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)
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.
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)
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
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)