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Peter

@papaalpha

Mostly retired, mostly loving it! Dabbling in photography and videography, shooting with Canon, DJI and GoPro. ❀️AtlanticπŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦Canada❀️ #photography #novascotia #nature #wildlife #birds

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Peggys Cove Nova Scotia

23.01.2026 19:22 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Nova Scotia fall colors.

10.10.2025 18:51 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Blue Rocks Nova Scotia

13.07.2025 00:44 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Coastal area from Melville up to Cape John Nova Scotia
#beautifulcanada

27.06.2025 09:53 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Nova Scotia sunset, Northumberland Strait
2025-06-24
#beautifulcanada

27.06.2025 09:50 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Northern Cardinal strikes a pose! #birds #novascotia

04.04.2025 16:29 πŸ‘ 54 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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I swear I see more intelligence in the eyes of this chicken than I’ve seen in some people lately!

24.01.2025 22:49 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Big tide country! Fishing boat off Parrsboro Nova Scotia.
The tidal flow in the deep, 5-kilometre-wide channel equals the combined flow of all the rivers and streams on Earth, estimated at about 4 cubic kilometres per hour.

15.01.2025 01:33 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Need some colour here! Buoy shack, PEI.πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦

15.01.2025 01:23 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

They are doing well. I think they’re smart enough to recognize their predators, and they know man is not one!

24.11.2024 22:08 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Female Northern Cardinal
It’s true! The male Y chromosome took all the red color, leaving only tiny crumbs for mama!

24.11.2024 19:43 πŸ‘ 26 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Got them eating out of the palm of your hand!
The fearless Black-capped Chickadee.
#birds #nature #wildlife

24.11.2024 15:25 πŸ‘ 60 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 3
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#Groundhog mom with her three pups.
#nature #wildlife #photography #woodchuck #groundpig #canadianmarmot

24.11.2024 13:05 πŸ‘ 35 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Well there’s nothing like being there!

22.11.2024 21:58 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Cedar Waxwing
Remember Zorro?
#birds #nature #photographty

22.11.2024 20:43 πŸ‘ 41 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Male pheasant shows off its beautiful colors.
#birds #nature #wildlife #photography

21.11.2024 22:35 πŸ‘ 165 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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#birds

21.11.2024 12:18 πŸ‘ 184 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 13 πŸ“Œ 1

Lol yes, I think they are responsible for those reports of huge pterodactyl type beasts in the sky. If you see them flying overhead and they’re backlit by the sun, it’s easy to imagine a pterodactyl!

21.11.2024 01:29 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I agree. I’m just trying to get a reaction!

21.11.2024 01:21 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Mostly lighting and tight focus in on a small area of the bird gives a different perspective. If I showed you a picture of the whole bird, you wouldn’t focus in on the areas that you’re looking at in this crop, accenting its whiskers and fine delicate feathers!

21.11.2024 00:54 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Good size, versatile for close and farther out targets!

21.11.2024 00:48 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Definitely a blue jay. We’re in eastern Canada, and this is our blue jay.
The white you are seeing is on its breast, as this is extreme closeup. It has blue back and wings.

21.11.2024 00:44 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Hi Joyce, I used a Canon 5Dsr and a Canon L series 300mm lens.

20.11.2024 17:20 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Portrait of a Blue Jay
It looks wise I think. Reminds me of Yoda!
#birds #nature #photograpy #wildlife

20.11.2024 11:37 πŸ‘ 641 πŸ” 33 πŸ’¬ 16 πŸ“Œ 4

You could be right! All depends how the feed algorithms work and what happens when you like a certain pic. And, this is a new app. Lots of fine tuning as it grows.

20.11.2024 09:11 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Yeah, that’s bad stuff. Hollywood would use it to kill people in movie scenes!

19.11.2024 23:39 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Great Blue Heron #4
So, my top 3 performing pics (on likes) are all heron pics, and I'm definitely getting the hint. This group likes herons!
Here's another. If you guys like this one too, I'll try to follow up with more!
#birds #nature #photography #wildlife #heron

19.11.2024 22:43 πŸ‘ 129 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 0
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Bald eagle slaking it's thirst. Seems it might have a drinking problem with all that dribbling going on! LMAO I wonder if lips πŸ’‹ might be helpful in this situation? 🀣
#birds #nature #eagle #wildlife #photography

19.11.2024 14:43 πŸ‘ 83 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks Sarah!

19.11.2024 12:43 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Atlantic Fury
My favourite wave pic, taken during a storm blowing on the south shore of #novascotia, December 2020. 4-5 meter swells pounded the rocks for hours. This was taken at a safe distance using a telephoto lens.
#photography #atlantic #storm

19.11.2024 11:57 πŸ‘ 48 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0