Hi, Welcome to my photo site. I present an eclectic set of galleries which span all the reasons for my being first captivated by that which I then capture. However, my primary focus currently is birds. I hope you enjoy those sparkling moments that I have snatched from the inky blackness of time. Oh! All except the one at the left. I credit this great capture to my wife. If you see me in the bush sometime, see if you can identify me positively from viewing this photograph. I warn you though that I have different summer and winter plumage. Most of the bird photos are taken in and around Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. These photos are my copyright. However, the bird identifications are sometimes my 'not_right'. I'm still learning, so if you disagree with a bird identification, or have other observations, please leave me a message and we'll compare notes. Thanks for Visiting. Ken Ball If you are enjoying my photos and enjoying the look and feel of Smugmug, then why not try out Smugmug to host your own photos! Use my personal coupon below to save $5 off your first years subscription: vXhjjPrw4O2RI http://birdchaser.smugmug.com/Other/My-Smug-Mug/P1040234/500483937_3oTVs-Ti.jpg http://birdchaser.smugmug.com/popular/ 2009-12-28T13:00:27Z Copyright 2009, the copyright holder of each photograph. Some portions copyright SmugMug. All rights reserved. SmugMug <p><a href="http://birdchaser.smugmug.com">Ken Ball</a><br />Northern Hawk Owl</p><p><a href="http://birdchaser.smugmug.com/Birds/Owls/6193034_CsfRC#437410922_EaEf5" title="Northern Hawk Owl"><img src="http://birdchaser.smugmug.com/Birds/Owls/PC159488a/437410922_EaEf5-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Northern Hawk Owl" title="Northern Hawk Owl" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-12-15T09:30:03Z Ken Ball http://birdchaser.smugmug.com http://birdchaser.smugmug.com/Birds/Owls/PC159488a/437410922_EaEf5-Th.jpg 2008-12-15 14:53:01 <p><a href="http://birdchaser.smugmug.com">Ken Ball</a><br />I've got wax wings and a rubber neck!</p><p><a href="http://birdchaser.smugmug.com/Birds/Waxwings/6348650_RGRRh#426467716_4Wxby" title="I've got wax wings and a rubber neck!"><img src="http://birdchaser.smugmug.com/Birds/Waxwings/P2232442b/426467716_4Wxby-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="I've got wax wings and a rubber neck!" title="I've got wax wings and a rubber neck!" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-11-28T12:04:20Z Ken Ball http://birdchaser.smugmug.com http://birdchaser.smugmug.com/Birds/Waxwings/P2232442b/426467716_4Wxby-Th.jpg 2008-02-23 13:03:45 <p><a href="http://birdchaser.smugmug.com">Ken Ball</a><br />Northern Flicker</p><p><a href="http://birdchaser.smugmug.com/Birds/Woodpeckers-Allies/6192979_Wkkw6#515176996_G6czb" title="Northern Flicker"><img src="http://birdchaser.smugmug.com/Birds/Woodpeckers-Allies/P4131201a/515176996_G6czb-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Northern Flicker" title="Northern Flicker" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-31T10:22:51Z Ken Ball http://birdchaser.smugmug.com http://birdchaser.smugmug.com/Birds/Woodpeckers-Allies/P4131201a/515176996_G6czb-Th.jpg 2009-04-13 10:34:52 <p><a href="http://birdchaser.smugmug.com">Ken Ball</a><br />Rough-Legged Hawk. Often hovers on beating wings.</p><p><a href="http://birdchaser.smugmug.com/Birds/Hawks-Eagles-Osprey-etc/6192516_BANaA#414467692_XhkQD" title="Rough-Legged Hawk. Often hovers on beating wings."><img src="http://birdchaser.smugmug.com/Birds/Hawks-Eagles-Osprey-etc/PB109236a/414467692_XhkQD-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Rough-Legged Hawk. Often hovers on beating wings." title="Rough-Legged Hawk. Often hovers on beating wings." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-12-09T11:58:18Z Ken Ball http://birdchaser.smugmug.com http://birdchaser.smugmug.com/Birds/Hawks-Eagles-Osprey-etc/PB109236a/414467692_XhkQD-Th.jpg 2008-11-10 13:21:12 <p><a href="http://birdchaser.smugmug.com">Ken Ball</a><br />cheese and salad</p><p><a href="http://birdchaser.