The Last Ice
Crystals
Giant ice crystals forming over watery ruts in a farm track
- Aperture: ƒ/4
- Camera: DSC-RX10M3
- Exposure bias: +7/10EV
- Focal length: 42.08mm
- ISO: 100
- Shutter speed: 1/250s
Birch Alley
Paper Birch Tree
In the arboretum there is a long line of birch trees originally collected from each of the Canadian provinces and territories. Ostensibly all the same species they exhibit interesting differences.
- Aperture: ƒ/4
- Camera: DSC-RX10M3
- Exposure bias: +7/10EV
- Focal length: 38.04mm
- ISO: 100
- Shutter speed: 1/320s
Dark-eyed Junco
Winter Warrior
You’d be hard pressed to find a more appealing little sparrow in the winter than these visitors from the north – tough as old boots.
- Aperture: ƒ/4
- Camera: DSC-RX10M3
- Exposure bias: +7/10EV
- Focal length: 220mm
- ISO: 250
- Shutter speed: 1/250s
Winter Bluebird
Unexpected Visitors
A small flock of eight Eastern Bluebirds spent 20 miniutes feeding on rowan berries in the garden on a clear, sunny January afternoon with temperatures of -16C (-27C with windchill). They are “supposed” to be far away to the south in warmer places than this. Gorgeous little birds.
More pictures on our other website at sparroworks.ca
- Aperture: ƒ/4
- Camera: DSC-RX10M3
- Exposure bias: +7/10EV
- Focal length: 220mm
- ISO: 200
- Shutter speed: 1/250s
Waiting for Spring
Waiting for a Spring Tenant
Nest box beside a winter trail – it’s tenants are wintering down south
- Aperture: ƒ/5.6
- Camera: DSC-RX100
- Exposure bias: +7/10EV
- Focal length: 10.4mm
- ISO: 125
- Shutter speed: 1/400s
Forest Gnomeland
Entry to the Gnomes’ Forest
Northern edge of the larch plantation – I can imagine the Gnomes living in there
- Aperture: ƒ/4
- Camera: Canon PowerShot G9
- Focal length: 10.673mm
- ISO: 80
- Shutter speed: 1/160s
Forest Snowscape
Morgan Arboretum in January
Trail junction deep in the forest. Very quiet except for drifts of snow falling off branches and calling birds.
Winter Sculpture
Seed-head under snow
As well as benefiting birds by providing seeds for food, leaving seed-heads to stand through the winter enables snow to form delightful “sculptures” for us to enjoy. A few months ago this was an inflorescence on a wild, carrot plant that was abuzz with insects.
- Aperture: ƒ/5.6
- Camera: ILCE-7M2
- Exposure bias: +7/10EV
- Focal length: 105mm
- ISO: 100
- Shutter speed: 1/250s
River in January
Snow on the water
The confluence of the St-Lawrence and Ouatouais Rivers at Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue early in January with a light snowfall obscuring the Ile-aux-Tortes bridge carrying the Trans-Canada Highway. Cold.
- Aperture: ƒ/4.9
- Camera: DSC-RX100
- Exposure bias: +7/10EV
- Focal length: 37.1mm
- ISO: 160
- Shutter speed: 1/800s