1. My most cherished days are those spent as an Algonquin naturalist. Dragonhunting, feces identification, carcass collection, rodent husbandry and animal tastings were routine activities in a week. David was a top ringleader.
2. The geek's pallet is not restricted to vertebrates. Odonates are high in protein, crunchy with a fish-like flavour and a salty finish.
3. Meanwhile, in a sick and twisted furor, Peter attempted to breed a zebra clubtail with a fawn darner. Despite belonging to different genera, they may produce viable eggs, according to Ian, since they are both "hooved."
4. Chantal demonstrates the right technique with some more elegance.
6. Our comprehensive assault of the local herpetofauna required an amphibious approach. I plunged into this frigid river after these River Cooters.
7. This man! Look at the wonder in his eyes, the sparkle of curiosity as Patrick admires a Green Treefrog. Or is the Green Treefrog admiring Patrick?
8. Nick Schmeding looking like a total badass with this Gopher Snake, wrangled at 10,000 ft. in the White Mountains!
9. Not even Steve Marshall can resist the allure of the reptilian form. The legendary entomologist rarely photographs non-insect subjects but when he sees a creature so beautiful, he will point his lens and simply take a single shot.
10. The easiest way to see a Bactrian Camel is to go to the Toronto Zoo. This one urinated in a continuous stream for 10 straight minutes, then gave Paul a literal tongue-lashing.
12. If there's anything Andrew loves more than birds it's dogs. Here he's made friends with a local feral dog somewhere.
13. If you want to settle the age-old mosquito competition, go to Amethyst Lake in Jasper.
14. The best pose I have of someone holding a Gray Jay goes to Angela.
