Photo of the Year 2014

by on January 4, 2015
Mating Common Eastern Bumble Bees
Mating Common Eastern Bumble Bees
Bombus impatiens, Apidae
Boundary Bay Dyke Trail, Delta, British Columbia, Canada
Nikon D5100, 105 mm f/2.8
August 10, 2014

I’ve reviewed the 52 photos I selected as photos of the week and I’ve chosen my favorite. While I was less consistently photographing week to week, there were still lots of photos to pick from. I chose this shot of mating Common Eastern Bumble Bees as it was both a good macro photograph and it also captured a novel bit of insect behaviour.

There were a few other notable photographs, like this shot of a Gray Jay (favorite bird shot of the year) and this “studio” shot of a Slender Crab Spider (favorite spider shot of the year). Below you can see a slideshow with all of the 2014 photos of the week.

<p><i>Verbascum thapsus</i>, Scrophulariaceae<br /> Kilpoola Lake, British Columbia, Canada<br /> Nikon D5100, 70-300 mm f/4.5-5.6<br /> July 27, 2014</p>

Great Mullein

Verbascum thapsus, Scrophulariaceae
Kilpoola Lake, British Columbia, Canada
Nikon D5100, 70-300 mm f/4.5-5.6
July 27, 2014

<p><i>Micranthes tolmiei</i>, Saxifragaceae<br /> Artist Point, Mount Baker Highway, Washington, United States<br /> Nikon D5100, 105 mm f/2.8<br /> August 4, 2014</p>

Tolmie's Saxifrage

Micranthes tolmiei, Saxifragaceae
Artist Point, Mount Baker Highway, Washington, United States
Nikon D5100, 105 mm f/2.8
August 4, 2014

<p><i>Lycaena helloides</i>, Lycaenidae<br /> Brunswick Point, Delta, British Columbia, Canada<br /> Nikon D5100, 70-300 mm f/4.5-5.6<br /> August 10, 2014</p>

Purplish Copper

Lycaena helloides, Lycaenidae
Brunswick Point, Delta, British Columbia, Canada
Nikon D5100, 70-300 mm f/4.5-5.6
August 10, 2014

<p><i>Bombus impatiens</i>, Apidae<br /> Boundary Bay Dyke Trail, Delta, British Columbia, Canada<br /> Nikon D5100, 105 mm f/2.8<br /> August 10, 2014</p>

Mating Common Eastern Bumble Bees

Bombus impatiens, Apidae
Boundary Bay Dyke Trail, Delta, British Columbia, Canada
Nikon D5100, 105 mm f/2.8
August 10, 2014

<p><i>Perisoreus canadensis</i>, Corvidae<br /> Cypress Mountain, West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada<br /> Nikon D5100, 70-300 mm f/4.5-5.6<br /> August 23, 2014</p>

Gray Jay

Perisoreus canadensis, Corvidae
Cypress Mountain, West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Nikon D5100, 70-300 mm f/4.5-5.6
August 23, 2014

<p><i>Phoebastria immutabilis</i>, Diomedeidae<br /> Pelagic Zone, off Tofino, British Columbia, Canada<br /> Nikon D5100, 70-300 mm f/4.5-5.6<br /> September 20, 2014</p>

Laysan Albatross

Phoebastria immutabilis, Diomedeidae
Pelagic Zone, off Tofino, British Columbia, Canada
Nikon D5100, 70-300 mm f/4.5-5.6
September 20, 2014

<p>Green Point Campground, Pacific Rim National Park Reserve, British Columbia, Canada<br /> Nikon D5100, 35 mm f/1.8<br /> September 20, 2014</p>

Long Beach Starscape

Green Point Campground, Pacific Rim National Park Reserve, British Columbia, Canada
Nikon D5100, 35 mm f/1.8
September 20, 2014

<p><i>Marmota caligata</i>, Sciuridae<br /> Whistler Mountain, Whistler, British Columbia, Canada<br /> Nikon D5100, 70-300 mm f/4.5-5.6<br /> September 14, 2014</p>

Hoary Marmot

Marmota caligata, Sciuridae
Whistler Mountain, Whistler, British Columbia, Canada
Nikon D5100, 70-300 mm f/4.5-5.6
September 14, 2014

<p><i>Aeshna umbrosa</i>, Aeshnidae<br /> Boundary Bay Dyke Trail, Delta, British Columbia, Canada<br /> Nikon D5100, 70-300 mm f/4.5-5.6<br /> September 28, 2014</p>

