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Butterflies – Doris Longwing – Heliconius doris

Butterflies – Doris Longwing – Heliconius doris Photographed at the Carleton University “Live” Butterfly exhibit in the Fall of 2010. (Location) The Doris Longwing is found in Central America south into the Amazon watershed of South America.  The basic identification … Continue reading

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Breeding Bird Survey 2012 – Beaton Lake Route #258

Breeding Bird Survey 2012 – Beaton Lake Route #258 For a more detailed description of the route, see last year’s post. Breeding Bird Survey 2011 – Beaton Lake #258.

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Spring storm hits Ontario

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. 

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Am I on the right track? :-)

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

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Wind! Wildlife! Hockey!

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

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Fletcher Wildlife Garden/Jardin Écologique Fletcher, Ottawa Ontario

Fletcher Wildlife Garden/Jardin Écologique 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

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

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

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Kanata Parkland

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.

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Marlborough Forest , Ottawa – O’Neil Road Access Point

Marlborough Forest , Ottawa – O’Neil Road Access Point After  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. 

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Rideau Trail – Marlborough Forest – Cedar Grove Walking Trail

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.  The Rideau Trail itself runs from … Continue reading

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