Tag Archives: Ontario

Greenbelt Trail, Kanata, Ontario

Posted on April 7, 2007 by Ron

Greenbelt Trail, Kanata, Ontario Our other “Old Quarry Trail” blog entries.

Posted in Canada Explorer, Home and About, Old Quarry Trail, Ontario, Ottawa, Ottawa Greenbelt Trails | Tagged Deer, Fawn, Greenbelt Trail, Kanata, Ontario, White-Tailed Deer | 1 Comment

High Falls Trail, Algonquin Park East, Algonquin Park, Ontario

Posted on October 2, 2006 by Ron

High Falls Trail, Algonquin Park East, Algonquin Park, Ontario I had been out on a camping trip in the southwest corner of Algonquin Park with photographers form the Ontario Photo Collective (OPC) when one of the members, Thomas, asked me … Continue reading →

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Smith Falls Railway Museum, Smith Falls, Ontario

Posted on September 16, 2006 by Ron

Smith Falls Railway Museum, Smith Falls, Ontario (Location) The Railway Museum in Smith Falls, Ontario provides an opportunity to look at the history of railroads in a relaxed fashion with many interesting bits of history on display. Caboose 436757 is … Continue reading →

Posted in Canada Explorer, Ontario, Smith Falls | Tagged caboose, coupling, different styles, history of railroads, kitchen car, Mobile dentist's office, Ontario, railroad museum, railway museum, Smith Falls, smith falls ontario, Smith Falls Railway Museum, suspension systems, suspensions, train station, wheels, wooden caboose | Leave a comment

Honest officer! I was on my knees photographing bugs!

Posted on August 2, 2006 by Ron

It was a nice Fall day, so I decided to take another of my strolls through an open area of Ottawa’s Greenbelt between Kanata and Bell’s Corners.Â I was following wasps and butterflies from flower to flower and, of course, … Continue reading →

Posted in Canada Explorer, Ontario, Ottawa, Ottawa Greenbelt Trails | Tagged Bell's Corner, Black Swallowtai, black swallowtail, blue flax, butterfly, Coffin Plant, Corpse Plant, dense shade, golden digger wasp, Goldenrod, great golden digger wasp, Greenbelt, indian pipe, Kanata, Montropa uniflora, Ontario, patrol car, Queen Anne's Lace, seallowtail butterfly, steel blue, swallow wort, wasp, wasps | Leave a comment

Sandbanks Provincial Park â€“ Getting there

Posted on July 28, 2006 by Ron

Sandbanks Provincial Park – Getting there. (Location) Sandbanks Provincial Park is located toward the eastern end of Lake Ontario. Traveling along Hwy 401 from Toronto in the west or Montreal in the east, the park is reached by traveling south … Continue reading →

Posted in Canada Explorer, Home and About, Ontario, Sandbanks Provincial Park | Tagged beach, Belleville, Fork-tailed Bush Katydid, Hwy 401, Hypoprepia miniata, Moth, Ontario, Picton, Provincial Park, sand dunes, Sandbanks Provincial Park, Scarlet-winged Lichen Moth, Scudderia furcata | Leave a comment

Mer Bleue Conservation Area, Ottawa, Ontario

Posted on July 17, 2006 by Ron

Mer Bleue Conservation Area, Ottawa, Ontario Mer Bleue Conservation Area is on the east edge of Ottawa, Ontario and consists of a large bog bounded by sand ridges (Location). The plant life of the bog area is unique in that … Continue reading →

Posted in Canada Explorer, Home and About, Mer Bleu Bog, Ontario, Ottawa, Ottawa Greenbelt Trails | Tagged blueberry, boardwalk, bog, cattails, Gloucester, la tourbiere, Labrador Tea, Mer Bleu, Mer Bleue, Mer Bleue Conservation Area, National Capital Commission, NCC, Ontario, Ottawa, peat bog, peat moss | Leave a comment

Old Quarry Trail â€“ Ottawaâ€™s Greenbelt, Kanata, Ontario

Posted on July 15, 2006 by Ron

Old Quarry Trail – Ottawa’s Greenbelt, Kanata, Ontario Located at the corner of Eagleson and Hazeldean Roads in Kanata, Ontario, with parking across the street from the Hazeldean Mall, the Old Quarry Trail is one of the most reliable places … Continue reading →

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Lady Bug Larva versus the Red Aphid â€“ Let the attack begin!

Posted on July 7, 2006 by Ron

Lady Bug Larva versus the Red Aphid – Let the attack begin! It was a nice July day and the daylilies were in fell bloom. In another part of the garden, however, a life and death struggle was underway! Each … Continue reading →

Posted in Canada Explorer, Home and About, Ontario, Ottawa | Tagged 100th anniversary, adult beetle, aphid, aphids, bud stage, california garden, daylilies, daylily, environment, flower bed, flower bud, friend or foe, gardeners, Graphocephala coccinea, insect, Kanata, lady bird, lady bird beetle, lady bug, ladybug larva, ladybug larvae, lava, life and death, meal time, natural predators, nature, natureal predators, Ontario, pest controllers, red aphid, Robber Fly, San Diego Floral Association, Scarlet and Green Leafhopper | Leave a comment

Breeding Bird Survey â€“ Alfred Bog, Alfred, Ontario

Posted on June 5, 2006 by Ron

Breeding Bird Survey – Alfred Bog, Alfred, Ontario When Gerhard and I do the breeding bird survey at Alfred Bog, we need to get there early in the morning, which, in June, means getting up at about 4AM.Â On this … Continue reading →

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“Doors Open 2006” – Distillery District, Toronto, Ontario

Posted on May 28, 2006 by Ron

We were in Toronto to visit a number of the buildings that were open to the public as part of the 2006 “Door Open” event. We had spent one day with members of the Ontario Photo Collective and now we … Continue reading →

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Greenbelt Trail, Kanata, Ontario

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High Falls Trail, Algonquin Park East, Algonquin Park, Ontario

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Smith Falls Railway Museum, Smith Falls, Ontario

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Honest officer! I was on my knees photographing bugs!

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Sandbanks Provincial Park â€“ Getting there

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Mer Bleue Conservation Area, Ottawa, Ontario

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Old Quarry Trail â€“ Ottawaâ€™s Greenbelt, Kanata, Ontario

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Lady Bug Larva versus the Red Aphid â€“ Let the attack begin!

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Breeding Bird Survey â€“ Alfred Bog, Alfred, Ontario

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