Mating Shadow Darners

Aeshna umbrosa, Aeshnidae
Boundary Bay Dyke Trail, Delta, British Columbia, Canada
Nikon D5100, 70-300 mm f/4.5-5.6
September 28, 2014

<p>Jacó, Puntarenas, Costa Rica<br /> Nikon D5100, 18-55 mm f/3.5-5.6<br /> February 11, 2012</p>

Jacó Beach

Jacó, Puntarenas, Costa Rica
Nikon D5100, 18-55 mm f/3.5-5.6
February 11, 2012

<p><i>Amazilia rutila</i>, Trochilidae<br /> Hotel Grand Bahia Principe, Quintana Roo, Mexico<br /> Nikon D5100, 70-300 mm f/4.5-5.6<br /> November 11, 2014</p>

Cinnamon Hummingbird Feeding a Juvenile

Amazilia rutila, Trochilidae
Hotel Grand Bahia Principe, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Nikon D5100, 70-300 mm f/4.5-5.6
November 11, 2014

<p>Blue Venado Beach Club, Quintana Roo, Mexico<br /> Nikon D5100, 35 mm f/1.8<br /> November 11, 2014</p>

Disco Sunset

Blue Venado Beach Club, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Nikon D5100, 35 mm f/1.8
November 11, 2014

<p>Zona Arqueológica de Tulum, Tulum, Quintana Roo, Mexico<br /> Nikon D5100, 70-300 mm f/4.5-5.6<br /> November 15, 2014</p>

El Castillo

Zona Arqueológica de Tulum, Tulum, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Nikon D5100, 70-300 mm f/4.5-5.6
November 15, 2014

<p><i>Caligo telamonius memnon</i>, Nymphalidae<br /> Zona Arqueológica de Cobá, Quintana Roo, Mexico<br /> Nikon D5100, 70-300 mm f/4.5-5.6<br /> November 14, 2014</p>

Pale Owl Butterfly

Caligo telamonius memnon, Nymphalidae
Zona Arqueológica de Cobá, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Nikon D5100, 70-300 mm f/4.5-5.6
November 14, 2014

<p><i>Trogon melanocephalus</i>, Trogonidae<br /> Zona Arqueológica de Cobá, Quintana Roo, Mexico<br /> Nikon D5100, 70-300 mm f/4.5-5.6<br /> November 14, 2014</p>

Black-headed Trogon

Trogon melanocephalus, Trogonidae
Zona Arqueológica de Cobá, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Nikon D5100, 70-300 mm f/4.5-5.6
November 14, 2014

<p><i>Cathartes aura</i>, Cathartidae<br /> Muyil, Quintana Roo, Mexico<br /> Nikon D5100, 70-300 mm f/4.5-5.6<br /> November 16, 2014</p>

Turkey Vulture

Cathartes aura, Cathartidae
Muyil, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Nikon D5100, 70-300 mm f/4.5-5.6
November 16, 2014

<p><i>Ctenosaura similis</i>, Iguanidae<br /> Zona Arqueológica de Xel-Há, Quintana Roo, Mexico<br /> Nikon D5100, 70-300 mm f/4.5-5.6<br /> November 16, 2014</p>

Black Spiny-tailed Iguana

Ctenosaura similis, Iguanidae
Zona Arqueológica de Xel-Há, Quintana Roo, Mexico
Nikon D5100, 70-300 mm f/4.5-5.6
November 16, 2014

<p>Chichén Itzá, Yucatán, Mexico<br /> Nikon D5100, 70-300 mm f/4.5-5.6<br /> November 17, 2014</p>

Kukulkan

Chichén Itzá, Yucatán, Mexico
Nikon D5100, 70-300 mm f/4.5-5.6
November 17, 2014

<p><i>Ctenosaura similis</i>, Iguanidae<br /> Chichén Itzá, Yucatán, Mexico<br /> Nikon D5100, 70-300 mm f/4.5-5.6<br /> November 17, 2014</p>

Juvenile Black Spiny-tailed Iguana

Ctenosaura similis, Iguanidae
Chichén Itzá, Yucatán, Mexico
Nikon D5100, 70-300 mm f/4.5-5.6
November 17, 2014

<p><i>Pelecanus occidentalis</i>, Pelecanidae<br /> Ría Lagartos, Yucatán, Mexico<br /> Nikon D5100, 70-300 mm f/4.5-5.6<br /> November 18, 2014</p>

Brown Pelican

Pelecanus occidentalis, Pelecanidae
Ría Lagartos, Yucatán, Mexico
Nikon D5100, 70-300 mm f/4.5-5.6
November 18, 2014






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