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Canada Day’s coming – Planning for Fireworks displays
Canada Day’s coming – Planning for Fireworks displays Today, among other things, I’m actually thinking ahead and trying to decide where to go to photograph Canada Day fireworks. I’ve decided not to go to downtown Ottawa this year for the … Continue reading
The Cliff Swallow
I stopped to photograph cliff swallows nesting under the overhang of a house in Foleyet on Hwy 101 and then saw even more of them nesting under the eaves of the Robin’s Donut establishment in White River. Considering how many … Continue reading
Posted in Canada Explorer, Ontario
Tagged black flies, bridges, cliff swallow, cliff swallows, eaves, foleyet, hwy 101, mosquitoes, mud, overhang, pellets, Petrochelidon pyrrhonota, Swallow
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Breeding Bird Survey – The Shoals Route # 175 – Survey Day
During a breeding bird survey with my birder friend Gerhard, I don’t usually photograph many birds. There are many reasons for that not the least of which is the fact that the trees now have plenty of leaves and the … Continue reading
Posted in Bird Survey Outings, Canada Explorer, Ontario
Tagged bird survey, birds, black flies, Breeding Bird Survey, Canadian Wildlife Service, dandelion bloom, danelion flower, dragonfly, Environment Canada, eyeball to eyeball, flowering plants, frog, hunting camp, logging trucks, mosquitoes, northern ontario, pests, sunrise, survey point, swallowtail butterflies, The Shoals ROUTE 175
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Breeding Bird Survey – Singe Lake Route 68-373
Breeding Bird Survey – Singe Lake Route 373 Sunday was our travel day and we drove safely from Ottawa, Ontario to Ivanhoe Lake Provincial Park (approximate. 1000 km). To conduct breeding bird surveys, we need to be at the first … Continue reading
Posted in Bird Survey Outings, Canada Explorer, Ontario
Tagged bbs routes, bird survey, bird surveys, black bear, black flies, blood sucking, Breeding Bird Survey, Canadian Wildlife Services, conifers, Environment Canada, highway 101, ivanhoe lake, logging road, marsh marigolds, mosquitoes, observation points, Singe Lake Route 373, traveled roads, wetland areas
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Royal Astronomical Society of Canada – Ottawa Centre Meeting at the Canada Science and Technology Museum
Friday night, at the Canada Science and Technology Museum, the Ottawa Centre RASC (Royal Astronomical Society of Canada) meeting was underway when I arrived. Now, to be fair, these folks are used to sitting in the dark for hours at … Continue reading
Posted in Astrophotography, Canada Explorer, Home and About, Ontario, Ottawa
Tagged astronomical interest, Canada Museum of Science and Technology, canada science, canon 40d, cape canaveral, celestial observations, darkened auditorium, door prizes, dslr, emcee, mosquitoes, Ontario, Ottawa, ottawa centre, rasc, royal astronomical society of canada, science and technology, shuttle launches, technical glitches, telescope, telescopes
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Cycling in Florida- the Everglades
Once we arrived back at our vehicle in Tarpon Springs and looked at the forecast again, we decided to make the long drive further south and east to Everglades National Park, arrived well past midnight, pitched tent and fought off … Continue reading
Posted in Florida, USA
Tagged alligator, alligators, Anhinga, anhinga trail, bicycle, bikes, Black Vulture, boardwalks, cycling, Everglades national park, Florida, key biscayne, mosquitoes, photos, sun, tent, warm weather
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