Apparently, 'not always,' is the answer to the age old question.... Baffin Bay, April 2025. #polarbear #bear #wildlifephotography #nikonphotography #arctic #canadiannorth #nunavut

Doing final sweep of last year's Baffin Bay files. Here a Polar Bear is smashing through the ice; he wound up rolling around in the pool of water he created, but was likely first smashing into a seal den in search of lunch. #polarbear #arctic #canadiannorth #wildlifephotography #nikonphotography

@robcrank68.bsky.social's #BirdOfTheDay alt theme is #ForJanet, any of the Robin Species will do. Here's a North American Robin delivering lunch to a demanding family :) #birds #birdphotography #nikonphotography

A less demonic looking Nelly (vs the previous photo of her I posted). Truly one of the sweetest dogs I've ever met; just a love everyone person she is! #dogs #dogphotography #blackdogs #nikonphotography #portraits

@robcrank68.bsky.social's #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Corvidae. Here's a North American Crown having lunch in Jasper NP; the fish he had just fished out of the braided shallows of the nearby river. #birds #birdphotography #crow #nikonphotography

@robcrank68.bsky.social's #BirdOfTheDay theme today is #Birds&Flowers, birds standing with flowers. This Baltimore Oriole is standing on a branch; hope it counts :) #birds #birdphotography #nikonphotography

A friend's dog, Nellie. A lover of the lake. #dogs #dogphotography #blackdogs #nikonphotography #doglove

Not this R-w Blackbird (shot on the Big Creek Marsh), but a couple days ago for the first time in decades a Red-winged Blackbird tried to take my head off; made contact. I saw his shadow coming in and bang! Wonderful moment for both of us I figure. #birds #birdphotography #nikonphotography #wildlife

3. More Pride Toronto street portraits; these by the light (full unrelenting contrasty screw with exposure settings blasting sun 😀) of the day. #pride #pridetoronto #streetphotography #streetportraits #nikonphotography #Nikonphotography #loveislove

2. More Pride Toronto street portraits; these by the light (full unrelenting contrasty screw with exposure settings blasting sun 😀) of the day. #pride #pridetoronto #streetphotography #streetportraits #nikonphotography #photography #loveislove

1. More Pride Toronto street portraits; these by the light (full unrelenting contrasty screw with exposure settings blasting sun 😀) of the day. #pride #pridetoronto #streetphotography #streetportraits #nikonphotography #Nikonphotography #loveislove

And a few more pics from Church Street's Pride celebrations last night in Toronto #Pride #TorontoPride #loveislove #streetphotography #streetportraits #photography #Nikonphotography

Series of street portraits I grabbed on Toronto's Church Street during Pride celebrations last night. Happy Pride! #Pride #TorontoPride #loveislove #streetphotography #streetportraits #nikonphotography

Series of street portraits I grabbed on Toronto's Church Street during Pride celebrations last night. Happy Pride! #Pride #TorontoPride #loveislove #streetphotography #streetportraits #nikonphotography

Day old Herring Gull. Look at that halo of fuzz 😍 No chicks here (tiny rock island in Algonquin Park's largest lake) the day before, thus some confidence on the age estimate 😀 #bird #birdphotography #gull #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nikonphotography

Pretty flower to say Happy Pride! Fragrant Water Lily (slight angle change, much better light than the previous version). Algonquin Park. June 2026. #flower #wildflower #nature #photography #nikonphotography #beauty #yellow

Fragrant Water Lily -- three stages captured here (not purposefully; I don't have that sort of foresight LOL) -- purple red young leaf, mature green pad (leaf) and the emerging flower (crowded with insect tenants and a spider supervising it all). #waterlily #photography #nikonphotography #flower

Tree Swallow coming in hot! Col. Sam Smith Park in Toronto -- featuring a "Swallow Field". Shot with the new Nikon 70-200 2.8 II Even on the Zf it tracked these birds with astounding speed! #bird #birds #birdphotography #nikonphotography #torontobirds #photography

A Loon disturbs the green of a Tamarack reflected on the water. Algonquin Park, Ontario. #birds #bird #loon #birdphotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nikonphotography

Just swimming on by; he was close. Not quite inside the minimum focusing distance of the 600 f4 TC at 840, but nearly :) Do note the swarm of blackflies. #moose #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nikonphotography #canada

Yearling bull moose peeking out of the bush at the edge of the marsh. #moose #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nikonphotography #canada

Bull moose with a mouthful of red (e.g. young and succulent) Fragrant Water Lily. This guy simply did not stop eating for a moment, even when moving, while we spent an hour with him until he swam, waded right past us. #moose #wildlifephotography #nikonphotography #wildCanada

The remarkable artist (and man) David Hockney has died. A blow to a (increasingly rare) world that values beauty, not the market. I am fortunate to have a work of his, which sits above my desk. (Sorry for the lousy photo.) RIP Mr. Hockney. #art #artislife #davidhockney #beauty #fuckfascism

A Blue-grey Gnatchatcher was kind enough to allow me to watch her fidgeting in her nest, and fussing with some last minute work on its construction, and then pose for a portrait in a nearby branch. #birds #birdphotography #nikonphotography #wildlife

Walked by a fire today. Had the new Nikon 70-200 2.8 II on the camera. No sign of the fire on the street, so....

The very last bird I thought I'd see in the big city proper (this taken on a busy street in a light industrial area, and maybe 30 metres from a bulldozer moving earth): Eastern Wild Turkey hen. She was relaxed enough to be feeding on bugs in the grass #birds #urbanwildlife #nikonphotography

Red-necked Grebes making, a, er, um, splash. It's spring! #birds #birdphotography #nikonphotography #wildlife

This Mallard drake swam well within min focus distance, then as he came into focus I realized there was a good reflection that @karenbdc.bsky.social would punish me for if I failed to capture and share, thus the suffocating (uncropped) crop :) #birds #birdphotography #nikonphotography

Double-crested Cormorant. Stuck the ol' (wonderful) 500mm pf lens on the camera the other day to facilitate a bring the camera along on a long city walk. Came upon a pair of these birds in a spot I've never spotted them before, a good distance from the lake #birds #birdphotography #nikonphotography

Mange is ravaging fox populations in Ontario of late (e.g. 2024, 2025 data). Increase of the skin disease is beyond normal cycle fluctuations.. Here a shot of a vixen near Port Dover, last week. Heartbreaking. Mites are responsible but secondary infections cause the almost inevitable death.