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Photographer based in Windsor, Ontario, Canada

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Rally At Windsor-Tecumseh MPP Andrew Dowie's Office

Local residents and union members rally outside Windsor-Tecumseh (Ontario, Canada) MPP Andrew Dowie's office, calling for him to publicly oppose conservation authority amalgamation.
Alt text: Local residents and union members rally outside Windsor-Tecumseh MPP Andrew Dowie's office. The attendees are wearing winter clothing and standing on a sidewalk. Alt text: A local resident holding a sign that says: "Support local environmental efforts" "ACT LOCAL THINK GLOBAL" "Research/Education/Action" The resident has his thumb up and is wearing a red Tampa Bay Buccaneers" toque, OD green jacket, and brown leather work gloves. Alt text: A local resident holding a rally sign that says "Honk in Support", with an image of a honking goose. The resident is wearing black sunglasses, a toque, winter jacket, and black leather gloves. Alt text: Local residents and union members rally outside Windsor-Tecumseh MPP Andrew Dowie's office. The attendees are wearing winter clothing and standing on a sidewalk, holding signs that read: "Keep Conservation Local" "Local Expertise Cannot Be Substituted" "We Want Local Conservation"
December 20, 2025 at 12:35 AM
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Phragmites

Transported from Eurasia, phragmites crowd out native plants and reduce biodiversity. They are considered one of the worst invasive plant species in Canada.

Canon 5D Mark IV
EF 100-400 mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM +1.4x III
f/10
264 mm
1/250 sec
ISO 4000
Alt text: Phragmites, also referred to as the common reed. Brown in colour, with a blurry background comprised of brown trees and an overcast sky.
December 8, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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Muskrat

Canon 5D Mark IV
EF 100-400 mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM +1.4x III
f/8
560 mm
1/640 sec
ISO 6400
Alt text: A front profile of a small muskrat, resting on snow covered grass. The muskrat is dark brown in colour and has small black eyes. Photo was taken in southwestern Ontario, Canada.
December 5, 2025 at 10:50 PM
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Lights (II)

Canon 5D Mark IV
EF 40mm f/2.8 STM USM
f/8
40 mm
1/800 sec
ISO 12800
Alt text: Four Christmas lights, illuminated in the dark. Bulbs from left to right: Green, yellow, blue, and red.
December 4, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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Unidentified Mushroom

Canon 5D Mark IV
EF 100-400 mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM +1.4x III
f/7.1
348 mm
1/320 sec
ISO 2000
Alt text: A small mushroom, gold in colour with an almost metallic, wrinkled texture. The mushroom is growing in the broken trunk of a tree.
December 2, 2025 at 12:51 AM
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Wild Teasel

Canon 5D Mark IV
EF 100-400 mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM +1.4x III
f/16
401 mm
1/125 sec
ISO 12800
Alt text: A front profile of wild teasel (Dipsacus fullonum), with a background of brown trees.
November 30, 2025 at 1:31 AM
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Cirrus Sunset

Canon 5D Mark IV
EF 100-400 mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM +1.4x III
f/11
140 mm
1/200 sec
ISO 10000
Alt text: Pastel pink cirrus clouds with a purple sky in the background during the sunset in Windsor, Ontario.
November 27, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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Signal Tree

Canon 5D Mark IV
EF 100-400 mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM +1.4x III
f/20
140 mm
1/200 sec
ISO 12800
Alt text: The decaying exterior of an Indigenous signal tree, destroyed by vandals with fireworks several years ago.
November 24, 2025 at 11:14 PM
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Oak and Lichen

Canon 5D Mark IV
EF 100-400 mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM +1.4x III
f/22
140 mm
3.2 sec
ISO 100
Alt text: Light green lichen growing on a fallen oak tree. The tree has two knots on the left and right of frame, and the right knot is partially obscured by a browning leaf.
November 9, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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Unidentified Water Tower

Canon 5D Mark IV
EF 100-400 mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM +1.4x III
f/11
348 mm
1/1000 sec
ISO 2000
Alt text: A large water tower, visibly rusted with a spheroid tank. The water tower has what appears to be over 6 white, rectangular, cellular sector antennas, as well as several white, square, patch antennas. The tower has most likely been repurposed as a cellular-enabled mobile device site, operating as a cell within a cellular network. A pigeon is perched at the very top of one of the sector antennas towards the middle-left of the tower. This photo was taken in southwestern Ontario, Canada.
November 9, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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Velvet Shank (III)

Canon 5D Mark IV
EF 100-400 mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM +1.4x III
f/22
140 mm
2 sec
ISO 100
Alt text: A group of Velvet Shank mushrooms, with a single yellow-brown leaf on top. The mushrooms are growing on the trunk of an Oak tree. They have orange-brown caps that are slightly shiny.
November 9, 2025 at 3:59 AM
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Shy Woodpecker

Canon 5D Mark IV
EF 100-400 mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM +1.4x III
f/11
247 mm
1/500 sec
ISO 10000
Alt text: A front profile of a small female Downy Woodpecker, perched behind a vertical green and light-brown stem its sharp claws. Its face and body are partially obscured by the stem, and the background is composed of brown vegetation. Photo taken in southwestern Ontario, Canada.
November 8, 2025 at 11:50 PM
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Ceramic Parchment

Canon 5D Mark IV
EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM +1.4x III
f/8
560 mm
1/200 sec
ISO 800
Alt text: A front profile of Xylobolus frustulatus, also known as the ceramic parchment or ceramic fungus. It is growing on a decaying oak tree, with green lichen growing above it.
November 8, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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Cow and Calf

With a field of view in excess of 300°, the panoramic vision of cows enables them to detect predators in all directions.

