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Northern Starflower (Lysimachia borealis ssp. borealis) Marlborough Forest, Ontario, Canada. Nikon Coolpix S9900 • ƒ/3.7 4.5 mm 1/250 125 Flash (off, did not fire)

Common Whitetail Dragonfly (Libellula lydia) Mer Bleue Conservation Area, Ottawa, Ontario. Ramsar site no. 755. Panasonic DMC-ZS30 • ƒ/3.3 4.3 mm 1/60 160 Flash (off, did not fire)

At Ottawa's largest Conservation/Protected Area is the late season bloomer the Greater Fringed Gentian (Gentianopsis crinita) Marlborough Forest, Ontario, Canada. Sony DSC-RX100M2 • 10.4-37.1 mm f/1.8-4.9 • ƒ/4.0 10.4 mm 1/200 160 Flash (off, did not fire)

Face to Face: Ghost Tiger Beetle (Ellipsoptera lepida) Larose Forest, Limoges, Ontario, Canada. Conservation Status: imperiled (N2N3) in Canada (NatureServe). Canon EOS M100 • EF-M28mm f/3.5 MACRO IS STM • ƒ/9.0 28.0 mm 1/400 100 Flash (off, did not fire)

Ladened with pollen the Eastern Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa virginica) takes a rest at Fish Point Provincial Nature Reserve, Pelee Island, Ontario, Canada. Panasonic DMC-ZS60 • ƒ/3.3 4.3 mm 1/800 80 Flash (off, did not fire)

Ghost Tiger Beetle (Ellipsoptera lepida) Larose Forest, Limoges, Ontario, Canada. Conservation Status: imperiled (N2N3) in Canada (NatureServe). Canon PowerShot G7 X • 8.8-36.8mm • ƒ/4.5 8.8 mm 1/1250 125 Flash (off, did not fire)

Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) Britannia Conservation Area, Ottawa River, Mud Lake, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Nikon Coolpix S9900 • ƒ/6.4 135.0 mm 1/250 320 Flash (off, did not fire) And he didn't attack me.

Marsh Cinquefoil (Potentilla palustris) Purdon Conservation Area, Lanark, Ontario, Canada. Canon EOS M100 • EF-M28mm f/3.5 MACRO IS STM • ƒ/7.1 28.0 mm 1/250 100 Flash (off, did not fire)

Blooming amongst the orchids in the fen are the Northern Pitcher Plant (Sarracenia purpurea) Purdon Conservation Area, Lanark, Ontario, Canada. Newfoundland & Labrador's provincial flower & emblem. Canon EOS M100 • EF-M28mm f/3.5 MACRO IS STM • ƒ/4.0 28.0 mm 1/80 100 Flash (off, did not fire)

Every end of June there is a super bloom in the Fen of Purdon. Showy Lady's Slippers Orchid (Cypripedium reginae) Purdon Conservation Area, Lanark, Ontario, Canada. Canon EOS M100 • EF-M28mm f/3.5 MACRO IS STM • ƒ/4.5 28.0 mm 1/80 100 Flash (off, did not fire)

Azure Bluet (Enallagma aspersum) Dunrobin, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Conservation Status: vulnerable (S3) in Ontario, CA (NatureServe). Sony DSC-RX100M2 • 10.4-37.1 mm f/1.8-4.9 • ƒ/5.0 10.4 mm 1/800 160 Flash (off, did not fire)

Labrador Tea (Rhododendron groenlandicum) The Alfred Bog, Alfred, Ontario, Canada. Olympus FE47,X43 • ƒ/6.3 7.7 mm 1/640 100 Flash (off, did not fire)

Black-banded Orange Moth (Epelis truncataria) Mer Bleue Conservation Area, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Ramsar site no. 755. Panasonic DMC-ZS60 • ƒ/3.3 4.3 mm 1/800 80 Flash (off, did not fire) It is a pretty little World of Moths

Bee-like Robber Fly (Laphria thoracica) Urban Garden, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Panasonic DMC-ZS30 • ƒ/3.3 4.3 mm 1/100 100 Flash (off, did not fire)

A great place for birding and watching the Snowshoe Hares is Shirleys Bay Greenbelt Area, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Hoary Redpoll (Acanthis hornemanni). Nikon Coolpix A900 • ƒ/6.9 151.0 mm 1/250 250 Flash (off, did not fire)

One of the places I frequent the most because it is in the city is Britannia Conservation Area, Ottawa River, Mud Lake, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The Flora & Fauna abound in this Protected Area just along the river. Northern Green Frog (Lithobates clamitans melanota). Canon EOS M100 • EF-M28mm...

Probably the place I frequent the most is the Jack Pine Trail, part of Ottawa's green belt, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Red-breasted Nuthatch (Sitta canadensis), this photo was my first published in a Canadian magasine: Canadian Geographic. It was also chosen for the short list of Best Wildlife...

Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) Petrie Island Park, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Nikon Coolpix S9900 • ƒ/6.4 135.0 mm 1/125 180 Flash (off, did not fire)

Macro of a baby toad moving fast deep in the woods: American Toad (Anaxyrus americanus) Shaw Woodlot, Ontario, Canada. I like to call them Toadlets. Canon EOS M100 • EF-M28mm f/3.5 MACRO IS STM • ƒ/3.5 28.0 mm 1/40 2000 Flash (off, did not fire)

Things Found on a Range in Petawawa, Ontario, Canada. Bullets (5.56mm, 7.62 mm and 50 Caliber) with Grenade Rings & pins. Canon EOS M100 • EF-M28mm f/3.5 MACRO IS STM • ƒ/3.5 28.0 mm 1/40 1600 Flash (off, did not fire)