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Three-leaf False Solomon's-seal (Maianthemum trifolium) Mer Bleue Conservation Area, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Ramsar site no. 755.

Mink Frog (Lithobates septentrionalis) Algonquin Provincial Park, Peck Lake Trail, Ontario, Canada.

Oblique-lined Tiger Beetle (Cicindela tranquebarica) Spruce Bog Trail, Algonquin Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada.

American Toad (Anaxyrus americanus) Beaver Pond Trail, Algonquin Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada.

The Round-Leaved Sundew (Drosera rotundifolia) has captured its dinner at the Mer Bleue Conservation Area, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Ramsar site no. 755.

The diminutive Small Cranberry (Vaccinium microcarpum) flower at the Mer Bleue Bog Conservation Area, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Ramsar site no. 755.

Deep in the woods the Ram's Head Lady's Slipper (Cypripedium arietinum) Orchid is in bloom at the Marlborough Forest, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Conservation Status: vulnerable (N3N4) in Canada (NatureServe).

Yellow Lady's Slipper (Cypripedium parviflorum) Marlborough Forest, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

The only other place I have found Showy Lady's Slipper Orchids (Cypripedium reginae) Nopiming Game Sanctuary, Arnprior, Ontario, Canada.

Greater Fringed Gentian (Gentianopsis crinita) Marlborough Forest, Ontario, Canada.

Are you able to travel outside of your city? I am now planning my first trip and it is to beautiful Algonquin Park. I am hoping you are able to start your plans for travel.

American Red Squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus) Mer Bleue Conservation Area, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Ramsar site no. 755. Canon EOS M100 • EF-M55-200mm f/4.5-6.3 IS STM • ƒ/6.3 200.0 mm 1/320 640 Flash (off, did not fire)

Hairy Woodpecker (Dryobates villosus) Britannia Conservation Area, Mud Lake, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Sony DSC-HX90V • Sony 24-720mm F3.5-6.4 • ƒ/6.4 123.0 mm 1/100 800 Flash (auto, did not fire)

My favourite flower in its habitat, Square-stemmed Monkey Flower (Mimulus ringens) High Falls Conservation Area, Casselman, Ontario, Canada. Panasonic DMC-ZS20 • ƒ/4.0 4.3 mm 1/800 100 Flash (off, did not fire)

Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) Britannia Conservation Area, Mud Lake, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Nikon Coolpix S9900 • ƒ/6.4 135.0 mm 1/125 200 Flash (off, did not fire)

White-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis) Sarsaparilla Trail, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Nikon Coolpix S9900 • ƒ/6.4 135.0 mm 1/80 400 Flash (off, did not fire)

Kalm's Lobelia (Lobelia kalmii) Shirleys Bay Greenbelt Area, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Taken on September 3, 2014. Found on the shoreline of the Ottawa River. Sony DSC-RX100M2 • ƒ/5.0 10.4 mm 1/800 160 Flash (off, did not fire)

Painted Trillium (Trillium undulatum) Mer Bleue Conservation Area, Ottawa, Ontario. Ramsar site no. 755. Canon EOS M100 • EF-M28mm f/3.5 MACRO IS STM • ƒ/6.3 28.0 mm 1/160 100 Flash (off, did not fire)

Male Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus) Jack Pine Trail, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Canon EOS M100 • EF-M55-200mm f/4.5-6.3 IS STM • ƒ/6.3 200.0 mm 1/160 1600 Flash (off, did not fire)

a female Spruce Grouse (Falcipennis canadensis) along the path on the Mizzy Trail, Algonquin Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada. Canon EOS M100 • EF-M55-200mm f/4.5-6.3 IS STM • ƒ/6.3 200.0 mm 1/320 160 Flash (off, did not fire)