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Tag Archives: Canada Geese
Springtime flowers of Ottawa, Ontario
Springtime flowers of Ottawa, Ontario Ottawa is famous for its annual Tulip Festival but once the tulips begin to fade, there are plenty of flowers just waiting for their moment in the sun. For today’s blog, here are a few … Continue reading
Posted in Canada Explorer, Home and About, Ontario, Ottawa
Tagged andrew haydon park, annual tulip festival, Canada Geese, full bloom, goslings, irises, maplelawn garden, moment in the sun, national gallery of canada, ottawa ontario, Ottawa River, sailboat on Britannia Bay, shite flowering bush, Spitea, spring flowers, springtime flowers, van gogh exhibit, vincent van gogh
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2011 Ottawa-Gatineau Christmas Bird Survey, Gatineau, Quebec
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 Écureuil gris, Gatineau, gatineau quebec, great blue heron, Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias Grand Héron, 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
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Apple Bossom Blizzard
Today we decided to take our bikes and wander through the bike and walking paths of Kanata’s Beaverbrook and Kanata Lakes subdivisions and then checked out the progress of the construction work on the Terry Fox extension and then arrived … Continue reading
Posted in Canada Explorer, Home and About, Ontario, Ottawa
Tagged Apple Blossoms, apple trees, azalea, beaver pond, beaverbrook, bicycling trail, Canada Geese, cocoon, construction work, cycling, drops of rain, foget-me-nots, hosta, Kanata, kanata lakes, light drizzle, lytle park, Ontario, Ottawa, planned community, poison ivy, rain came down, springtime, terry fox, Variegated hosta leaves, walkways, windy day
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Andrew Haydon Park and the Brant, Nepean, Ontario
After visiting Shirley’s Bay, I drove along to Andrew Haydon Park on the Ottawa River. When I go out with my camera, I sometimes have a specific theme in mind. On other days,such a this one, I just photograph what … Continue reading
Posted in Canada Explorer, Ontario, Ottawa
Tagged andrew haydon park, birders, Brant, Brant (Branta bernicla), Brant Goose, Branta bernicl, branta bernicla, Canada, Canada Geese, Canada Goose, dandelion, day in the sun, flock, goslings, grass, hodge podge, Nepean, Ontario, Ottawa, Ottawa River, photograph, photographer, small goose, young couple
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Ottawa Greenbelt Trails – Sarsaparilla Trail
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
Posted in Canada Explorer, Ontario, Ottawa, Ottawa Greenbelt Trails, Sarsaparilla Trail
Tagged Canada Geese, chickadees, Deer, Greenbelt, Hairy woodpecker, mallards, marshland, nuthatches, open water, Ottawa, paper birch, photo opportunities, photographer, sarsaparilla, Sarsaparilla Trail, sentier, Sentier des Salsepareilles, tee shirts, woodpecker
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Constance Lake, Ontario
Constance Lake, Ontario Our plan was a simple one. Put our canoes into Constance Creek at Thomas A. Dolan Parkway and paddle/pole our way along Constance Creek until we reached Constance Lake. Not a long distance but an interesting trip … Continue reading