These images are the Whitehorse Photography Club’s selection, from their members, for the Celebration of Nature photo contest hosted by the Lions Gate Photo Club in B.C. There were 20 clubs that participated this year, and the Whitehorse Photo Club finished 5th with a total of 147 points.

Steve Wilson -Crossbill Courtship

Steve Wilson — “Crossbill Courtship”

The image is titled “Crossbill Courtship” and was captured from our deck in Golden Horn on February 23, 2021. I initially thought that this was an adult Red Crossbill feeding a young bird, but I was informed that this was a courtship ritual between two adults.

Maureen Caron — “Preparing for Winter”

Maureen Caron — “Preparing for Winter”

This photo was taken in October 2021 at Jackson Lake. I watched the squirrel pick the mushroom and run up the tree with it. He was busy feeding on the mushrooms but kept looking at me and my camera to see what I was doing. He was very curious, but you could also tell he was going to make sure I didn’t come too close to his prize mushroom.

Carol Foster – WildBee

Carol Foster — “Wild Bee”

The image is called “Wild Bee” and is a photo of a wild bee in flight, getting ready to land. The bee has its proboscis, or tongue, extended and ready to extract nectar from a flower. The proboscis is also used by the bee to clean itself and to groom other bees, especially the queen.

Ray Marnoch — “Stay Close”

Ray Marnoch — “Stay Close”

Sitting quietly in my kayak on a local lake, in July, I was delighted when a pair of Great Northern Divers (a.k.a. Common Loons) swam close by. As they approached, I saw they were protecting a baby (loonlet). They alternated going off for food and never left the loonlet alone. An impressive display of excellent parenting.

Grant Abbott — “Damselfly at Hidden Lakes”

Grant Abbott — “Damselfly at Hidden Lakes”

“This image was inspired by a field trip, last August, led by Syd Cannings, to view dragonflies at Hidden Lakes next to the Chadburn Lake Road. The picture was taken during a quiet moment, the next day, in the grassy margins of a small pond, the preferred habitat of damselflies. Syd identified it as a Lestes disjunctus (Northern Spreadwing).”

Maggie Leary — “When Old Hippies Go To Seed”

Maggie Leary — “When Old Hippies Go To Seed”

“The sides of the road were carpeted with these wildflowers gone to seed last September. They were glowing in the early evening sun, but somehow this ‘old hippie’ managed to stand out from the crowd and catch my attention.”

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