New look and feel to the Blog

Every company needs a "logo" as a recognition of thier business. And so I have changed the layout , format , colours and have used one of my own photo's as the base for my logo. The picture is titled" A time to reflect". I thought it both fitting in view and name as a solid base for Robert Schaetzle Photography. " A Time To reflect" is one of the views I can see on a changing basis, as it from the backyard of where I have been residing since 2008. In the coming months you will see dramatic changes to the style and content of the photographs I will be posting. Sorry , no hints! You'll just have to visit by often to see.

More from Bancroft

A view from the Tim Horton's parking lot looking up at the Eagles Nest Lookout.

It's snowing

Our first " real storm " this winter. These guys barrel down the road doing about 80kph. Blowing snow a good 50ft or more.

Red Fox

I had just a split second to take this shot from a vehicle doing 100kph. This is the first red fox I have seen in the kawartha region. At night I hear the coyotes yapping away. Hopefully I will spot some in the next little while.

Bancroft ont.

If you've ever driven through the town of Bancroft you would have noticed the sheer cliffs on the east side of the hwy. At the very highest point is called "The Eagles Nest". It is a lookout vantage point in which you can view the counrtyside as far away as Algonquin Park. Unfortunately the road to the top is not plowed during the winter and a walk up would have taken more than an hour. Not to mention there are no fences to catch you should you slip and fall off.

Hastings Highlands

Winter is again upon us and what better area to visit during the cold months than The Bancroft region and surrounding areas of the Hastings Highlands. Just in and around Baptiste is one of my favourite spots to view deer year round.

It was a great summer!

2010 had a great summer beginning with the return of the Osprey's in May. I was worried about the bio diversity affecting this Raptor as I have seen most people try to "beautify" nature to suit thier needs. The reason for my worries was that last year there was not as many frogs on the back lawn as I have seen in years past. Frogs or tadpoles are the first to suffer from such things as sulfates used in lawn fertilizers. Wide variety's of other aquatic species are also affected by the waters when these sulfates are introduced. One only has to look at lake Simcoe to see what is happening. Every choice we make affects the life around us being both plant and animal But, with a more healthy amphibian population this year I was happy to see the return of two very healthy bird species back to our region of the Kawartha Lakes region. I had spent the previous winter anticipating the return of both the Osprey and the Great Blue Heron. I had the great opportunity to watch these magnificent creatures in their own habitats , taking care not to disturb them and watch them at a close ( but not too close) distance. I watched the Heron as it stocked it's prey from an almost stoic pose. I watched the Osprey dive ( in only an Osprey can) from high heights splashing only feet away from me. Here are some pics from this past summer of 2010. I hope you enjoy them as much as I did taking them!