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Found in the woods of Conroy Pit, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

A great place to search for rare flowers and a walk in the woods. Sphinx Ladies' Tresses Orchid (Spiranthes incurva) Marlborough Forest, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Large-leaved Aster (Eurybia macrophylla) Marlborough Forest, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

One of my favourite to see lets me know summer is still here. Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta) Marlborough Forest, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Slender Meadow Katydid (Conocephalus fasciatus) on Milkweed at the Marlborough Forest, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Large-leaved Aster (Eurybia macrophylla) Marlborough Forest, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Ontario Aster (Symphyotrichum ontarionis) Marlborough Forest, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Upland White Aster (Solidago ptarmicoides) Marlborough Forest, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Crazy Horse Trail, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Canon EOS M100 • EF-M28mm f/3.5 MACRO IS STM • ƒ/4.0 28.0 mm 1/320 100 Flash (off, did not fire)

Situated in the west end of the city along the Ottawa River is a conservation area where the wildlife gather. Britannia Conservation Area, Mud Lake, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Almost every variety of wildlife visits here even Black Bears. Just yesterday I came across a pair of Northern Leopard...

Northern Leopard Frog (Lithobates pipiens) Britannia Conservation Area, Mud Lake, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Tucked in the berry tree is a Cape May Warbler (Setophaga tigrina) along the shores of the Ottawa River, Britannia Conservation Area, Mud Lake, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Perched in the Staghorn Sumac tree is a Great Crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus) on the ridge at the Britannia Conservation Area, Mud Lake, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Northern Leopard Frog (Lithobates pipiens) Bill Mason Centre, Dunrobin, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Wood Frog (Lithobates sylvaticus) amongst the leaf litter at the Bill Mason Centre, Dunrobin, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Bunchberry (Cornus canadensis) Mer Bleue Conservation Area, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Ramsar site no. 755.

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

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).