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Landscapes/5861523_yWt5h#363880341_52mxZ" title="cheese and salad"><img src="http://birdchaser.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Landscapes/P8087138A/363880341_52mxZ-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="cheese and salad" title="cheese and salad" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-09-03T11:37:04Z Ken Ball http://birdchaser.smugmug.com http://birdchaser.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Landscapes/P8087138A/363880341_52mxZ-Th.jpg 2008-08-08 18:13:57 <p><a href="http://birdchaser.smugmug.com">Ken Ball</a><br />Rough-Legged Hawk. Often hovers on beating wings.</p><p><a href="http://birdchaser.smugmug.com/Birds/Hawks-Eagles-Osprey-etc/6192516_BANaA#414474580_tzBk3" title="Rough-Legged Hawk. Often hovers on beating wings."><img src="http://birdchaser.smugmug.com/Birds/Hawks-Eagles-Osprey-etc/PB109229a/414474580_tzBk3-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Rough-Legged Hawk. Often hovers on beating wings." title="Rough-Legged Hawk. Often hovers on beating wings." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-12-09T11:58:18Z Ken Ball http://birdchaser.smugmug.com http://birdchaser.smugmug.com/Birds/Hawks-Eagles-Osprey-etc/PB109229a/414474580_tzBk3-Th.jpg 2008-11-10 13:21:04 <p><a href="http://birdchaser.smugmug.com">Ken Ball</a> </p><p><a href="http://birdchaser.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Landscapes/5861523_yWt5h#256046622_eBcCU" title="Ken Ball's photo"><img src="http://birdchaser.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Landscapes/P1030068/256046622_eBcCU-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Ken Ball's photo" title="Ken Ball's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-15T07:14:35Z Ken Ball http://birdchaser.smugmug.com http://birdchaser.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Landscapes/P1030068/256046622_eBcCU-Th.jpg 2008-01-12 13:54:14 <p><a href="http://birdchaser.smugmug.com">Ken Ball</a><br />Cedar Waxwing</p><p><a href="http://birdchaser.smugmug.com/Birds/Waxwings/6348650_RGRRh#433765194_Qpxz6" title="Cedar Waxwing"><img src="http://birdchaser.smugmug.com/Birds/Waxwings/P7156439a/433765194_Qpxz6-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Cedar Waxwing" title="Cedar Waxwing" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-01-18T08:39:04Z Ken Ball http://birdchaser.smugmug.com http://birdchaser.smugmug.com/Birds/Waxwings/P7156439a/433765194_Qpxz6-Th.jpg 2008-07-15 19:11:14 <p><a href="http://birdchaser.smugmug.com">Ken Ball</a><br />Snowy Owl</p><p><a href="http://birdchaser.smugmug.com/Birds/Owls/6193034_CsfRC#426494219_ckuwv" title="Snowy Owl"><img src="http://birdchaser.smugmug.com/Birds/Owls/P2242731a/426494219_ckuwv-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Snowy Owl" title="Snowy Owl" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-12-03T11:52:54Z Ken Ball http://birdchaser.smugmug.com http://birdchaser.smugmug.com/Birds/Owls/P2242731a/426494219_ckuwv-Th.jpg 2008-02-24 15:08:40 <p><a href="http://birdchaser.smugmug.com">Ken Ball</a><br />American Goldfinch</p><p><a href="http://birdchaser.smugmug.com/Birds/Finches/6193213_aGkjT#392221977_7GMHC" title="American Goldfinch"><img src="http://birdchaser.smugmug.com/Birds/Finches/PA108918A/392221977_7GMHC-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="American Goldfinch" title="American Goldfinch" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-10-12T03:16:01Z Ken Ball http://birdchaser.smugmug.com http://birdchaser.smugmug.com/Birds/Finches/PA108918A/392221977_7GMHC-Th.jpg 2008-10-10 15:41:03 <p><a href="http://birdchaser.smugmug.com">Ken Ball</a><br />Coopers hawk - Juvenile</p><p><a href="http://birdchaser.smugmug.com/Birds/Hawks-Eagles-Osprey-etc/6192516_BANaA#390240330_QU5ax" title="Coopers hawk - Juvenile"><img src="http://birdchaser.smugmug.com/Birds/Hawks-Eagles-Osprey-etc/PA078755/390240330_QU5ax-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Coopers hawk - Juvenile" title="Coopers hawk - Juvenile" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-10-21T08:18:44Z