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Spring storm hits Ontario

Posted on April 23, 2012 by Ron

April 23, 2012 – Woke up this morning to heavily overcast skies, took a look out the window, and, like the weather forecasting groundhog, decided that it might be better to get back under the covers.Â

Posted in Home and About | Tagged birch trees, digital image, eastern ontario, freezing rain, green grass, groundhog, image, it snowed overnight, kanata ontario, megapixeltravel, ottawa ontario, overcast skies, photo, photograph, snowfall, spring storm, weather forecasting, white stuff | Leave a comment

Am I on the right track? :-)

Posted on April 20, 2012 by Ron

Am I on the right track? 🙂 April 18, 2012 – The winds, that I discussed in an earlier post , have now headed east and the sky is blue, so off I go again to photograph the Magnolias at … Continue reading →

Posted in Canada Explorer, Home and About, Ontario, Ottawa, Ottawa Greenbelt Trails | Tagged 165 Benjamin Boake Trail, Abondoned Tires in wetland area, Adder's tongue, bark of poplar tree - balsam poplar, bark of Yellow Birch, blossom, blue sky, Carling Avenue, Communication satellite dish, digital image, Ducks Unlimited, duckweed, early spring, Erythronium americanum, ferns, forest floor, fronds, Fungi on tree, Garbage cans by golf course, Goldenrod gall, Golf course fairway with sand bunkers, green leaves, Greenbelt Trail, Hover fly, image, Marshes Golf Course, megapixeltravel, Nepean, Olive-Backed Thrush, Olive-Backed Thrush (Swainson's Thrush - Catharus ustulatus), Ottawa, Ottawa Valley, pathway, photo, photograph, Polypore on tree, Railroad track, Reflections on water, sky, small telescope, Swainson's Thrush, trail through the woods, trees, trout lily, Trout Lily Erythronium americanum, white tree blossoms, White-tailed Deer Odocoileus virginianus, White-throated Sparrow, white-throated sparrow zonotrichia albicollis, Wild Plum bolssoms, wild plums, Yellow Adder's-tongue, yellow flowers | 1 Comment

Wind! Wildlife! Hockey!

Posted on April 16, 2012 by Ron

Wind!Lots of Wind! Wildlife! Hockey! I didn’t have much exciting planned this afternoon when I opened the door and headed out to my car with my camera equipment. I thought that I might like to head to the Experimental Farm … Continue reading →

Posted in Old Quarry Trail, Ontario, Ottawa, Ottawa Greenbelt Trails | Tagged bark poplar, butterfly, cattails, cedar, chipmunk, digital image, Environment Canada, fir, fruiting bodies moss, Garter Snake (Thamnophis sirtalis), hemlock, hockey, home of the beaver, image, Kanata, Land of the silver birch, macro shots, mallard drake, marsh, megapixeltravel, mushroom, new york rangers, nhl playoff hockey, Old Quarry Trail, ottawa senators, Ottawa Senators Arena, paper birch, photo, photograph, pine, Porcupine, provincial tree of Quebec, provincial tree of Saskatchewan, quarry trail, Red Admiral (Vanessa atalanta), Scotia Bank Place, spruce, water reflections, White Birch (Betula papyrifera), White-tailed Deer Odocoileus virginianus, wild turkey feather, wind gusts, wooden bridge, yellow birch, Yellow Birch (Betula alleghaniensis) | 2 Comments

Fletcher Wildlife Garden/Jardin Ã‰cologique Fletcher, Ottawa Ontario

Posted on April 12, 2012 by Ron

Fletcher Wildlife Garden/Jardin Ã‰cologique Fletcher, Ottawa Ontario (Location) This AM, I had started off before sunrise driving to the airport so that my wife could catch a flight to Winnipeg. On the way home, I stopped first at Hogs Back … Continue reading →

Posted in Canada Explorer, Ontario, Ottawa | Tagged 300mm lens, agricultural research, bushes and shrubs, digital image, Downy Woodpecker, Downy Woodpecker (Picoides pubescens), fletcher wildlife garden, image, jardin, Jardin Ã‰cologique Fletcher, megapixeltravel, ontario location, ottawa ontario, photo, photograph, pond area, sunrise, tree swallows, Tree Swallows (Tachycineta bicolor, woodpecker | Leave a comment

