In the mid-1800s, the legendary American whaling captain Charles Melville Scammon accidentally discovered the narrow opening to a large sheltered lagoon along the Pacific coast of Mexico’s Baja Peninsula. What Scammon didn’t initially realize was that the lagoon was the largest of three such protected lagoons that eastern gray whales […]
A “sundog” on the prairies. Temperature -23°C, windchill -41°C Penguins and owls are the two most recognizable and popular groups of birds. Although wild penguins are hard to find in Canada it is a different story for owls. Of the 14 species of owls found in Canada, 10 of them […]
The S/V Rembrandt van Rijn under sail in Scoresby Sound, Greenland. Last August I was hired to guide a small group of photographers to eastern Greenland to capture the crystalline beauty of the region’s legendary icebergs. Our destination was Scoresby Sound – one of the largest fiord systems in the […]
The wave-battered shore where the crabs forage for algae. I wrote this month’s posting last June in the Galapagos Islands where I was lucky to be leading a photography tour focusing on the natural wonders of this, the most famous of archipelagos. Crabs of several species scuttle and scatter along […]
The map illustrates the westward range expansion of the barred owl since the 1880s. The barred owl (Strix varia), a native of North America, was originally a year round resident of the deciduous forests and swamps of the eastern United States and Canada. Beginning in the late 1880s, the owl […]
A chain of salty lagoons, fringed with dense mangrove forests, stretches along the northern coastline of Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula. The hot, humid wetlands are a major stronghold for the American flamingo. Thick forests of red mangroves grow along the edges of most of the brackish lagoons used by flamingos along […]
PHOTONews first appeared almost 30 years ago as a newsletter produced by the late Andy Petersons. From there, it went through a variety of redesigns as a print magazine and now is fully digital. Each month we will deliver a great selection of inspiring and interesting photographic stories with the […]
Remember when there were books?? In this age of digital everything – including this newsletter – we sometimes forget the feel of turning pages and the beauty of a printed image. Dr. Wayne Lynch, one of our contributing editors and self-styled “Critter Junkie” is the author of a wide range […]
Amazing Puffins! Our latest issue of PHOTONews, Volume 31 Number 1, featured a photograph of a puffin holding an iris in its beak, captured by Newfoundland photographer Michael Winsor. This image drew comments from several readers, most notably Dr. Wayne Lynch, our wildlife and travel photography specialist. Here’s a snippet […]
Dr. Wayne Lynch Canada’s Wildlife Specialist Natural History Writer & Photographer WILDLIFE PHOTOS FOR JANUARY, 2020 I got an unexpected Christmas surprise this year; the early release of my 62nd book and my 5th title with prestigious Johns Hopkins University Press. The book is Alligators – The Illustrated Guide to Their Biology, Behavior and Conservation. At the beginning of the project […]
