Lessons in winter wildlife photography
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Male cardinal (Photo by Lorne)
Distant memories of my first film camera come to mind when I think about photography. Its silver colour and round dials looked impressive, everything was manual, all decisions were mine and feedback was non-existent, until the film was processed....
In search of my totem
![Great blue heron spreading its wings (Photo by Lorne)](https://www.natureconservancy.ca/assets/images/species/bird/GBH-Lorne-1-thumb.jpg)
Great blue heron spreading its wings (Photo by Lorne)
I frequently awaken with pre-set routines and their parameters dancing in my head — actions and reactions caused by billions of neurons sending and receiving electrochemical signals to and from my brain. Whether stretching and slowly...
In the eye of an osprey
![Osprey in flight (Photo by Lorne)](https://www.natureconservancy.ca/assets/images/species/bird/Osprey-in-flightPhoto-by-Lorne-9-thumb.jpg)
Osprey in flight (Photo by Lorne)
Since the publishing of “An osprey family affair,” I’ve made three trips to a primary nest site to witness the arrival of the Kawartha Lakes osprey this spring. As a photographer, waiting up to four hours for even a short burst,...
An osprey family affair
![An osprey soars around its nest (Photo by Lorne)](https://www.natureconservancy.ca/assets/images/blog/soaring-osprey-Lorne-thumb.jpg)
An osprey soars around its nest (Photo by Lorne)
This journey of an osprey family, between early May 2015 and mid-August of the same year, is almost as much my journey as theirs. It begins as a young boy some six decades ago, when my maternal grandfather would pick me up to spend some quality...