Shooting with a Canon EOS M100 EF-M28mm f/3.5 MACRO IS STM. I believe it is an Autumn Meadowhawk Dragonfly (Sympetrum vicinum) at Alleyn-et-Cawood, Québec, C...
I have been blessed to encounter numbers of rare flora in my adventures but this one is truly the most rare of them all. Whorled Loosestrife (Lysimachia quadrifolia) Québec, Canada. Conservation Status: imperiled (S2) in Québec, CA (NatureServe). From the Archive: Taken on July 5, 2013...
The most rare carnivorous plant and delicate was this Lavender Bladderwort (Utricularia resupinata) Quebec, Canada.
Conservation Status: vulnerable (S3) in Québec, CA (NatureServe). From the Archive: Taken on July 20, 2012.
Panasonic DMC-ZS20 • ƒ/3.3 4.3 mm 1/60 400 Flash (off, did not fire)
I originally tried creating a Theme on these plants but failed to generate interest from the community. So now here I am reintroducing these beauties to you. Flat-leaved Bladderwort (Utricularia intermedia) Alleyn-et-Cawood, Québec, Canada. From the Archive: Taken on July 20, 2012.
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Reserve Armoured Corps unit that was formed on 7 August 1914 and that remains the only Francophone unit in the National Capital Region. The Regiment is housed in the Salaberry Armoury, which has been identified as a historic site.
Canon EOS M100 • EF-M28mm f/3.5 MACRO IS STM • ƒ/3.5 28.0 mm...
I found this to be the most challenging fungus to shoot in the woods. Handsome Club Fungus (Clavulinopsis laeticolor) Alleyn-et-Cawood, Québec, Canada.
I love the coral fungi and was so excited to find this Violet Coral Fungus (Clavaria zollingeri) in the woods of Alleyn-et-Cawood, Québec, Canada. Found this fungus to be the most difficult to capture well in the dark woods and its colour also played a factor.
This brownish beige bonnet mushroom found in the woods of Alleyn-et-Cawood, Québec, Canada. It was pretty slender and was growing amongst the moss.
Canon EOS M100 • EF-M28mm f/3.5 MACRO IS STM • ƒ/3.5 28.0 mm 1/50 1600 Flash (off, did not fire)
The woods was littered with large clumps of Upright Coral Fungus (Ramaria stricta) Alleyn-et-Cawood, Québec, Canada. I haven't seen so many mushrooms in a long time.
Water Smartweed (Polygonum amphibium) Ramsay Lake, Gatineau Park, Quebec, Canada.
Panasonic DMC-ZS20 • ƒ/4.0 4.3 mm 1/640 100 Flash (off, did not fire)
Great Blue Heron (Ardea herodias) Lac Saint-Pierre, Quebec, Canada. Ramsar site no. 949.
Panasonic DMC-ZS30 • ƒ/6.4 86.0 mm 1/320 100 Flash (off, did not fire)
Just North of Ottawa and across the border to Quebec is the park jewel of the Ottawa Valley and where the Canadian Shield begins. Northern Leopard Frog (Lithobates pipiens) Ramsay Lake, Gatineau Park, Quebec, Canada.
Panasonic DMC-ZS20 • ƒ/4.0 4.3 mm 1/200 100 Flash (off, did not fire)