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Tyler Singer Nature & Wildlife Photography

As a wildlife photographer I am blessed to be able to capture incredible moments in nature. Follow me as I explore nature.

By sharing these moments my goal is to connect people to the world around them. Let's go!

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12/23/2024

Earlier this month I got to spend quite a bit of time with a good size group of short-eared owls just outside of Regina. This parliament of owls was about 8 strong and they were very active and not shy at all.

This particular owl sat while I snapped hundreds of shots of it. One shot in particular stood out to me though as it looks to be giving its ear a little bit of a scratch in one of the photos. Seems like a fairly dangerous endeavour when you see the size of it's talons!! This was also a first for me seeing what's behind their incredible facial discs. Contrary to it's name the "ears" that we can sometimes see on short-eared owls aren't actually ears at all. Their actual ears are located behind their facial discs which they are able to manipulate to direct the sound to the ear itself. Owls ears are truly one of the biggest reasons why they have such success hunting. Short-eared owls, like other types of owls have asymmetrical ear openings. This means that one of the ear openings is located higher than the other. This helps them use sound to triangulate where their prey is located which in turn makes them so deadly when hunting.

I'll be heading back out soon to see if they are still around. Hopefully the prey was plentiful where they were and they have decided to stay!

12/22/2024

It has been an absolute rollercoaster winter so far with absolutely wild temperature fluctuations in the Regina area of Saskatchewan. What there has been no shortage of so far is snow. It really looks like a winter wonderland out in my corner of the world right now. It makes for some beautiful scenery and these great-horned owls certainly did their part to make it even more beautiful!

In case you haven't noticed I LOVE OWLS. They are just such a mystical animal and I often wonder what is going through their heads as I spend time around them. If you are looking for owls it is always smart to keep your eyes on the windows of old abandoned farm buildings.

This is three separate shots of two owls that were inhabiting an old abandoned farmyard in the Regina, SK area. earlier this month.

12/02/2024

It feels like it is currently "Short Eared Owlmaggedon" in and around Regina, SK! There are groups of them all over the place currently and I was lucky enough to come across quite a few last week while criss-crossing the grid roads.

They have apparently found a good food source and they are taking full advantage of it. Short eared owls are incredibly good at finding areas full of food and once they do you can expect a whole group to show up for the feast.

They are such an inquisitive owl as opposed to so many other types who are extremely skittish. The shorties would rather fly around you and check things out. This is great news if you are a wildlife photographer as it presents so many opportunities for amazing shots.

Here are a couple shots from my amazing morning spent with them! More coming in the next few days!

10/10/2024

It has been a hot minute since I have been able to post anything for your enjoyment!! Life has been coming fast and I have hardly had a minute to breath, let alone do the things that bring me true joy such as getting out in nature and soaking up all the most beautiful moments!

After finally getting a day to head out I was absolutely thrilled to spot this stunning female northern harrier in a field in the Regina, SK. area. This female was doing what it does best at the time....rodent control! You can see in it's talons a rather unfortunate rodent who was currently on the menu for the day. Unlike other hawks northern harriers rely heavily on their sense of hearing while they are hunting. Also, missing from this picture is the one single most identifiable aspect of this species. Northern Harriers have a very distinct white band at the base of their tails on their backsides. Look for this if attempting to identify!

06/28/2024

There are a LOT of eared grebes at Wascana Centre in Regina right now. I was there last weekend and there were groups of them scattered around the lake. They are very hard to miss when they are in their full breeding plumage. The black and tan bodies accented with those brilliant red eyes and spectacular whisps of golden feathers by their eyes really make them stand out in a crowd.

They are a very social bird and flock up in the thousands during migration. On their flight south in the fall they always make stopovers at either Great Salt Lake in Utah or Mono Lake in California. These inland salty waters are full of brine shrimp which they fatten up on before heading further south. During their stopovers at these salt lakes they also go through an amazing physiological change and lose the ability to fly due to their breast muscles shrinking and their digestive organs growing. Before heading further south this process reverses.

If you were to see them in their wintering grounds they also would look very different. They lose the tan and gold feathers and are more grey/black/white during the winters.

A truly amazing bird!

06/21/2024

A beautifully backlit clay coloured sparrow that I came across while walking through the trees down by the water at Wascana Centre in Regina, SK.

It is hard to miss these little guys when you listen for their distinctive buzzing calls that they make. One of the best sounds of spring and summer in the prairies IMO.

06/12/2024

There are so many yellow-headed blackbirds around this year. I felt their numbers in the Regina area were down a bit last year so I was happy to see so many return.

I think the thing I love about them the most, besides their incredible markings, is their absolutely unmistakable calls. Whenever I hear them I think of robots from 1950's sci-fi movies. Lots of squeaks and bleeps.

Here are a few shots of them taken at beautiful Wascana Centre ion Regina, SK.

06/11/2024

A beautiful barn swallow that decided to strike a pose for me at Wascana Centre in Regina a couple weeks ago. These guys aren't often sitting still so when the chance arises, and they are perched on a beautiful branch, you snap away!

06/06/2024

A follow up post to the black-crowned night heron post from just over a week ago....this one is in flight.

It was super exciting to get to spend so much time with this beautiful bird.

Taken South of Regina, SK,

06/04/2024

I took a nice Sunday drive down Seven Bridges Road near Lumsden, SK and was treated to numerous mountain bluebirds along the way!

It seemed to be a feast for them as almost every single one that I saw had a cricket in it's mouth just like the one pictured above. That's some good protein!!!

Every one that I saw was located right beside a man-made nest box. Traditionally they would nest in tree cavities but more often then not you will find them by a nest box nowadays if available. These nesting areas play a very important role when it comes to females choosing their mates. Females will choose their mates based on the condition and location of the nesting cavity offered. These females aren't impressed by magnificent plumage, or other interesting mating rituals. They want a good home and that is it. A truly admirable quality if I do say so myself!

05/31/2024

I was so excited when I came across this beautiful black-crowned night heron south of Regina. I have only ever seen one other night heron in the Regina area and it was a juvenile.

The juveniles look very different with streaky brown feathers, orangey eyes, and pale yellow bills. The adults on the other hand appear just as pictured with their striking red eyes, black-grey-and white feathers and awesome long white head plumes.

This one was quite content at the edge of this little pond soaking up the few rays of sun that broke through the trees.

I have a flight shot that I am working on so hopefully that one will be posted fairly soon for everyone to see!!

05/24/2024

I've said it many times before, but I feel so lucky to live in a city that has so much amazing wildlife right at our fingertips.

One of my favourite spots in Regina is the Habitat Conservation Area located at the East end of our beautiful Wascana Centre. I absolutely love going there just as the sun begins to rise and seeing what kind of surprises await me.

This past Saturday there were many different species including deer.

The one that stood out to me though was this incredible American Bittern. I am pretty sure it thought it was doing a pretty good job of blending in with the surrounding reeds so it was not bothered by my presence at all. I moved positions numerous times to get different angles and it didn't even flinch. These birds do an excellent job of of pretending to be the surrounding vegetation. They will point their bills upward to blend in even better.

Their one downfall though is their incredibly loud booming calls. These guys are sometimes called "Thunder-Pumpers" due to their calls that sound almost like a gigantic air bubble coming up through a lake of mud. Here you can see as it fills itself up with air, chest expanding, head and neck feathers extending outward, before releasing it to create their iconic calls.

They are really something to behold in person and I am so happy I found this one who was incredibly eager to pose for the camera!

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