Ken Ball http://birdchaser.smugmug.com http://birdchaser.smugmug.com/Birds/Hawks-Eagles-Osprey-etc/PA078755/390240330_QU5ax-Th.jpg 2008-10-07 12:59:20 <p><a href="http://birdchaser.smugmug.com">Ken Ball</a><br />Pileated Woodpecker - Female</p><p><a href="http://birdchaser.smugmug.com/Birds/Woodpeckers-Allies/6192979_Wkkw6#390234294_PSuQz" title="Pileated Woodpecker - Female"><img src="http://birdchaser.smugmug.com/Birds/Woodpeckers-Allies/PA078523/390234294_PSuQz-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Pileated Woodpecker - Female" title="Pileated Woodpecker - Female" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-31T09:26:15Z Ken Ball http://birdchaser.smugmug.com http://birdchaser.smugmug.com/Birds/Woodpeckers-Allies/PA078523/390234294_PSuQz-Th.jpg 2008-10-07 10:29:19 <p><a href="http://birdchaser.smugmug.com">Ken Ball</a><br />Bohemian Waxwing</p><p><a href="http://birdchaser.smugmug.com/Birds/Waxwings/6348650_RGRRh#289538917_394kX" title="Bohemian Waxwing"><img src="http://birdchaser.smugmug.com/Birds/Waxwings/P2232352/289538917_394kX-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Bohemian Waxwing" title="Bohemian Waxwing" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-12-27T15:01:38Z Ken Ball http://birdchaser.smugmug.com http://birdchaser.smugmug.com/Birds/Waxwings/P2232352/289538917_394kX-Th.jpg 2008-02-23 12:08:14 <p><a href="http://birdchaser.smugmug.com">Ken Ball</a><br />OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA</p><p><a href="http://birdchaser.smugmug.com/Nature/Four-Legged-Land-Creatures/6376589_Bmr8b#430551092_Zy2fq" title="OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA"><img src="http://birdchaser.smugmug.com/Nature/Four-Legged-Land-Creatures/PA239010/430551092_Zy2fq-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA" title="OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-12-04T12:49:10Z Ken Ball http://birdchaser.smugmug.com http://birdchaser.smugmug.com/Nature/Four-Legged-Land-Creatures/PA239010/430551092_Zy2fq-Th.jpg 2008-10-23 14:53:06 <p><a href="http://birdchaser.smugmug.com">Ken Ball</a><br />OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA</p><p><a href="http://birdchaser.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Landscapes/5861523_yWt5h#405683728_kw2pq" title="OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA"><img src="http://birdchaser.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Landscapes/P6064827/405683728_kw2pq-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA" title="OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-10-29T12:29:51Z Ken Ball http://birdchaser.smugmug.com http://birdchaser.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Landscapes/P6064827/405683728_kw2pq-Th.jpg 2008-06-06 17:02:26 <p><a href="http://birdchaser.smugmug.com">Ken Ball</a><br />OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA</p><p><a href="http://birdchaser.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Landscapes/5861523_yWt5h#405682972_d8ZxF" title="OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA"><img src="http://birdchaser.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Landscapes/P6064826/405682972_d8ZxF-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA" title="OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-10-29T12:28:37Z Ken Ball http://birdchaser.smugmug.com http://birdchaser.smugmug.com/Landscapes/Landscapes/P6064826/405682972_d8ZxF-Th.jpg 2008-06-06 17:01:38 <p><a href="http://birdchaser.smugmug.com">Ken Ball</a><br />OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA</p><p><a href="http://birdchaser.smugmug.com/Water/FishArt/6408731_vrEA8#405759289_azsdK" title="OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA"><img src="http://birdchaser.smugmug.com/Water/FishArt/P6125271/405759289_azsdK-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA" title="OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2008-10-29T14:18:38Z Ken Ball http://birdchaser.smugmug.com http://birdchaser.smugmug.com/Water/FishArt/P6125271/405759289_azsdK-Th.jpg 2008-06-12 10:41:40