Inspired By Light Photography by Amber Morais

04/30/2021

Spring

07/21/2015

Pick Ontario Freshness!

08/11/2014

08/07/2014

I love to capture the "natural beauty" of places, wildlife, landscapes through my camera lens.

08/07/2014

This is the caterpillar of a Prominent Moth in the genus Heterocampa. The colouring was so cool, we had never seen one before. Turns out it turns into a brown moth.

08/06/2014

07/25/2014

Thatcher Farms is located on 140 acres in Eramosa Township, in beautiful Wellington County. The family owned and operated farm offers customers locally produced meat products that are naturally raised, and that are hormone and additive free.

Thatcher Farms offers additive and hormone free beef, pork and lamb as well as sweet honey right from the hives in the apple orchard, pure maple syrup, a variety of meat pies, a selection of artisan cheeses, jams and jellies.

06/19/2014

Especially in June!

06/14/2014

05/31/2014

Peacocks are large, colorful pheasants (typically blue and green) known for their iridescent tails. These tail feathers, or coverts, spread out in a distinctive train that is more than 60 percent of the bird’s total body length and boast colorful "eye" markings of blue, gold, red, and other hues. The large train is used in mating rituals and courtship displays. It can be arched into a magnificent fan that reaches across the bird's back and touches the ground on either side. Females are believed to choose their mates according to the size, color, and quality of these outrageous feather trains.

The term "peacock" is commonly used to refer to birds of both sexes. Technically, only males are peacocks. Females are peahens, and together, they are called peafowl.

Suitable males may gather harems of several females, each of which will lay three to five eggs. In fact, wild peafowl often roost in forest trees and gather in groups called parties.

Peacocks are ground-feeders that eat insects, plants, and small creatures. There are two familiar peacock species. The blue peacock lives in India and Sri Lanka, while the green peacock is found in Java and Myanmar (Burma). A more distinct and little-known species, the Congo peacock, inhabits African rain forests.

Peafowl such as the blue peacock have been admired by humans and kept as pets for thousands of years. Selective breeding has created some unusual color combinations, but wild birds are themselves bursting with vibrant hues. They can be testy and do not mix well with other domestic birds.