Words Fest

A golden hour shot of the Blackfriars Bridge over the Thames River in London, Ontario. Built in 1875, the Blackfriars Bridge is a wrought iron bowstring arch-truss construction and rare surviving example of 19th-century bridge engineering in North America. #LdnOnt

A train crossing the Thames-Oxford Rail Bridge over the Thames River in London, Ontario. #LdnOnt

Blue on blue: a side profile shot of a great blue heron perched high in a tree against the fall sky in London, Ontario. #LdnOnt

On an unusually warm fall afternoon, two Canadian bald eagles pose for a family portrait in the autumnal colours. #LdnOnt

A Canadian Bald Eagle swooping down from a favourite eastern cottonwood tree to catch a fish from the Thames River in London, Ontario. #LdnOnt What a stunner on the Thanksgiving Monday afternoon. 🦅 🇨🇦 🍁

🦫 Lunch Is Served! 🌿 A curious beaver enjoying nature's buffet in London, Ontario, Canada. #LdnOnt

Canada strong! While hunting for fish in the Thames River, a great blue heron grabs a tiny fish alongside of a maple leaf. He held it up for me to take his picture with the maple leaf. 🍁 Doesn't get more Canadian than that. 🍁 🇨🇦 – at London, Ontario

A Moment of Grace in the Shadows: A Great Blue Heron lifting off from the Thames River in London, Ontario. #LdnOnt

Portrait of a campus groundhog. Someone is glad the students are back @westernu, because he's CLEARLY getting treats on campus. "Give me treats, or I'll give you early winter!" #LdnOnt

Catch of the day: great blue heron pulling a fish out of the Thames River, tossing it in the air, and swallowing it--all in one fluid motion. #LdnOnt

A great blue heron crashing the Canada goose bird bath party along the Thames River in London, Ontario. #LdnOnt

A great blue heron touches down gracefully to grab a fish out of the Thames River in London, Ontario. #LdnOnt

A Canadian Bald Eagle swooping down from its perch in an eastern cottonwood tree to catch a fish in the Thames River in London, Ontario. #LdnOnt

Labour Day weekend encounter with a Canadian Bald Eagle enjoying the gorgeous sunshine while overlooking the Thames River in London, Ontario. 🦅 🇨🇦 #LdnOnt

Canadian bald eagle drying off his wings at the top of an eastern cottonwood tree after the torrential downpour that soaked all of Southern Ontario. 🦅 🇨🇦 #LdnOnt

Juvenile Canadian bald eagle fine tuning his balance while branching on a humid summer afternoon in London, Ontario. #LdnOnt The juvenile bald eagles don't get their signature white heads and tail feathers (as well as their yellow beaks) until they're 4 or 5 years old.

A Canadian bald eagle perching over the Thames River in London, Ontario, hunting for fish after the rain. She eventually caught a little one in the swollen river. #LdnOnt

A Canadian bald eagle surveying her territory on a cloudy Saturday afternoon in London, Ontario. #LdnOnt