Category Archives: Ontario

Negotiating the Sarsaparilla and Jack Pine Trails

Posted on December 22, 2011 by Ron

Negotiating the Sarsaparilla and Jack Pine Trails The freezing rain stopped at about midnight and the day started off with some blue sky and temperatures slightly above freezing.Â This meant that walking the trails would be a bit of a … Continue reading →

Posted in Canada Explorer, Jack Pine Trail, Ontario, Ottawa, Ottawa Greenbelt Trails, Sarsaparilla Trail | Tagged beaver pond, camera settings, chickadees, cloud cover, dim lighting, dripping water, eyesight, feeder, feedstuffs, freezing rain, Hairy woodpecker, Jack Pine Trail, NCC Greenbelt Trails, Nepean, night time, Ontario, Ottawa, outstretched hand, red squirrels, sarsaparilla, Sarsaparilla Trail, woodpecker | 3 Comments

Freezing Rain Strikes Kanata!

Posted on December 21, 2011 by Ron

Freezing Rain Strikes Kanata! Thought that I might try my hand at photojournalism and sensationalize the reality, hence the title of today’s blog. We are presently experiencing a band of freezing rain which is supposed to last for a few … Continue reading →

Posted in Canada Explorer, Ontario, Ottawa | Tagged freezing rain, ice on roadway, ice on windows, Kanata, leaf frozen in ice, Ontario, ornament, Ottawa, red lights, weather | Leave a comment

WOW! Three bucks for a carrot!

Posted on December 20, 2011 by Ron

WOW! Three bucks for a carrot! I was heading over to visit my father when I decided to take a few minutes to stretch my legs on the Old Quarry Trail. Before going to look for deer or turkeys to … Continue reading →

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2011 un recensement des oiseaux de NoÃ«l, Ottawa/Gatineau

Posted on December 18, 2011 by Ron

Posted in Bird Survey Outings, Canada Explorer, Gatineau/Hull/Aylmer, Home and About, Ontario, Ottawa, Quebec | Tagged aylmer, Ã©cureuils noirs, Ã®le Bate, bernaches du Canada, Binoculars, birding, branches d'un sapin, cardinal rouge, cÃ´nes sur les Ã©pinettes, Chardonneret jaune, Garrot Ã oeil d'or, Gatineau, l'herbe Ã puce, le Club des naturalistes d'Ottawa, le Club des ornithologues de l'Outaouais, Les pierres sous l'eau, mÃ©sange, merle d'Amerique, moineaux domestiques, ornithologues, Ottawa, Pic chevelu, Pie-griÃ¨che grise, rapides DeschÃªnes, recensement des oiseaux, Sittelles Ã poitrine blanche, Sumac vinaigrier, Tourterelles tristes, trois Ã©tourneaux, un corbeau, un grand hÃ©ron, un petit ruisseau, un troupeau de canards colverts, une balle de golf empalÃ© | Leave a comment

2011 Ottawa-Gatineau Christmas Bird Survey, Gatineau, Quebec

Posted on December 18, 2011 by Ron

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 Ã‰cureuil gris, Gatineau, gatineau quebec, great blue heron, Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias Grand HÃ©ron, 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 | Leave a comment

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

Posted on December 18, 2011 by Ron

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 →

Posted in Beaver Trail, Canada Explorer, Old Quarry Trail, Ontario, Ottawa, Ottawa Greenbelt Trails | Tagged beaver trail, Chickadee, Meleagris gallopavo, Odocoileus virginianus, Old Quarry Trail, Poecile atricapillus, White-Tailed Deer, White-tailed Deer Odocoileus virginianus, wild turkey | Leave a comment

It’s Snowing!

Posted on December 17, 2011 by Ron

I finished off the earlier White Christmas or NO white Christmas blog with the prediction that snow would likely come as soon as I sold my snow scoops. Well I sold the scoops on Friday afternoon and presto, almost right … Continue reading →

Posted in Canada Explorer, Ontario, Ottawa | Tagged Christmas, falling snow illuminated by street light, Kanata, night photography, Ottawa, parked cars, photography after dark, snow covered car, snowfall, street light, White Christmas | Leave a comment

White Christmas or no white Christmas?

Posted on December 15, 2011 by Ron

White Christmas or no white Christmas, that is the question posed in the Ottawa Citizen this week. Climatologists are divided on the question. They probably know that if they predict snow, the sun will shine brightly. They also know that … Continue reading →

Posted in Canada Explorer, Ontario, Ottawa | Tagged climates, climatologists, incorrect prediction, ottawa citizen, overcast, parcel deliverers, postmen, ski operators, snow blowers, snow drifts, snow on the ground, snow plow, snow scoops, snow snow, snowbirds, snowfall, traffic snarls, White Christmas, White Christmas or no white Christmas, winter vacations | 1 Comment

Toronto Christmas Lights 2011 – Little Italy and elsewhere

Posted on December 8, 2011 by Ron

Toronto Christmas Lights 2011 – Little Italy and elsewhere After photographing the lights at the DeSario home at 165 Benjamin Boake Trail in North York, I headed off in the direction of my hotel room. I had in mind a … Continue reading →

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Toronto Christmas Lights 2011 – 165 Benjamin Boake Trail, North York

Posted on December 8, 2011 by Ron

Toronto Christmas Lights 2011 – 165 Benjamin Boake Trail, North York I had first seen the DeSario House a few years ago. (December 2007 images) On my current trip to Toronto, the DeSario Christmas lights were again on my ‘try-to-visit” … Continue reading →

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