really it’s only one photo with the original version and then a tightly cropped version. The Wood duck is the same, but notice how the photo changes dramatically based on the surroundings. In the close-up photo, you can see the beautiful colouration of the Wood duck. When you zoom out and see the duck in its surroundings, the light and foliage add a warmth to the image that is missing in the tight shot.

I think this is often how we go through life. We’re concerned with what people see in the tight, zoomed in shot of our lives and focus on that view of ourselves. In doing so, we miss the warmth of our surroundings and are not present with the people who love us and the beauty that envelops us.

Today, take the time to just be present and practice some gratitude. I’m so grateful for the moments I get to spend in the spectacular nature that constantly amazes me.

09/26/2026

Sometimes we have to pivot. I went to a pond where I knew the Wood ducks hang out.They were there before the sun came up but had moved on by the time I had enough light to shoot. Instead, I was surrounded by Great Egrets and spent the morning photographing them.

09/13/2026

It was wonderful spending sunrise with this young wood duck.

08/03/2026

Hovering Hunter

A common tern hangs in the wind like a held breath, head down, wings beating, scanning the water for the one flash of silver that will trigger the dive. Have you ever watched one do this in person?

07/11/2026

They're territorial, kinda ugly, a little awkward and their squawk is unmistakable,

but there is something about the Great Blue Heron that makes them a great photography subject. Do you agree?

06/07/2026

Canon 500mm f/4 lens + 1.4x teleconverter + 2 hours face down in the mud = 2 seconds with a Common Merganser hen at eye level

Canon Canada

05/09/2026

As a wildlife photographer, you always have to be ready. You never know when something is going to walk by.

05/03/2026

Most people walk by a Canada Goose without a second glance. Add perfect sunrise light and it's a whole new experience.

04/25/2026

The Punk Rock Duck

Meet the Red-breasted Merganser. If birds had a punk band, this drake would be the lead singer. That slicked-back crest, the blood-red eye, and an attitude that says “I own this lake”.

Getting this shot was like trying to photograph a submarine with a mohawk. Mergansers are fast, skittish, and spend half their time underwater. The trick? Get low. Like, embarrassingly low. I’m talking chin-in-the-mud, elbows-soaked, “is that a leech on my arm?” low. But when the golden light wraps around that iridescent green head and the background melts into warm butter... you forget about the cold entirely.

This is why I do what I do. Nature doesn’t perform on command. You show up, you wait, you earn the moment. And sometimes, just sometimes, a merganser gives you a four-second gift that makes the whole morning worth it.

Have you ever seen one of these in the wild? Drop a comment and tell me where. And if you’ve never heard of a merganser before today, welcome to the obsession.

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