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Tag Archives: nuthatches
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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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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Chickadees and More: Sarsaparilla Trail, Ottawa
Chickadees and More: Sarsaparilla Trail, Ottawa Recent rains and high winds have stripped many of the trees of their Autumn colours. That hasn’t stopped people coming out to the Sarsaparilla Trail in Ottawa’s Greenbelt and sticking out their hands for … Continue reading
Posted in Canada Explorer, Ontario, Ottawa, Ottawa Greenbelt Trails, Sarsaparilla Trail
Tagged autumn colours, blue jays, Chickadee feeding out of hand, chickadees, chipmunk, chipmunks, colourful, creatures, fern, Greenbelt, juncos, mallard, mushroom, nuthatches, Ottawa, Ottawa Greenbelt, red squirrels, rock, sarsaparilla, Sarsaparilla Trail, trail covered in leaves, trees, woodpecker
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Ottawa Greenbelt Trails – Sarsaparilla Trail
After dropping off my father following our earlier outing to Ashton, Ontario, I decided that a stop at nearby Sarsaparilla Trail might yield some photo opportunities. I rather hoped that I might get some nice shots of the white-breasted nuthatches … Continue reading
Posted in Canada Explorer, Ontario, Ottawa, Ottawa Greenbelt Trails, Sarsaparilla Trail
Tagged Canada Geese, chickadees, Deer, Greenbelt, Hairy woodpecker, mallards, marshland, nuthatches, open water, Ottawa, paper birch, photo opportunities, photographer, sarsaparilla, Sarsaparilla Trail, sentier, Sentier des Salsepareilles, tee shirts, woodpecker
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Chickadees and more Chickadees
My brother flew in from Vancouver with his dog, Gilbert, last night for a visit with my father. After we stopped for a bit of lunch, my father suggested that he was up for a bit of a walk to … Continue reading
Posted in Home and About, Ontario, Ottawa, Ottawa Greenbelt Trails, Sarsaparilla Trail
Tagged Bell's Corners, bench, bird in the hand, brother, Chickadee, chickadees, Cockapoo, Greenbelt, Kanata, lunch, nuthatches, Ontario, Ottawa, Sarsaparilla Trail, seeds, smiles, sunflower seeds, Vancouver
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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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