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Bill Mason Centre, Dunrobin, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Taken on October 17, 2020. Canon EOS M100 • EF-M28mm f/3.5 MACRO IS STM • ƒ/4.0 28.0 mm 1/60 200 Flash (off, did not fire)

Many of the units and batteries of the Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery are older than the Dominion of Canada itself. The first artillery company in Canada was formed in the province of Canada (New France) in 1750. Canon EOS M100 • EF-M28mm f/3.5 MACRO IS STM • ƒ/4.0 28.0 mm 1/60 1250...

Eye focusing on an Eastern Garter Snake (Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis) Bill Mason Centre, Dunrobin, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Taken on October 17, 2020. #reptiles #snake #wildlife #eye Canon EOS M100 • EF-M28mm f/3.5 MACRO IS STM • ƒ/3.5 28.0 mm 1/250 1000 Flash (off, did not fire)

Now we can post our Frog Macros. American Bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus) Bill Mason Centre, Dunrobin, Ontario, Canada. Taken on October 17, 2020. #Amphibian #Frog #wildlife Canon EOS M100 • EF-M28mm f/3.5 MACRO IS STM • ƒ/5.6 28.0 mm 1/320 200 Flash (off, did not fire)

Formed in 1872, the Foot Guards Regiment is one of the oldest Military Units in Canada. It was an honour to serve in this Regiment for six years of my life. In this photo is an ascot of Guard colours in the background and a cap star from WW2. Canon EOS M100 • EF-M28mm f/3.5 MACRO IS STM • ƒ/4.0...

Silver Regimental Guard Ring and Lanyard Canon EOS M100 • Canon EF-M 28mm f/3.5 Macro IS STM • ƒ/3.5 28.0 mm 1/60 1600 Flash (off, did not fire)

An assortment of lapel pins define the longtime situation of a country divided but still functioning. Canon EOS M100 • Canon EF-M 28mm f/3.5 Macro IS STM • ƒ/3.5 28.0 mm 1/50 1600 Flash (off, did not fire)

A hummingbird favourite is the Spotted Jewelweed (Impatiens capensis) Nopiming Game Sanctuary, Arnprior, Ontario, Canada. Taken on August 15, 2020. Canon EOS M100 • EF-M28mm f/3.5 MACRO IS STM • ƒ/3.5 28.0 mm 1/60 200 Flash (off, did not fire)

The Special Service Force was a designation used by two army units: a World War II Canadian-American formation, and a Canadian Army formation from 1977 to 1995. Motto - OSONS (We Dare) Canon EOS M100 • EF-M28mm f/3.5 MACRO IS STM • ƒ/4.0 28.0 mm 1/60 1600 Flash (off, did not fire)

Snake/Scented Liverwort (Conocephalum conicum) Nopiming Game Sanctuary, Arnprior, Ontario, Canada. Panasonic DMC-ZS20 • ƒ/3.3 4.3 mm 1/60 250 Flash (off, did not fire)

Northern Cardinal female (Cardinalis cardinalis) Britannia Conservation Area, Mud Lake, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Nikon Coolpix S9900 • ƒ/6.4 135.0 mm 1/250 160 Flash (off, did not fire)

Northern Cardinal male (Cardinalis cardinalis) Britannia Conservation Area, Mud Lake, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Nikon Coolpix S9900 • ƒ/6.4 135.0 mm 1/125 220 Flash (off, did not fire)

A flock of Pine Siskins (Spinus pinus) visit the bird feeder at the Jack Pine Trail, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Taken on April 3, 2016. Nikon Coolpix S9900 • ƒ/6.4 135.0 mm 1/100 400 Flash (off, did not fire)

A sure sign of spring is when the Snowshoe Hares (Lepus americanus) begin their change Shirleys Bay, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Taken on March 21, 2020. Canon EOS M100 • EF-M55-200mm f/4.5-6.3 IS STM • ƒ/6.3 181.0 mm 1/320 200 Flash (off, did not fire)

Producing a single pure-white, star-like flower with six sepals. The Queen's Cup (Clintonia uniflora) found at Glacier National Park, British Columbia, Canada. From my archive taken on June 18, 2018. Nikon Coolpix A900 • ƒ/5.0 15.2 mm 1/125 80 Flash (off, did not fire)

Home is most comfortable and safe a place to spend the Lockdown 2021. Tomorrow we enter new measures to keep everyone in our province, Stay at Home. Goldenrod Crab Spider (Misumena vatia) makes a Oxeye Daisy a makeshift home to search for prey at the Columbia Wetlands, British Columbia, Canada...

American Red Squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus) Britannia Conservation Area, Mud Lake, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Taken on July 28, 2019. Canon EOS M100 • EF-M55-200mm f/4.5-6.3 IS STM • ƒ/6.3 200.0 mm 1/320 1600 Flash (off, did not fire)

Remnants of Christmas 2020 at the Arboretum, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Canon EOS M100 • EF-M28mm f/3.5 MACRO IS STM • ƒ/5.6 28.0 mm 1/400 200 Flash (off, did not fire)

Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) Shirleys Bay, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Canon EOS M100 • EF-M55-200mm f/4.5-6.3 IS STM • ƒ/6.3 200.0 mm 1/320 1600 Flash (off, did not fire) Canon EOS M100 • EF-M55-200mm f/4.5-6.3 IS STM • ƒ/6.3 200.0 mm 1/320 1600 Flash (off, did not fire)

White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis) Shirleys Bay, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Canon EOS M100 • EF-M55-200mm f/4.5-6.3 IS STM • ƒ/6.3 200.0 mm 1/200 1600 Flash (off, did not fire)