Northern Lights and Meteor
A meteor streaks across the northern sky in Algonquin Provincial Park as the northern lights begin their dazzling display. A somewhat rare sight for southern Ontario, unusually high solar activity in early 2021 made this beautiful light show accessible in the lower latitudes.
Northern Lights over frozen lake
A frozen lake in Algonquin Provincial Park helps to frame the changing hues of aurora borealis in late winter.
A meteor dips below the horizon in Algonquin Provincial Park as the northern lights begin their dazzling display. A somewhat rare sight for southern Ontario, unusually high solar activity in early 2021 made this beautiful light show accessible in the lower latitudes.
Northern Lights
Green bands of light seems to dance across the sky in this constantly changing display.
Delicate hues reach higher into the sky, seemingly from jets of light on the horizon.
A view of an Algonquin forest back-lit by nature's dazzling light display.
Pine Marten
This American Marten (also known as the Pine Marten) was 'caught in the act' on one of its prowls in Algonquin Provincial Park.
Marten on alert
The Marten is a member of the weasel family (therefore related to the mink and the larger Fisher). Unlike the Fisher, the Marten is found in most of Canada with the exception of the Prairie provinces.
The Marten is a fierce predator that feeds mainly on deer mice, voles, and rabbits. In turn, it is preyed upon by others of its kind, as well as by foxes, coyotes, and birds of prey like owls and hawks.
Marten in pine tree
The Marten is largely arboreal and was once thought to inhabit mostly coniferous forests of the north - hence the common name Pine Marten.
Marten grooming
When I look at these photos of a Marten grooming itself, I can't help but be reminded of my pet dog.
Clearly a predator
For such a small animal (weighing up to 3 pounds or so), those fangs are nothing to be trifled with!
Surveying the forest below
From its perch high in a tree, a Marten may be easy to miss on a hike through the woods - perhaps this is one reason they are so rarely seen.
Marten on the prowl
The Marten is an agile hunter that can move with lightning speed.
The Marten is a agile hunter that can move with lightning speed.
