Tag Archives: Nepean

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

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

Negotiating the Sarsaparilla and Jack Pine Trails

Posted on December 22, 2011 by Ron

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.Â 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 | 3 Comments

Chasing Rainbows and Pots of Gold – Ridge Road, Ottawa

Posted on October 16, 2011 by Ron

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 | Leave a comment

Trying out the repaired 80-200 f2.8

Posted on September 9, 2011 by Ron

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 | 2 Comments

Watts Creek Trail Revisited – May 21, 2011

Posted on May 21, 2011 by Ron

The sky was blue again today ( a rare treat these days) so my wife and I headed out for a cycle along the Watts Creek Trail from Kanata over to Britannia Beach. No tulips along this trail but the … Continue reading →

Posted in Canada Explorer, Ontario, Ottawa, Watts Creek Pathway | Tagged apartment building, apple orchard, apple trees, aromas, bikes, Britannia Beach, full bloom, lilacs, mg roadster, Nepean, Ontario, Ottawa, parking lot, photographer's reflection, photographing buildings, residential area, shiny objects, sky, watts creek, Watts Creek Pathway | Leave a comment

Andrew Haydon Park and the Brant, Nepean, Ontario

Posted on May 10, 2011 by Ron

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 | 1 Comment

A Pond in the Spring

Posted on April 13, 2011 by Ron

A Pond in the Spring by R. Hay A pond in the Spring is a mighty fine place, As Nature gets moving at her frenzied pace.

Posted in Canada Explorer, Ontario, Ottawa, Ottawa Greenbelt Trails | Tagged A Pond in the Spring, Asper School of Business, Avaya, Betula sp., birch bark, Canada Goose, Carling Place, Ciena, creatures, cycling through puddles, Ericcson, evenings, Faculty of Management, frenzied pace, frog, frogs, Genband, Kanata, MBA, milkweed, Nepean, Nortel, Nortel Networks, Organizational Behavior, Organizational Behaviour, Ottawa, paper birch, photography, poetry, pond, puddle, puddles, Red-winged Blackbird, reflections, Rhyming, rules of the game, snails, stranger, toads, trail, University of Manitoba Faculty of Management, White Castle | Leave a comment

Feeding Chickadees on the Beaver Trail

Posted on March 28, 2011 by Ron

I hadn’t been on the Beaver Trail in the Stony Swamp section of Ottawa’s Greenbelt for quite awhile so decided to take a look around that trail today carrying my Nikon D300 equipped with my vintage Micro-nikkor 1:3.5 f=55mm nippon … Continue reading →

Posted in Beaver Trail, Canada Explorer, Home and About, Ontario, Ottawa, Ottawa Greenbelt Trails | Tagged 55mm, beaver trail, black oil, chickadees, chipmunk, Chipmunk Trail, corn, favour, Greenbelt, Greenbelt Trail, manual focus, micro nikkor auto 1:3.5 f=55mm nippon kogaku japan, Nepean, Nippon Kogaku, observation, Ottawa, peanuts, Stony Swamp, sunflower seeds, swamp | Leave a comment

Trying out a new (old) lens: Nikkor-H 28mm f3.5

Posted on March 2, 2011 by Ron

Nikkor-H 28mm f3.5: I purchased another vintage lens today.Â It has definitely seen better days and has lots of wear but it still works, so I will find a place for it in my bag on those days when I … Continue reading →

Posted in Canada Explorer, Ontario, Ottawa | Tagged Andrew Bell Park, bell park, Britannia Beach, chilling experience, dock, hole in the ice, image, mf, Nepean, new year, nikkor, Nikkor-H 28mm f 3.5, Nikon, Ontario, Ottawa, Ottawa River, park, parking lot, photos, polar bear plunge, snow and ice | Leave a comment

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