Canon 5D Mark IV
EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM +1.4x III
f/8
560 mm
1/200 sec
ISO 800
Alt text: A medium-brown cow and her dark brown calf. The cow is resting on green grass. Her calf is standing and looking forward at the camera with its head lowered slightly. In the background is the side of a red barn and single-axle rusted trailer.
November 8, 2025 at 12:42 AM
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Supermoon

Canon 5D Mark IV
EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM +1.4x III
f/8
560 mm
1/250 sec
ISO 100
Alt text: A photo of a full moon coinciding with perigee, meaning its orbit is nearest to Earth.
November 6, 2025 at 6:04 AM
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Mocking Cormorant

Canon 5D Mark IV
EF 100–400 mm f/4.5–5.6L IS USM
f/5.6
400 mm
1/800 sec
ISO 250
Alt text: A side profile of a cormorant, perched on the rooftop ledge of the historic 1914 Pump House (Offshore Water Intake Building) in Windsor, Ontario. The bird's head is arched downwards into a U-shape, with its wings fully spread in the air, similar to the "Mocking Spongebob" internet meme.
November 5, 2025 at 11:17 PM
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"Precarious: The Lives of Migrant Workers"

This evening I attended a Q&A by Marcello Di Cintio, hosted by Biblioasis Bookshop. His book "Precarious" discusses the horrific exploitation of migrant workers in Canada.

Info on Mr. Di Cintio's book can be found here:

www.biblioasis.com/shop/new-rel...
Alt text: Author Marcello Di Cintio, seated and discussing his new book "Precarious: The Lives of Migrant Workers". Di Cintio is wearing a black sweater and looking to his right at Dan Wells, founder of Biblioasis Bookshop. Wells is wearing a white button down shirt, black-rimmed glasses and a tweed newsboy hat. Alt text: Author Marcello Di Cintio, seated and discussing his new book "Precarious: The Lives of Migrant Workers". Di Cintio is wearing a black sweater and smiling to his right. Alt text: Author Marcello Di Cintio, seated and holding a microphone discussing his new book "Precarious: The Lives of Migrant Workers". Di Cintio is wearing a black sweater.
November 5, 2025 at 4:20 AM
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Farmer and Combine

Canon 5D Mark IV
EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM +1.4x III
f/14
222 mm
1/200 sec
ISO 800
Alt text: A side profile of a farmer operating a combine harvester in a cornfield. The silhouette of the farmer can be seen through the glass of the combine cabin. In the foreground are withered brown cornstalks, in partial shade. In the background is a pale, blue sky. This photo was taken in the Windsor-Essex region of southwestern Ontario, Canada.
November 3, 2025 at 12:47 AM
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Tiny Mushroom

Canon 5D Mark IV
EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM +1.4x III
f/11
140 mm
1/80 sec
ISO 10000
Alt text: A very small mushroom, growing within the lichen-covered bark of an oak tree. Alt text: A very small mushroom, growing within the lichen-covered bark of an oak tree.
November 2, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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Squirrel (II)

Canon 5D Mark IV
EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM +1.4x III
f/11
560 mm
1/250 sec
ISO 2500
Alt text: A front profile of a squirrel, laying on top of a lichen-covered branch and looking directly into the camera lens. Photo was taken at a conservation area in the Windsor-Essex (southwestern Ontario) region.
November 1, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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Splitgill Mushrooms

Canon 5D Mark IV
EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM +1.4x III
f/11
255 mm
1/60 sec
ISO 3200
Alt text: A cluster of splitgill mushrooms growing on a fallen, lichen-covered branch.
October 30, 2025 at 10:43 PM
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Cumulus Cloud

The average cumulus cloud weighs approximately 500,000 kg or 1,100,000 lbs.

Source: U.S. Geological Survey (www.usgs.gov/water-scienc...)

Canon 5D Mark IV
EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM +1.4x III
f/11
560 mm
1/640 sec
ISO 400
Alt text: A cumulus cloud, centre frame with a background of sparse clouds and a yellowing blue sky during sunset.
October 30, 2025 at 12:56 AM
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Raccoon

Canon 5D Mark IV
EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM +1.4x III
f/11
560 mm
1/100 sec
ISO 6400
Alt text: A front profile of a raccoon staring directly into the camera lens, To the left and right of the raccoon are two oak trees, and a thin branch slightly obscures the raccoon's forehead.
October 26, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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Red-Bellied Woodpecker

Canon 5D Mark IV
EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM +1.4x III
f/11
560 mm
1/1000 sec
ISO 3200
Alt text: A Red-Bellied Woodpecker, perched on the trunk of a large tree. To the left of the woodpecker are yellow-orange leaves.
October 26, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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Prickles

Unlike thorns, which are deeply embedded leaves or stems, prickles can be removed without damaging the fibres of a plant.

Canon 5D Mark IV
EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM +1.4x III
f/11
560 mm
1/60 sec
ISO 3200
Alt text: White prickles with black dots, growing from the deep, green stem of a rose.
October 26, 2025 at 12:11 AM