28Sep/11

Treehog? Groundhog in a Tree?

09/28/2011Uncategorizedamerica, animal, becurious, Biology, burrow, canada, conservation, Coyote, de, den, Discover, éco, ecology, ecosystem, environment, fauna, food, Gallery 3, grand, ground, Groundhog, Groundhog Day, habitat, hog, ile, iMobile, la, los angeles, loveyourplanet, Mammal, mammals, marmota, marmotte, Marmotte Commune, media type, Mobile Web, monax, montreal, montreal nature park, montreal urban nature, National Geographic, Nature, nikkor, nikon, Nikon D300s, North America, parc, parc de l'ile de la visitation, park, Photo, photography, predator, prey, quebec, red fox, red-tailed hawk, roadside, rodent, south, stefano, steve, steve troletti, tree, troletti, United States of America, urban, Urban Nature, usa, visitation, wilderness, wildlife, wordpressSteve Troletti

Treehog or Groundhog in a Tree? – by Steve Troletti This one got me by surprise. Although it wasn’t the first time I’d seen a groundhog in a tree, I sure wasn’t expecting to find

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14Jul/11

The Slow Death of Montreal’s Bois-de-l’Île-Bizard Nature Park

07/14/2011ENGLISH, Environmental Photographyamerica, Amphiian, animal, animal cruelty, avian, becurious, bird, Birds, bizard, Bois-de-l'Île-Bizard, Bugs, canada, caterpillar, coyotes, crime, criminals, Discover, éco, ecology, ecosystem, environment, fauna, firecrackers, fireworks, Golf, Golf cart, habitat, habitat destruction, howling, ile, ile bizard vandalism, Île-Bizard, Insects, island, loveyourplanet, mammals, marsh, marshes, montreal, montreal nature park, montreal urban nature, national park, Nature, nikkor, nikon, North America, parc, parc de l'ile de la visitation, parc de la pointe aux prairies, parc nature - bois-de-l'île-bizard - nature park, park, Photo, photography, picturesque, plants and vegetation, public safety, quebec, residents, scenery and landscapes, south, stefano, steve, Toby Keith, troletti, United States of America, Urban Nature, urban travels, usa, vandalism, vandals, violent, west, West Island, wetlands, wilderness, wildlife, youthSteve Troletti

Crackling Bomb Fireworks Aimed at Nesting Birds in the Marsh bois-de-l’Île-Bizard – Photo by Steve Troletti As I visit the community of Ile Bizard I can’t help but think that it was

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07Jun/11

North American Beaver on his Lodge

06/07/2011ENGLISH, Nature and Wildlife Photographyamerica, animal, animal planet, beaver, becurious, canada, Discover, éco, ecology, ecosystem, environment, fauna, fragile, lodge, loveyourplanet, Mammal, mammals, marsh, montreal, montreal nature park, montreal urban nature, National Geographic, Nature, nikkor, nikon, North America, parc nature - bois-de-l'île-bizard - nature park, park, Photo, picture, preservation, quebec, south, stefano, steve, steve troletti, troletti, trolettiphoto.com, United States of America, Urban Nature, usa, varese, wetlands, wilderness, wildlifeSteve Troletti

North American Beaver on his Lodge – by Steve Troletti (genus Castor) / North American Beaver (Castor canadensis)

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06Jun/11

Common Moorhen / Galinule poule d’eau

06/06/2011ENGLISH, Nature and Wildlife Photographyamerica, animal, avian, becurious, bird, Birds, california, canada, common, d'eau, Discover, éco, ecology, ecosystem, environment, fauna, faune, fragile, Île-Bizard, long beach, los angeles, loveyourplanet, montreal, montreal nature park, montreal urban nature, moorhen, National Geographic, Nature, nikkor, nikon, North America, oiseaux, ornithologie, ornithologiste, ornithology, ornitologie, ornitologue, parc nature - bois-de-l'île-bizard - nature park, park, Photo, poule, preservation, quebec, south, stefano, steve, troletti, United States of America, urbain, Urban Nature, usa, wilderness, wildlifeSteve Troletti

Common Moorhen / Galinule poule d’eau – by Steve Troletti

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05Jun/11

Wolf Spider Carrying White Ball Egg Sac

06/05/2011ENGLISH, Nature and Wildlife Photography8, america, Arachnid, babies, baby, ball, becurious, Bugs, canada, carrying, Discover, éco, ecology, ecosystem, egg, eggs, eight, environment, fauna, female, Île-Bizard, insect, legs, loveyourplanet, macro, montreal, montreal nature park, montreal urban nature, mother, Nature, nikkor, nikon, North America, parc nature - bois-de-l'île-bizard - nature park, Photo, photography, quebec, reproduction, sac, south, spider, Spider Carrying, stefano, stefano troletti, steve, troletti, United States of America, Urban Nature, usa, white, wilderness, wildlife, wolfSteve Troletti

