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Camping in Florida- St. Lucie Lock and Dam, Stuart, Florida

We were happy that we decided to go to a hotel last night. Lots of thunder, lightning and high winds overnight and a tornado was sighted west of where we would have been camping. Today, we would be setting up … Continue reading

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Butterfly World – Fort Lauderdale

After leaving Everglades National Park and the baby Anhingas and young Crocodiles , we headed over to Ft. Lauderdale where I wanted to visit the Butterfly World facilities. While I photographed the butterflies inside, John cycled around the neighborhood for … Continue reading

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Season’s Greetings

Season’s Greetings Starting up a website. www.megapixeltravel.com, with my son, Graeme, was one of the major milestones for the year. Graeme had been prodding me to think about a blog format for my photo postings for quite some time so … Continue reading

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Christina and the Butterflies, Carleton University Butterfly Show Day 4

Christina and the Butterflies, Carleton University Butterfly Show I don’t normally comment on people in my postings but today I met a special individual completely at ease with butterflies and they with her.  In previous posts, I have commented on … Continue reading

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Carleton University Butterfly Show, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario

Day 2 of the Carleton University Butterfly Show and I was there again to see if I could photograph a few more of the 41 species that they will have there this year. Will be uploading photos later today. For … Continue reading

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Butterflies, Butterflies and More Butterflies, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario

Butterflies, Butterflies and More Butterflies, Carleton University butterfly Show, Ottawa, Ontario Ask Me!: Jennifer Skanes button says that she is happy to answer any questions about butterflies. Today was the opening day for the live butterfly exhibit at the Biology … Continue reading

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Butterfly Site at Adirondack Park Interpretive Center – Monarch Butterfly

On the way back from a bit of hiking in the Lake Placid High Peaks Region, we stopped once again at the Adirondack Park Agency Interpretive Center at Paul Smith’s.  My interest, this time around, was the butterfly interpretive site, … Continue reading

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Porter Mountain, High Peaks Region, Adirondacks, New York State

The easiest way to access the summit of Porter Mountain is via the Cascade Mountain Trail. Approximately .3 miles from the summit of Cascade Mountain the trail to Porter Mountain branches off to the right drops down through a col … Continue reading

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Butterfly Exhibit, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario

Emerald Swalllowtail from Malaysia. Butterfly Exhibit, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario Each fall, the Carleton University  Biology Department hosts an exhibit of live butterflies in their greenhouses. Lots of fun as butterflies of more colours than one might imagine fly from … Continue reading

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Butterfly Conservatory, Niagara Falls, Ontario

Butterfly Conservatory, Niagara Falls, Ontario I like to photograph butterflies in the wild but when my wife decided that she would like to go to a matinee performance of a play at Niagara-on-the-Lake and it was okay for me to … Continue reading

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