Hog’s Back Falls/Les Chutes De Hogs Back, Ottawa, Ontario

Posted on April 12, 2012 by Ron

Hog’s Back Falls/Les Chutes De Hogs Back, Ottawa, Ontario (Location) The morning had started pretty early for me since Adell was taking an early morning flight to Winnipeg and that meant driving her to the airport for about 5:30AM. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Ontario, Ottawa | Tagged Bell telephone booth, budget cuts, canal locks, chutes, digital image, flood control, foam below falls, geological structure, Hog's Back Falls, hogs, image, les chutes de hogs back, megapixeltravel, Mooney's Bay, ottawa ontario, photo, photograph, rapids, Rideau Canal, Rideau RIver, Rideau Valley Conservation Authority, river waterway, RVCA, UNESCO, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Water control structure, water flow, water levels, weir | 3 Comments

Kanata Parkland

Posted on April 6, 2012 by Ron

Kanata Parkland Over the past number of years, the residents, and councillors representing them, have had a number of discussions and disagreements with builders over what should or should not be done with some of Kanata’s natural spaces.

Posted in Canada Explorer, Ottawa | Tagged Campeau Drive, digital image, Fire hydrant, image, kanata ontario, Kanata parkland, megapixeltravel, ottawa ontario, photo, photograph, rockface | Leave a comment

Marlborough Forest , Ottawa – O’Neil Road Access Point

Posted on April 6, 2012 by Ron

Marlborough Forest , Ottawa – O’Neil Road Access Point AfterÂ our visit to the Cedar Grove Trail, we decided to head north along Dwyer Hill Road and check out the O’Neil Road Access Point.Â

Posted in Canada Explorer, Home and About, Marlborough Forest, Ontario, Ottawa | Tagged BBQ, Decorated rural mailbox, digital image, Dwyer Hill Road, gravel road, image, marlborough forest, megapixeltravel, O'Neil ROad, Ontario, Ottawa, photo, photograph, puddles in road | 1 Comment

Rideau Trail – Marlborough Forest – Cedar Grove Walking Trail

Posted on April 6, 2012 by Ron

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.Â The Rideau Trail itself runs from … Continue reading →

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Just a short trip … really!

Posted on April 3, 2012 by Ron

Just a short trip … really! I was working on some more uploads from our recent Cuba trip, looked out the window, saw that the sun was shining and decided that a short trip around the neighborhood with camera in … Continue reading →

Posted in Canada Explorer, Home and About, Ontario, Ottawa, Shirley's Bay | Tagged Black Chipmunk, brown coloration, chipmunk, chipmunks, cowbird, Deschenes Rapids lookout, digital image, Downy Woodpecker, eastern chipmunks, eastern gray squirrel, gray squirrel, Hairy woodpecker, image, megapixeltravel, mlanistic, Nepean, northern flicker, Ottawa, Ottawa River, photo, photograph, red winged blackbirds, ring-billed gull, Shirley's Bay, song sparrows, tree sparrows, wildlife sightings, woodpecker | Leave a comment

2012 Jock River Canoe and Kayak Race, Richmond, Ontario

Posted on March 31, 2012 by Ron

March 31, 2012 – I visited the Jock River Race official site (http://www.jockriverrace.ca/) again today. I knew that they have decided that the lack of snow cover and no ensuing rainfall to speak of had forced them to move the … Continue reading →

Posted in Home and About, Jock River, Ontario, Ottawa | Tagged 2012 Jock River Canoe and Kayak Race, annual event, boats, canoes, digital image, image, images, Jock River, Jock River Race Richmond Ontario, megapixeltravel, Megapixeltravel.com, nice day, photo, photograph, photographs, pictures, Richmond Ontario, Richmond race, river levels, riverbank, rocks, Ron Hay, RVCA, shoreline, Springtime runoff, Upper Jock River Canoe/Kayak Race, wide angle | 5 Comments

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