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Tag Archives: chickadees
Visiting the Chickadees on Old Quarry Trail, Kanata, Ontario
Visiting the Chickadees on Old Quarry Trail, Kanata, Ontario
Posted in Canada Explorer, Old Quarry Trail, Ontario, Ottawa, Ottawa Greenbelt Trails
Tagged Black-capped Chickadee Poecile atricapillus, cattail, chickadees, Fake Pileated Woodpecker on telephone pole, Old Quarry Trail, Ottawa, Ottawa Kanata Ontario photography, outstretched hand, quarry trail, red squirrels, red-breasted nuthatch, scarecrow, sunflower seeds, white breasted nuthatch, White-Tailed Deer, White-tailed Deer Odocoileus virginianus, wild turkeys
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New England Trip 2012 – Day 2 – Higley Flow State Park
New England Trip 2012 – Day 2 – Higley Flow State Park We started the day with a stop at SUNY Canton and the town of Colton, NY and now we were driving into Higley Flow State Park where we … Continue reading
The Winter Quiet of Mer Bleue, Ottawa, Ontario
The Winter Quiet of Mer Bleue, Ottawa, Ontario Wednesday was one of those heavily overcast, foggy, misty kind of days with the temperature hovering around the freezing point. I was on the east side of Ottawa on other business and, … Continue reading
Posted in Canada Explorer, Mer Bleu Bog, Ontario, Ottawa
Tagged birch tree, bog, cattail, chickadees, embankment, Labrador Tea, marsh, marshland, Mer Bleue, nice walk, Ontario, Ottawa, ottawa ontario, peat bog, photography, planes, pocupine, Porcupine, snowshoe trail, snowshoe trails, snowshow trail, winter
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A bit of time on the Jack Pine Trail
A bit of time on the Jack Pine Trail Today, I decided to walk along the Jack Pine Trail to see if I could find some nuthatches and woodpeckers to photograph.
Posted in Canada Explorer, Home and About, Jack Pine Trail, Ontario, Ottawa, Ottawa Greenbelt Trails
Tagged American red squirrel Tamiasciurus hudsonicus, bird feeding, chickadees, Downy Woodpecker, large hole, marshland, nuthatches, Pileated Woodpecker, Pileated Woodpecker Dryocopus pileatus, pileated woodpeckers, Red Squirrel, White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis, wood chips, woodpecker, woodpeckers
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Death on the Old Quarry Trail
Death on the Old Quarry Trail Usually when I walk along the Old Quarry Trail, it is a time for relaxation and the enjoyment of the wonderful natural surroundings and wildlife around me. Today, sadly, those wonderful moments were marred … Continue reading
Posted in Canada Explorer, Old Quarry Trail, Ontario, Ottawa, Ottawa Greenbelt Trails
Tagged blood, chickadees, dead deer, deer carcass, Greenbelt Trails, happy moments, National Capital Commission, natural surroundings, NCC, Old Quarry Trail, porcupines, red squirrels, relaxation, sad moments, small animals, sunflower seeds, White-Tailed Deer, White-tailed Deer Odocoileus virginianus, winter wonderland, wooded areas
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Negotiating the Sarsaparilla and Jack Pine Trails
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. 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
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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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Sarsaparilla Trail and the Chickadees (again :-))
Sarsaparilla Trail and the Chickadees (again :-)) It was a perfect Fall day with temperatures above freezing, a beautiful blue sky overhead and little or no wind so I took a few minutes away from the computer to go out … Continue reading
Posted in Canada Explorer, Ontario, Ottawa, Ottawa Greenbelt Trails, Sarsaparilla Trail
Tagged beaver pond, birds, Blue Jay, blue sky, Chickadee, chickadees, forest creatures, handful of seeds, mallard drake, mallard hen, mallards, National Capital Commission, NCC, nuthatches, Old Quarry Trail Kanata, Ottawa, outstretched hand, pathway, quarry trail, red squirrels, sarsaparilla, Sarsaparilla Trail Nepean, trails
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Chasing Rainbows and Pots of Gold – Ridge Road, Ottawa
Chasing Rainbows and Pots of Gold – Ridge Road, Ottawa After photographing Chickadees in Nepean, I headed east toward Mer Bleue Bog. It was one of those strange days weatherwise, a bit of sun, a lot of clouds, intermittent rain … Continue reading
Posted in Canada Explorer, Mer Bleu Bog, Ontario, Ottawa, Ottawa Greenbelt Trails
Tagged Autumn foliage, chasing rainbows, chickadees, clouds, flags, intermittent rain, maple leaves, maples, Mer Bleue Bog, Nepean, Ottawa, ottawa ontario, prism effect, Rainbow, rainbows and pots of gold, Ridge Road, strong wind, warbler
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