Category Archives: Ottawa Greenbelt Trails

A Pond in the Spring

Posted on April 13, 2011 by Ron

A Pond in the Spring by R. Hay A pond in the Spring is a mighty fine place, As Nature gets moving at her frenzied pace.

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Watts Creek Pathway – Ottawa Greenbelt

Posted on April 13, 2011 by Ron

Watts Creek Pathway – Ottawa Greenbelt – Approximately 6.2 km one way. The Watts Creek Pathway has had some major upgrading in the past couple of years and I hadn’t cycled along it recently so, with rain forecast for tomorrow, … Continue reading →

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Ottawa Greenbelt Trails – Sarsaparilla Trail

Posted on April 2, 2011 by Ron

After dropping off my father following our earlier outing to Ashton, Ontario, I decided that a stop at nearby Sarsaparilla Trail might yield some photo opportunities. I rather hoped that I might get some nice shots of the white-breasted nuthatches … Continue reading →

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Feeding The Deer – Old Quarry Trail

Posted on March 30, 2011 by Ron

Weather was nice today. Above freezing , sun shining and limited wind. A couple of days ago, I had decided to go out on the Beaver Trail with sunflower seeds in my pockets to feed the many Chickadees that frequent … Continue reading →

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Feeding Chickadees on the Beaver Trail

Posted on March 28, 2011 by Ron

I hadn’t been on the Beaver Trail in the Stony Swamp section of Ottawa’s Greenbelt for quite awhile so decided to take a look around that trail today carrying my Nikon D300 equipped with my vintage Micro-nikkor 1:3.5 f=55mm nippon … Continue reading →

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Chickadees and more Chickadees

Posted on February 26, 2011 by Ron

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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Feeding those Chickadees and Nuthatches again – Sarsaparilla Trail, Ottawa

Posted on February 24, 2011 by Ron

My cycling partner was in town today so off we went to the Greenbelt Trails in search of Ottawa’s ferocious chickadees that attack the visitors’ hands in search of nourishment. They don’t really attack, but I always tell visitors that! … Continue reading →

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Old Quarry Trail, Kanata

Posted on January 5, 2011 by Ron

Old Quarry Trail, Kanata (Location) Nice temperatures and a perfect blue sky was all that I needed to head over to the Old Quarry Trail by the Hazeldean Mall with carrots in one pocket and sunflower seeds in the other … Continue reading →

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More Deer Photos – Old Quarry Trail, Kanata, Ontario

Posted on December 18, 2010 by Ron

More Deer Photos – Old Quarry Trail, Kanata, Ontario I’ve started off today’s blog with a photo of a young fellow trying to feed a number of white-tailed deer which came in quite close but, in the end, ate from … Continue reading →

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Deer on the Old Quarry Trail – Kanata, Ontario

Posted on December 13, 2010 by Ron

Deer on the Old Quarry Trail – Kanata, Ontario It was -8C, a light wind was blowing, a few flakes of snow were falling and the deer were there to greet me as I took a brisk walk around the … Continue reading →

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