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Category Archives: Ottawa Greenbelt Trails
NCC Greenbelt Trail 52
NCC Greenbelt Trail 52 I had been to this area of the Greenbelt before but had never followed Trail #52 along its loop through the woods. The limited parking for the trail is at the corner of Walkley Road and … Continue reading
Posted in Canada Explorer, Ontario, Ottawa, Ottawa Greenbelt Trails
Tagged autumn red, boardwalk, cattails backlit by sunlight, Ceinture de verdure, corn fields, country ski trail, cross country ski, cross country ski trail, gravel roadway, gravel trail, Greenbelt, Greenbelt Trail, hiking trail, mature forest, NCC Greenbelt Trail #52, Ontario, Ottawa, paper birch, polypore, red maple, yellow birch
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Searching for Deer on the Old Quarry Trail, Kanata, Ontario
Searching for Deer on the Old Quarry Trail, Kanata, Ontario Searching is probably not the best word since finding deer along the Old Quarry Trail is almost a certainty on most days. I’ve seen as many as thirty (30) White-Tailed … Continue reading
Posted in Canada Explorer, Old Quarry Trail, Ontario, Ottawa
Tagged 10-point buck, Greenbelt, Kanata, National Capital Commission, NCC, Old Quarry Trail, Ontario, Ottawa, Porcupine, White-Tailed Deer
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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
Posted in Canada Explorer, Ontario, Ottawa, Ottawa Greenbelt Trails, Sarsaparilla Trail
Tagged beaver pond, birds, Blue Jay, blue sky, Chickadee, chickadees, forest creatures, handful of seeds, mallard drake, mallard hen, mallards, National Capital Commission, NCC, nuthatches, Old Quarry Trail Kanata, Ottawa, outstretched hand, pathway, quarry trail, red squirrels, sarsaparilla, Sarsaparilla Trail Nepean, trails
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Conroy Pit – Ottawa, Ontario
Conroy Pit – Ottawa, Ontario The Conroy Pit Recreation Area is an off-leash dog park as well as the site of a popular winter destination tobogganing hill. Weekends in particular, the parking lot is full to overflowing. (Parking Lot)(Location) There … Continue reading
Posted in Canada Explorer, Conroy Pit, Ontario, Ottawa, Ottawa Greenbelt Trails
Tagged Conroy Pit, directions, dogs, Fall foliage, gravel roadway, Greenbelt Trails, location, Nationa Capital Commission, NCC, off-leash dog area, Ottawa Greenbelt, ottawa ontario, parking lot, recreation area, Sabliere Conroy, toboggan hill, trees, where is, woodland trails
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Chasing Rainbows and Pots of Gold – Ridge Road, Ottawa
Chasing Rainbows and Pots of Gold – Ridge Road, Ottawa After photographing Chickadees in Nepean, I headed east toward Mer Bleue Bog. It was one of those strange days weatherwise, a bit of sun, a lot of clouds, intermittent rain … Continue reading
Posted in Canada Explorer, Mer Bleu Bog, Ontario, Ottawa, Ottawa Greenbelt Trails
Tagged Autumn foliage, chasing rainbows, chickadees, clouds, flags, intermittent rain, maple leaves, maples, Mer Bleue Bog, Nepean, Ottawa, ottawa ontario, prism effect, Rainbow, rainbows and pots of gold, Ridge Road, strong wind, warbler
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Chickadees and More: Sarsaparilla Trail, Ottawa
Chickadees and More: Sarsaparilla Trail, Ottawa Recent rains and high winds have stripped many of the trees of their Autumn colours. That hasn’t stopped people coming out to the Sarsaparilla Trail in Ottawa’s Greenbelt and sticking out their hands for … Continue reading
Posted in Canada Explorer, Ontario, Ottawa, Ottawa Greenbelt Trails, Sarsaparilla Trail
Tagged autumn colours, blue jays, Chickadee feeding out of hand, chickadees, chipmunk, chipmunks, colourful, creatures, fern, Greenbelt, juncos, mallard, mushroom, nuthatches, Ottawa, Ottawa Greenbelt, red squirrels, rock, sarsaparilla, Sarsaparilla Trail, trail covered in leaves, trees, woodpecker
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Mer Bleue Bog, Ottawa, Ontario
Mer Bleue Bog, Ottawa, Ontario It was very foggy when I left my home and headed east across the city to Mer Bleue Bog (Location). I was rather hoping that I would get there and be able to photograph some … Continue reading
Posted in Canada Explorer, Mer Bleu Bog, Ontario, Ottawa
Tagged birch, blueberry, boardwalk through a bog, bog, bullrushes, Cotton Grass (Eriophorum sp.), Labrador Tea, Larix, Mer Bleue, Ottawa, spagnum moss, Tamarck
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Trying out the repaired 80-200 f2.8
I haven’t been out on the woodland trails much this summer (soccer injuries, international travel, other family commitments, etc), so when I received my 80-200mm f2.8 back from Nikon’s repair depot, that was all that I needed as a reason … Continue reading
Posted in Canada Explorer, Ontario, Ottawa, Sarsaparilla Trail
Tagged apple trees, beaver pond, Blue Jay, chickadees, chipmunks, Downy Woodpecker, ducks, family commitments, Greenbelt, Greenbelt Trails, Hairy woodpecker, handful of seeds, nature natural surroundings, NCC, Nepean, Nikon 28-200mm f2.8, Nikon 80-200mm f2.8, Nkon camera, Ottaawa Ontario, ottawa ontario, photography, photos, Red Squirrel, Sarsaparilla Trail, soccer injuries, summer soccer, sunflower seeds, walk in the woods, white breasted nuthatch, woodland trail, woodland trails, woodpecker
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Watts Creek Trail Revisited – May 21, 2011
The sky was blue again today ( a rare treat these days) so my wife and I headed out for a cycle along the Watts Creek Trail from Kanata over to Britannia Beach. No tulips along this trail but the … Continue reading
Posted in Canada Explorer, Ontario, Ottawa, Watts Creek Pathway
Tagged apartment building, apple orchard, apple trees, aromas, bikes, Britannia Beach, full bloom, lilacs, mg roadster, Nepean, Ontario, Ottawa, parking lot, photographer's reflection, photographing buildings, residential area, shiny objects, sky, watts creek, Watts Creek Pathway
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