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Algonquin In June
It’s June 1 and I am out to check on my Happy Place, Algonquin. Well I was hit by swarms of black flies. That really made the trip a challenge. I had my deet on so they were mostly swarming around my head but some got in my beard. By noon the sun was hot…
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Back to check on life at Huron Natural
It is a sunny day and I need to check on the Blue Herons and see If any hatched. Well they not only hatched, they are growing BIG! And I got a huge bonus. The Wood Duck hatched more than a dozen goslings. I counted 13 and I counted 14 so for sure 13 It…
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Sunday morning walk
I was committed to work for the last two weeks and my camera was suggesting I should get out for a walk. First out to Huron Natural and then to New Hamburg for a walk in the bush. It is beside the Arena complex. The Blue Herons were building a nest in one tree. One…
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Spring is here!
It is a cold May 1st. The temp is only +5. But the sun is out and I am going to see spring unfold. First I checked out Rockwood flower garden. Next I am off to see if I can find the lovely Wood Duck at Huron Natural park. Much to my surprise the spring…
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Yes, another quest done!
I set out to find the wood duck and I found them. But first a look at what the blue herons are up to. Mom turning her eggs There are 7 nests here and I believe each nest has a bird sitting on eggs. And the swallows are here. Ok here they are The female…
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Out Looking for a pair of Wood Ducks
So out I go again looking for the ducks. No it’s a Mallard. But I did find a colony of Blue Herons nesting. This one is already sitting on her eggs Well this looks like a couple in nest building and in making sure the eggs are fertilized. That is nature making sure life carries…
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A cold walk in April
Well our + 22 crashed to -5 and a bit of snow. But the sun was out so a walk was on my agenda. I am back to the walk in St Jacobs. Today the birds were out and a few new ones. A winter bird, a Dark-eyed Junco A Golden-Crowned Kinglet A Brown Creeper
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Common Merganser in Hespeler
I was in Hespeler and had my camera so I decided to see if anything was in the mill pond. Nothing was on the water that I could see. On my way back to the van I notices this pair of Common Mergansers on the Speed River. It is interesting how nature works. The visual…
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Tundra Swans in the sunlight!
It’s two days later and everything has changed. First no clouds in the sky. The Swans are in the ponds but they are hyper nervous. The Canada Geese are not screaming the alarm. The place I go in on is a path that goes around the ponds and this one is totally shielded by trees…
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Tundra Swans at Hullett Marsh
I set off for Hullett Marsh not knowing what I would find. I found the ice was covering about half of each pond. And the sun was not co-operating again today. It had the sky with heavy enough clouds that the sun was not visible. The good part was the ponds were covered with Tundra…
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A disappointment today
Today I had some time so I went out to see if any birds have returned to Wilson’s Flats. I saw some ducks and one I was kind of sure was a wood duck. One duck that I have not had the chance to take its picture. Well I get home look up different ducks…
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They are back!
The Tundra Swans are back. A miracle of nature as we had cold, ice, and snow a few days ago and boom it’s spring. The ice is gone, the snow is melted and the birds and swans are here. The swans have a few places in southern Ontario to come and rest and recharge for…
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Spring is Here!
Well we had our rain, lots of of it, and we had what you could call a heat wave as temperatures hit +17 for me Saturday. And we have the stunning miracle of spring. Snowdrops covered with over a foot of snow 2 days ago are in bloom today. But with that rain and snow…
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Recharging in Algonquin Park
I was in Huntsville for a birthday party and stayed over for a short trip to my favourite place Algonquin Park. It is both the same and different each time I go. This time I found only a few variety of birds but they were eager for me to offer them some trail mix. It…
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Moon Eclipse
Well I got up early to catch the eclipse. It was cold and we had some light clouds passing by. So here is the show in case you slept through it. Moon in the clouds With and without the clouds the light from the moon makes a HUGE difference on the camera. This is the…
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A walk in the bush
We had a freezing drizzle last night and thankfully it stopped before the damage could start. So here is a few pictures of my walk in the icy woods.
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Walk on the St Jacob’s Trail
Interesting wildlife on the trail. Yes it has people feeding them sunflower seeds but it adds to the walk in nature. It is a great trail to walk.