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2011 Ottawa-Gatineau Christmas Bird Survey, Gatineau, Quebec

2011 Ottawa-Gatineau Christmas Bird Count, Gatineau, Quebec The sun is now up and I am out on a Christmas Bird Count with my birder friends, Ralph and Gerhard.

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Chickadees, Wild Turkeys and White-tailed Deer – out on the Greenbelt Trails again.

Chickadees, Wild Turkeys and White-tailed Deer – out on the Greenbelt Trails again. The sun was shining today but the temperature had dropped to about -10C overnight. Although it was a nice day to get dressed warmly and take a … Continue reading

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Sarsaparilla Trail and the Chickadees (again :-))

Sarsaparilla Trail and the Chickadees (again :-)) It was a perfect Fall day with temperatures above freezing, a beautiful blue sky overhead and little or no wind so I took a few minutes away from the computer to go out … Continue reading

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Chickadees and more Chickadees

My brother flew in from Vancouver with his dog, Gilbert, last night for a visit with my father. After we stopped for a bit of lunch, my father suggested that he was up for a bit of a walk to … Continue reading

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Chickadees and More – Sarsaparilla Trail – Bell’s Corners, Ottawa

Chickadees and More – Sarsaparilla Trail – Bell’s Corners, Ottawa The Chickadees were hungry today and quickly cleaned out my supply of black sunflower seeds. Didn’t take long before two fellows came along the trail and these two fellows were … Continue reading

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Offa’s Dyke Path – Day 2

Day 2 – Redbrook to White Castle Our B&B accommodation at the end of Day 1 was a former country inn now operated as a B&B called The Florence in the Lower Wye Valley. Our hosts had driven into Redbrook … Continue reading

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Feeding the Chickadees, Sarsaparilla Trail, Nepean, Ontario

Feeding the Chickadees, Sarsaparilla Trail, Nepean, Ontario Only -18C. Actually quite balmy :-). One of the things that I enjoy about walking Ottawa’s Greenbelt trails is putting a few sunflower seeds in my bare hand and feeding the chickadees.

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Chipmunk Trail, Ottawa Greenbelt, Nepean, Ontario

Chipmunk Trail, Ottawa Greenbelt, Nepean, Ontario

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A Visit to Owl Woods – Amherst Island, Ontario (April, 2006)

Amherst Island is an island on the east end of Lake Ontario and can be reached by a car ferry that leaves from the mainland on the half hour. (Location) The trick, then , is to arrive at the dock … Continue reading

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