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Tag Archives: Gatineau
2011 un recensement des oiseaux de Noël, Ottawa/Gatineau
Posted in Bird Survey Outings, Canada Explorer, Gatineau/Hull/Aylmer, Home and About, Ontario, Ottawa, Quebec
Tagged aylmer, écureuils noirs, île Bate, bernaches du Canada, Binoculars, birding, branches d'un sapin, cardinal rouge, cônes sur les épinettes, Chardonneret jaune, Garrot à oeil d'or, Gatineau, l'herbe à puce, le Club des naturalistes d'Ottawa, le Club des ornithologues de l'Outaouais, Les pierres sous l'eau, mésange, merle d'Amerique, moineaux domestiques, ornithologues, Ottawa, Pic chevelu, Pie-grièche grise, rapides Deschênes, recensement des oiseaux, Sittelles à poitrine blanche, Sumac vinaigrier, Tourterelles tristes, trois étourneaux, un corbeau, un grand héron, un petit ruisseau, un troupeau de canards colverts, une balle de golf empalé
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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.
Posted in Bird Survey Outings, Canada Explorer, Gatineau/Hull/Aylmer, Ottawa, Quebec
Tagged American Robin Turdus migratorius Merle d'Amerique, aylmer, Bate Island, bird survey, black squirrels, Canada Geese, Canada Goose, Canada Goose Branta canadensis Bernache du Canada, CBC, Chickadee, chickadees, christmas bird, Christmas Bird Count, coloration, Deschenes Rapids, Downy Woodpecker, Downy Woodpecker Picoides pubescens Pic mineur, Eastern Greay Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Écureuil gris, Gatineau, gatineau quebec, great blue heron, Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias Grand Héron, grey squirrel, Hairy woodpecker, Hairy Woodpecker Picoides villosus Pic chevelu, Highbush Cranbery, House Sparrow, House Sparrow Passer domesticus Moineau domestique, Ice forming on creek, mallard, Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Canard colvert, Mourning Dove, Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura Tourterelle triste, OFNC, Ontario Field Naturalists Club, Ottawa River, picnic table, Plume Grass, rapids, Robin, snow on the ground, staghorn sumac, steady breeze, Wild Grapes, XMAS Bird Survey
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Gatineau, Quebec Balloon Festival/Festival de Montgolfières de Gatineau 2011
(UPDATE: Saturday, September 3, 2011 blog entry – Balloons didn’t launch in the evening but it looked promising for awhile. Photographed other things instead.) September 2, 2011:It’s that time of year again and the Festival de Montgolfières de Gatineau starts … Continue reading
Posted in Gatineau/Hull/Aylmer, Home and About, Quebec
Tagged balloon shape, carnival rides, correct location, festival atmosphere, Festival de Montgolfières de Gatineau 2011, french festival, Gatineau, gatineau hot air balloon, Gatineau Hot Air Balloon Festival, gatineau quebec, high winds, hot air balloon, hot air balloon festival, hot air balloons, launch, passing overhead, Quebec Balloon Festival, time location, wind direction
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Postal Strikes, Lockouts and Government Involvement
June 23, 2011: The official title: An Act to provide for the resumption and continuation of postal services/ Loi prévoyant la reprise et le maintien des services postaux (C-6) The background is simple, sort of. Some postal workers began rotating … Continue reading
Posted in Canada Explorer, Home and About, Ontario, Ottawa
Tagged Canada, conservative party, conservatives, debate marathon, filibuster, Gatineau, government involvement, house of commons, Kanata, legislative process, liberals, lockouts, majority government, new democrats, Ontario, opposition parties, Ottawa, parliament, parliament hill, peace Tower, post office, postal strike, postal strikes, postal workers, storm rain, walkouts
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Pink Lake, Gatineau Hills, Gatineau, Quebec
Pink Lake, Gatineau Hills, Gatineau, Quebec Once I had had enough of the heat and humidity of the Butterfly show at the Carleton University Greenhouses Carleton butterflies Day one , I got a bit of fresh air in the Gatineau … Continue reading
Posted in Canada Explorer, Gatineau Hills, Home and About, Quebec
Tagged autumn leaves, ©rjhay, Gatineau, Gatineau Hills, hiking, Pink Lake, Ron Hay, trails Fall Quebec
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Museum of Civilization – Gatineau, Quebec
Museum of Civilization – Gatineau, Quebec A great place to visit but I certainly don’t get there as often as I would like to. This day in June, seemed like a good time as any to pack up my camera … Continue reading
Posted in Canada Explorer, Gatineau/Hull/Aylmer, Home and About, Quebec
Tagged ©rjhay, carving, Gatineau, Haida, lodge, maks, museum, Museum of Civilization, NCR, Quebec, rattle, Ron Hay, statue, totem poles
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Ottawa River Boating
We were waiting for the lift-off of the hot air balloons across the river from the launch site of the Gatineau Hot Air Balloon Festival (Festival de montgolfières de Gatineau). The skies were nice and clear, the weather for spectators … Continue reading
Posted in Canada Explorer, Gatineau/Hull/Aylmer, Ontario, Ottawa, Quebec
Tagged boats, bulldog, Cedar Waxwing, Dog, Festival de montgolfières de Gatineau, Gatineau, gatineau hot air balloon, Gatineau Hot Air Balloon Festival, Gatineau police, Gatineau Police patrol boat, Georgian Bay, hot air balloon, hot air balloon festival, hot air balloons, Houseboat, Joey, Larson BOats, launch, Mercury, Ottawa River, outboard motor, Paul's Tour Boats, Paula-D, photography, photos, Quebec, river boating, Seedoo, spectators, Straw Hat, weather
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Lac Leamy Casino Fireworks Competition – Aug 2006
Each year an international fireworks competition is sponsored by the Casino De Hull at Lac Leamy in Gatineau, Quebec. The competing teams from different countries choreograph their displays to music and the resultant sound and light shows are usually fantastic. … Continue reading
Posted in Canada Explorer, Gatineau/Hull/Aylmer, Quebec
Tagged casina, casino de hull, clebrations, colours, competitions, fireworks display, Gatineau, gatineau quebec, hull, international fireworks competition, lac leamy, lac leamy casino, night photography, night sky, photographing fireworks, Quebec, wind direction
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