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Trying out a new (old) lens: Nikkor-H 28mm f3.5
Nikkor-H 28mm f3.5: I purchased another vintage lens today. 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
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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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Old Montreal, Quebec – Just out wandering on a cold Sunday morning – Part 2
Cour d’Appel Du Quebec It was morning. It was cold. The wind made it feel like -20C despite the bright sunshine. Very few people out on the streets. Wandering around the streets of Old Montreal under those conditions is quite … Continue reading
Posted in Canada Explorer, Montreal, Quebec
Tagged architecture, bricks and mortar, bright sunshine, buildings, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, concrete, Cour d'Appel du Quebec, doors, meanderings, Montreal, montreal quebec, old montreal, photos, postings, Quebec, Simon Camera, sunday morning, temperatures
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Tennessee Aquarium, Chattanooga, Tennessee (Part III)
In the River Journey building, you start your tour in the lower levels where there is a wonderful display of seahorses but first I had to get past the Horseshoe Crab (Limulus polyphemus) which, I guess, was the display creature … Continue reading
Posted in Aquariums, Tennessee, USA
Tagged amoebocytes, big fish, building, chattanooga tennessee, creatures, dwarf seahorses, E. coli, endotoxin, fresh water, freshwater tanks, frogs, Ghattanooga, habitat area, horseshoe crab, image, Limulus amoebocyte lysate, Limulus polyphemus, lippopolysaccharide, little fish, lots of fun, nice ride, parenteral drugs, pharmaceitical, photography, photos, poisonous frogs, public aquarium, ramps, river journey, seahorses, tennessee aquarium, Tennessee River, test, testing, travel, unique construction, Vacation, validation, water ecosystems
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Lyonia Preserve, Deltona, Florida
The Lyonia Preserve is a relatively new wildlife ecological preserve established to develop a restored scrub preserve in Volusia County north of Orlando, Florida. I first learned of the preserve when visiting the Marine Science Center at Ponce Inlet a … Continue reading
Posted in Florida, USA
Tagged acorns, Aphelocoma coerulescens, benches, bird species, brisk pace, cactus, Catbird, Dumetella carolinensis, Eastern Towhee, Eastern Towhee Pipilo erythrophthalmus, Florida, Florida Scrub, Florida Scrub Jay, Florida Scrub Jay Aphelocoma coerulescens, footing, grained sand, Gray Catbird, Gray Catbird Dumetella carolinensis, hot day, leisurely pace, lyonia preserve, marine science center, orlando florida, photography, photos, pictures, ponce inlet, Rufous-sided Towhee, sand dune, school groups, scrub jays, signpost, squirrel, trails, velusia county, volusia county
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Cycling in Florida – Ponce Inlet – Marine Science Center
The Marine Science Center at Ponce Inlet is closed on Mondays so, since we had decided to delay our northward travels due to a severe winter storm crossing the northern US, we were able to return to Ponce Inlet on … Continue reading
Posted in Aquariums, Florida, USA
Tagged aquariums, artificial reef, aviary, boardwalks, colourful creatures, coral, crab, fairy basslet, feeding time, Florida, gramma loreto, grammas, lion fish, lobster, marine science center, photography, photos, pictures, Pnce Inlet, ponce inlet, public aquarium, reef invertebrates, research efforts, Sea Cucumber, sea turtle rescue, sea turtle research, sea turtles, seahorses, staff members, stingray, Touch Pool, turtle, turtle species
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Cape Canaveral, Florida
We stayed overnight at the Jetty Park Campgrounds. Nice locations for tents but their policy of charging $10 for each additional tent made the location rather pricey considering that we were traveling with one small tent each. One of the … Continue reading
Posted in Florida, USA
Tagged bait fish, birds, Black Skimmer, Brown pelican, cape canaveral, cape canaveral florida, Common Loon, egret, Egretta caerulea, fishermen, Florida, Gavia immer, gull, heron, images, jetty park, Little Blue Heron, Little Blue Heron (Egretta caerulea), loon, Northern Diver, park campgrounds, Pelecanus occidentalis, pelican, photography, photos, pictures, Royal Tern, Rynchops niger, Sandwich Tern, shorebird, shower buildings, skimmer, Sterna maxima, Sterna sandvicensis, sun bathing, sunshine, tent, tents, winter plumage
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Cycling in Florida – Merritt Island Vultures and Armadillos
The day started out nicely with a blue sky and cooing doves greeting us in the morning.
Posted in Florida, USA
Tagged alligators, Ardea alba, armadillo, armadillos, bicycle, Black Vulture, black vultures, blue sky, cape canaveral, cooing doves, Coragyps atratus, cycling, doves, Florida, Great Egret, images, merritt island nwr, photography, photos, pictures, Platalea ajaja, Roseate Spoonbill, wild pig
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Cycling in Florida – Travel Day
Today was basically a traveling day as we moved over onto 1A and traveled toward Cape Canaveral. We stopped at the library in Ft. Pierce to get a bit of Internet time and when we came out and looked off … Continue reading
Posted in Florida, USA
Tagged Belted Kingfisher, Brevard County, brown pelicans, camping, camping area, camping site, campsite, cape canavaral, cape canaveral, cape canaveral area, Ceryle alcyon, cycling, egrets, Egretta thula, Egretta tricolor, Florida, florida travel, ft pierce, good fire, gull, images, Kingfisher, Long Point, mangroves, Oprey, Osprey, Pandion haliaetus, pelicans, photographs, photos, sebastian inlet state park, setting sun, Snowy Egret, traveling day, Tri-colored Heron, warbler, warblers, wooden bridge
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Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refuge, Florida
Today’s cycling brought us to the mainland portion of the Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refuge on Hwy. 1 in Florida after crossing over the Jupiter Sound inlet on South Beach Road.
Posted in Florida, USA
Tagged beach, condominium, cycling, Florida, Gopher tortoise, hiking trails, Hobe Sound, hobe sound national wildlife refuge, hwy 1, images, jupiter sound, national wildlife refuge, Osprey, Pandion haliaetus, parking lot, photgraphy, photos, pictures, pier, pine, sand pine, scenery, scrub jay, south beach road, sunshine, tortoise
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