I currently work as a heritage interpreter / professional naturalist (aka "ranger") with Parks Canada. I have also worked as a library clerk, nature and hiking tour guide, and as a wildlife biologist. I am an avid nature photographer with interests in many nature-related subjects.

(N.B. Profile shot taken in 2014 by my cousin André)

Ma langue maternelle, c'est le français. Yo también hablo y entiendo algo de español. Ich spreche auch etwas Deutsch und verstehe es. أنا أتعلم اللغة العربية على دولينجو

I have served as an editor on Bug Guide. Entomologically speaking, I am especially passionate about Odonata, Butterflies, Grasshoppers, Lady Beetles, and other insect groups, though the number of groups I dive into seems to grow every year, as it should, I guess :) More recently, I have been spending a lot of time getting to know certain pollinator groups, especially bees (Anthophila) and flower flies (Syrphidae), though I still have a lot of work to do there. My profile and links to my contributions on Bug Guide can be found at http://bugguide.net/user/view/17389.

I have been birding since 1987 and enjoy it a great deal. While you will find quite a few of my bird records here, I have recently been working hard to get all my historical bird records into eBird. All things considered, it is likely a better platform for recording bird observations in general, so my bird records there will eventually better reflect my efforts since I started way back in 1987. I will also certainly post many observations here with links to the eBird checklists. You can find me on eBird here:

https://ebird.org/ebird/canada/profile/MzQ5NTkz/CA-NB

All my images are available for educational purposes free of charge. I can't imagine a better way to use them. Please feel free to use my images for presentations, educational pamphlets, and similar materials. However, please let me know you are doing so, so I know my efforts to make nature more accessible are paying off.

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