About Seabrooke

I am a writer, illustrator, and photographer, but most of all a lover of nature. I live in rural eastern Ontario, surrounded by woods and meadows from which I draw endless inspiration.

I grew up on five acres in the countryside west of Toronto, where I learned to appreciate nature and all of the creatures in it. I pursued this interest through university, where I obtained my B.Sc.H. in Zoology from the University of Guelph. Upon graduating I spent a number of years traveling, working on bird research contracts in Ontario, Quebec, Ohio, California and British Columbia, and spent five years volunteering between contracts with the Tommy Thompson Park Bird Research Station in Toronto before moving in summer 2008. During this period one thing lead to another, as things often do, and I find myself now turning to writing and art as a career direction.

I am currently involved in a number of projects, including a collaboration with my friend, Dave Beadle aka the Moth Man, on a field guide to the moths of northeastern North America, to be published in the Peterson Field Guide series in spring 2012. Read more about the book here. I have also done illustration work for local projects, including a book on the birds of Niagara County, Ontario. I was heavily involved in the publication of the Ontario Breeding Bird Atlas, including writing a few accounts.

I am currently volunteer lead editor of the newsletter of the Ontario Field Ornithologists, and also volunteer my time as a field assistant helping with bird research for Frontenac Bird Studies. I am one of the four-member volunteer team currently managing the Nature Blog Network, the toplist for nature-themed blogs.

I use a Canon Digital Rebel XTi and three lenses to take all my photos. You can read more about my equipment here.

–Seabrooke Leckie
email me!