Spider Carrying Egg Sac – by Steve Troletti From a distance all I noticed was a little white ball, brightly lit from the sun, crossing the path ahead of me. Upon closer

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31May/11

They call me Mr. Personality…

05/31/2011ENGLISH, Nature and Wildlife Photographyamerica, becurious, bug, canada, close-up, Discover, éco, ecology, ecosystem, environment, fauna, forest, fragile, insect, leaf, loveyourplanet, macro, micro, montreal, montreal nature park, montreal urban nature, National Geographic, Nature, nikkor, nikon, North America, park, Photo, preservation, quebec, south, stefano, steve, troletti, United States of America, Urban Nature, usa, wilderness, wildlifeSteve Troletti

They call me Mr. Personality… by Steve Troletti

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28May/11

Common Tern Mating / Accouplement de Sterne pierregarin

05/28/2011ENGLISH, Nature and Wildlife Photographyamerica, animal, animal planet, avian, becurious, bird, birding, Birds, birdwatching, bizard, breeding, canada, common, copulating, Discover, éco, ecology, ecosystem, environment, fauna, faune, fragile, ile, loveyourplanet, mating, montreal, montreal nature park, montreal urban nature, National Geographic, Nature, nature park, Nesting, nikkor, nikon, North America, oiseaux, ornithologie, ornithologiste, ornithology, ornitologie, ornitologue, parc nature - bois-de-l'île-bizard - nature park, park, Photo, picture, preservation, quebec, south, stefano, steve, steve troletti, tern, troletti, trolettiphoto.com, United States of America, urbain, Urban Nature, usa, wilderness, wildlifeSteve Troletti

Common Tern Mating / Accouplement de Sterne pierregarin – by Steve Troletti With Spring well on its way Mother nature has been less than cooperative. Bad weather causing havoc from the Midwest,

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27May/11

Is It A Plane? Is It A Bird? No..It’s….SUPERGROUNDHOG!

05/27/2011ENGLISH, Nature and Wildlife Photographyamerica, animal, aux, baby, becurious, boulder, canada, cubs, Discover, éco, ecology, ecosystem, environment, fauna, female, forest, fox, ground, hog, juvenile, kits, leaves, loveyourplanet, Mammal, mammals, marmota, mom, montreal, montreal nature park, montreal urban nature, motreal, Nature, nature park, nikkor, nikon, North America, Parc-nature, Photo, pointe, pointe-aux-prairies, prairies, predator, prey, quebec, red, rock, rodent, south, stefano, steve, trees, troletti, United States of America, Urban Nature, usa, vegetation, vulpe, wilderness, wildlifeSteve Troletti

Is It A Plane? Is It A Bird? No..It’s….SUPERGROUNDHOG! by Steve Troletti …Faster than a speeding bullet! More powerful than a locomotive! Able to leap tall buildings in a single bound! (“Look!

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23May/11

Dead and Living RATS are more and more common in all of Montreal’s Burroughs

05/23/2011ENGLISH, Nature and Wildlife Photographyamerica, amphibian, Amphiian, animal, becurious, bizard, Bois-de-l'Île-Bizard, canada, Discover, disease, éco, ecology, ecosystem, endangered, environment, fauna, fragile, grass, ile, loveyourplanet, marsh, montreal, montreal nature park, montreal urban nature, National Geographic, Nature, nature park, nikkor, nikon, North America, parc nature - bois-de-l'île-bizard - nature park, Parc-nature, park, Photo, photography, preservation, quebec, snapping, south, stefano, steve, swamp, troletti, turtle, United States of America, Urban Nature, usa, vegetation, West Island, wetlands, wilderness, wildlifeSteve Troletti

Tortue serpentine / Common Snapping Turtle (Chelydra serpentina) – Photo by Steve Troletti This is by far the largest turtle I’ve seen in the wild in Canada, Its shell measured just over

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21May/11

Tree Swallow / Hirondelle bicolore

05/21/2011Uncategorizedamerica, animal, avian, becurious, big, bird, Birds, Bois-de-l'Île-Bizard, boulders, canada, current, Discover, éco, ecology, ecosystem, environment, fauna, faune, forest, fragile, heron, large, loveyourplanet, montreal, montreal nature park, montreal urban nature, National Geographic, Nature, nature park, nikkor, nikon, North America, oiseaux, ornithologie, ornithologiste, ornithology, ornitologie, ornitologue, parc nature - bois-de-l'île-bizard - nature park, Parc-nature, park, Photo, photography, preservation, quebec, rapids, River, rocks, shore, south, stefano, steve, swallow, tree, trees, troletti, United States of America, urbain, Urban Nature, usa, wilderness, wildlifeSteve Troletti

Tree Swallow / Hirondelle bicolore by Steve Troletti Tree Swallow on the railing of the main Passerelle of the Parc-nature du Bois-de-l’Île–Bizard Nature Park

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