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Rideau Trail – Marlborough Forest – Cedar Grove Walking Trail
Rideau Trail – Marlborough Forest – Cedar Grove Walking Trail Today the weather looked very promising so we planned a little outing to part of the Rideau Trail that passe through the Marlborough Forest. The Rideau Trail itself runs from … Continue reading
Posted in Canada Explorer, Home and About, Marlborough Forest, Ontario, Ottawa
Tagged berm, blue skies, boardwalk, canadian shield, Cedar Grove Trail, cedar laned trail, city of ottawa, city planners, crushed stone, digital image, Ducks Unlimited control structure, Ducks Unlimited progject, fungi, garter snake, garter snakes, granite outcroppings, great blue heron, image, lean-to, maps, marlborough forest, Marlborough Forest Trail, megapixeltravel, Nikkor 28-105mm with macro, nikon d300, ottawa ontario, photo, photograph, pond, Rideau Trail, Rideau Trail Association, roadways, staging area, strong breeze, topographical maps, Turkey Vulture, warm weather, weather in march, wood ducks
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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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Cycling in Florida – Anhinga babies and young alligators
Today, while John was doing some final packing, I jumped on the bike once more and pedaled over to the Anhinga Trail for one last visit. Part of the trail from the campground passes over some limestone sections that are … Continue reading
Posted in Florida, USA
Tagged alligator, alligators, American Stork, Anhinga, Anhinga (Anhinga anhinga), Anhinga anhinga, anhinga trail, anhingas, Ardea alba, Ardea herodias, babies, baby alligators, back entrance, bandwidth, bikes, bird life, Black Vulture, boy scout camp, Boy Scouts Of America., Camp Everglades, claw, Coragyps atratus, cormorant, cute smiles, cyclists, Double-crested Cormorant, Eudocimus albus, Everglades, Everglades national park, ft lauderdale area, great blue heron, Great Egret, having a good time, Ibis, Mycteria americana, Phalacrocorax auritus, photos, rock formation, South Florida Council, spreading their wings, underground river, vultures, White Ibis, Wood Stork
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Cycling in Florida – Anhinga Trail Revisited
Monday – After the longer ride to Flamingo the day before, we decided on a shorter trip for today’s outing and cycled over the Nike missile silo area and then went around to the Anhinga Trail again. There were plenty … Continue reading
Posted in Florida, USA
Tagged alligators, Anhinga, Anhinga anhinga, anhinga trail, anhingas, Aramus guarauna, Ardea herodias, birders, Black Vulture, boardwalk, bushes, camping, Coragyps atratus, cycling, Egretta caerulea, Everglades national park, feathers, Florida, florida everglades national park, great blue heron, Limpkin, Littel Blue Heron, long necks, missile silo, Mycteria americana, nike, nike missile, Nike silo, oil gland, photos, Porphyrio martinica, purple gallinule, silo, sunset, vultures, wading birds, willow, Wood Stork
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The Anhinga Trail, Everglades National Park, Florida
The Anhinga Trail in Everglades National Park consists of a path along an elevated dike and a series of elevated boardwalks out over the marsh and ponds of the area. Many varieties of plant and animal life exist in the … Continue reading
Posted in Florida, USA
Tagged alligator, alligators, anhinga trail, animal life, Ardea alba, Ardea herodias, black vultures, boardwalk, butorides virescens, cameras, creatures, dike, Double-crested Cormorant, Everglades national park, everglades national park florida, Florida, great blue heron, Great Egret, green heron, Ibis, Litle Green Heron, marsh, national park florida, Phalacrocorax auritus, photographers, ponds, wading birds
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Hillman Marsh Nature Centre near Leamington, Ontario
Hillman Marsh Nature Centre near Leamington, Ontario (Location) The most famous birding area around Leamington, Ontario is Point Pelee National Park. Less well know is the conservation area at nearby Hillman Marsh. The area has been diked so on one … Continue reading
Posted in Canada Explorer, Hillman Marsh Nature Centre, Ontario
Tagged Agelaius phoeniceus, Aix sponsa, ardea, carp, common tern, Dendroica petechia, dike, duckweed, frog, great blue heron, heron, Hillman Marsh, Hillman Marsh Nature Centre, Leamington, leamington ontario, marsh land, marsh nature, muskrat, nature centre, Ondatra zibethicus, Ontario, Point Pelee National Park, Rabbit, Red-winged Blackbird, semi aquatic rodent, shallows, Sterna hirundo, Swallow, Tachycineta bicolor, tall grass, tern, Tree Swallow, warbler, water habitat, Wood Duck, Yellow warbler
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