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Tag Archives: Greenbelt Trails
A Spring Outing
A Spring Outing Graeme wanted to get out on the trail to obtain some high speed shots of birds in flight with his Sony NEX-FS700 with SELP18200 lens.The easiest place to do that is on the many trails in the … Continue reading
Posted in Beaver Trail, Home and About, Old Quarry Trail, Ottawa Greenbelt Trails, Sarsaparilla Trail
Tagged 240fps, 480fps., American red squirrel Tamiasciurus hudsonicus, beaver trail, Black-capped Chickadee, Black-capped Chickadee Poecile atricapillus, Greenbelt Trails, Kanata, National Capital Commission, Old Quarry Trail, Ontario, photography, red-breasted nuthatch, Red-breasted Nuthatch Sitta canadensis, Sarsaparilla Trail Nepean, SELP18200 lens, Shooting at 1080p, Sony NEX-FS700, squirrel, trail, White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis, wildlife, winter trails
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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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Wild Turkeys on the Old Quarry Trail
Wild Turkeys on the Old Quarry Trail (Location) My father continues his stay in the hospital and I was a bit early for visiting hours so I, once again, took the opportunity to walk a short distance up the Old … Continue reading
Posted in Canada Explorer, Old Quarry Trail, Ontario, Ottawa, Ottawa Greenbelt Trails
Tagged apple, carrots, deer trail, Feeding the deer on On Old Quarry Trail, gate keepers, Greenbelt Trails, Kanata, NCC, Old Quarry Trail, Ontario, Ottawa, photographic interests, quarry trail, sunflower seeds, White-Tailed Deer, White-tailed Deer Odocoileus virginianus, wild turkey, wild turkeys
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More Chickadee Feeding on the Sarsaparilla Trail
More Chickadee Feeding on the Sarsaparilla Trail The amount of snow that we received on Christmas Day was not spectacular but definitely enough to turn everything white!
Conroy Pit – Ottawa, Ontario
Conroy Pit – Ottawa, Ontario The Conroy Pit Recreation Area is an off-leash dog park as well as the site of a popular winter destination tobogganing hill. Weekends in particular, the parking lot is full to overflowing. (Parking Lot)(Location) There … Continue reading
Posted in Canada Explorer, Conroy Pit, Ontario, Ottawa, Ottawa Greenbelt Trails
Tagged Conroy Pit, directions, dogs, Fall foliage, gravel roadway, Greenbelt Trails, location, Nationa Capital Commission, NCC, off-leash dog area, Ottawa Greenbelt, ottawa ontario, parking lot, recreation area, Sabliere Conroy, toboggan hill, trees, where is, woodland trails
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Trying out the repaired 80-200 f2.8
I haven’t been out on the woodland trails much this summer (soccer injuries, international travel, other family commitments, etc), so when I received my 80-200mm f2.8 back from Nikon’s repair depot, that was all that I needed as a reason … Continue reading
Posted in Canada Explorer, Ontario, Ottawa, Sarsaparilla Trail
Tagged apple trees, beaver pond, Blue Jay, chickadees, chipmunks, Downy Woodpecker, ducks, family commitments, Greenbelt, Greenbelt Trails, Hairy woodpecker, handful of seeds, nature natural surroundings, NCC, Nepean, Nikon 28-200mm f2.8, Nikon 80-200mm f2.8, Nkon camera, Ottaawa Ontario, ottawa ontario, photography, photos, Red Squirrel, Sarsaparilla Trail, soccer injuries, summer soccer, sunflower seeds, walk in the woods, white breasted nuthatch, woodland trail, woodland trails, woodpecker
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Feeding those Chickadees and Nuthatches again – Sarsaparilla Trail, Ottawa
My cycling partner was in town today so off we went to the Greenbelt Trails in search of Ottawa’s ferocious chickadees that attack the visitors’ hands in search of nourishment. They don’t really attack, but I always tell visitors that! … Continue reading
Posted in Canada Explorer, Home and About, Ontario, Ottawa, Ottawa Greenbelt Trails, Sarsaparilla Trail
Tagged Black-capped Chickadee, chickadees, Greenbelt, Greenbelt Trails, images, Nepean, nourishment, nuthatches, Ontario, Ottawa, photo, photography, photos, picture, Poecile atricapillus, pointed bills, red-breasted nuthatch, sarsaparilla, Sarsaparilla Trail, Sitta canadensis
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Chickadees and More – Sarsaparilla Trail – Bell’s Corners, Ottawa
Chickadees and More – Sarsaparilla Trail – Bell’s Corners, Ottawa The Chickadees were hungry today and quickly cleaned out my supply of black sunflower seeds. Didn’t take long before two fellows came along the trail and these two fellows were … Continue reading
Posted in Canada Explorer, Home and About, Ontario, Ottawa, Sarsaparilla Trail
Tagged Bell's Corners, Black-capped Chickadee, Chickadee, copyright all rights reserved, Damion and Mark, Feeding the Chickadees, Greenbelt, Greenbelt Trails, images, Ontario, Ottawa, photos, pictures, Poecile atricapillus, red-breasted nuthatch, RJHay, Ron Hay, Sarsaparilla Trail, Sentier des Salsepareilles, Sitta canadensis
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Greenbelt Trails, Kanata, Ontario
Greenbelt Trails, Kanata, Ontario