Category Archives: Ontario

Breeding Bird Survey – Singe Lake Route 68-373

Posted on June 6, 2011 by Ron

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 →

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Ivanhoe Lake Provincial Park

Posted on June 5, 2011 by Ron

Ivanhoe Lake Provincial Park The first day out for our Breeding Bird Survey is a long one. We begin the day at about 4 AM and drive about 1000 km. Factoring in a few stops along the way for meal, … Continue reading →

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Shania Twain Centre, Timmins, Ontario

Posted on June 5, 2011 by Ron

Timmins, Ontario is a northern Ontario town which has been built on the mining and forestry industry and in more recent years can count yet another tourist attraction with the creation of the Shania Twain Centre.

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Little Claybelt Homesteaders Museum

Posted on June 5, 2011 by Ron

After leaving Temagami, we continued along our way until a two storey tall Holstein cow appeared ahead of us. I stop whenever I see a two storey tall cow of any breed and today was no exception. The cow statue … Continue reading →

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Temagami, Ontario

Posted on June 5, 2011 by Ron

By the time that we arrived in Temagami, we were ready to stretch our legs again. The train station parking lot offered as good a location as any for getting out of the car for a bit of a walk. … Continue reading →

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Pimisi Lake, Ontario

Posted on June 5, 2011 by Ron

Pimisi Lake, Ontario As Gerhard and I headed north from Ottawa on our way to Ivanhoe Lake Provincial Park, one of our first pit stops was at the picnic site on the shores of Pimisi Lake.

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Royal Astronomical Society of Canada – Ottawa Centre Meeting at the Canada Science and Technology Museum

Posted on June 4, 2011 by Ron

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 →

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Red Sky at Night, Sailor’s Delight – June 2, 2011

Posted on June 3, 2011 by Ron

Was out of town this evening and was heading home when I reached a spot where the sunset could be viewed across an open field.

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Visitors to the Gazebo

Posted on May 30, 2011 by Ron

When you are eating outside in the Spring, you can never be sure what might come by for a visit. So far this Spring we have had the usual assortment of bees and flies find their way past the mosquito … Continue reading →

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CFUW-Kanata – One Room School House Tour

Posted on May 30, 2011 by Ron

Sunday May 29th, 2011 What a day to schedule a tour of the one-room schoolhouses in the Ottawa area! At least that is likely what all of the organizers and participants were thinking when they looked out their windows on … Continue reading →

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