Wildlife 2017

With the advent of a New Year, I spent some time going through photos of the past year. I enjoy animal photography, so these are my favourite animal photos from 2017.

This fox thought we would feed him and so he approached the car, though cautiously.

A rare capture of a red squirrel peering out from a feeder.

This bald eagle was one of two perched on sand dunes in the National Park on Prince Edward Island.

The squirrels usually chase away the chipmunks, so I was lucky to capture this photo.

The harbour at French River is a favourite habitat for blue herons.

The kingfisher and the yellow-bellied sapsucker both liked these perches above the stream in Summerside.

A greater yellowlegs enjoyed the seaweed along the shoreline.

Three cormorants shared the tree above a pond, waiting to catch lunch.

Plovers and sandpipers often feed together along the shore.

A tiny bank swallow looks out from its nest.

This male mallard posed for a photo.

Geese overhead are always an impressive sight. 

For two years I attempted to take photos of muskrats. Finally, late in 2017, I was in the right place at the right time.