ramsar convention

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)

Orange-legged Drone Fly (Eristalis flavipes) Chignecto National Wildlife Area, Nova Scotia, Canada. Ramsar site no. 320. Panasonic DMC-ZS20 • ƒ/4.0 4.3 mm 1/400 100 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)

I love these guys, Narrow-headed Marsh Fly (Helophilus fasciatus) on an Aster at Mary's Point, New Brunswick, Canada. Ramsar site no. 236. Panasonic DMC-ZS20 • ƒ/4.0 4.3 mm 1/400 100 Flash (off, did not fire)

Some times turtles will be spotted on land they are most likely to be laying eggs or changing locations. Midland Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta marginata) Mer Bleue Conservation Area, Ottawa, Ontario. Ramsar site no. 755. Panasonic DMC-ZS30 • ƒ/3.3 4.3 mm 1/50 400 Flash (off, did not fire)

Common Eastern Bumblebee (Bombus impatiens) on Goldenrod at Lac Saint-François National Wildlife Area, Quebec, Canada. Ramsar site no. 361. Panasonic DMC-ZS20 • ƒ/3.3 4.3 mm 1/80 100 Flash (auto, did not fire)

Southern Small Yellow Lady's-Slipper Orchid (Cypripedium parviflorum var. parviflorum) Columbia Wetlands, British Columbia, Canada. Ramsar site no. 1463. Nikon Coolpix A900 • ƒ/5.0 16.9 mm 1/60 250 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)

Along the spring stream one can find the Yerba Mansa (Anemopsis californica) in bloom at Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge, Nevada, United States. Ramsar site no. 347. Nikon Coolpix S9900 • ƒ/4.0 4.5 mm 1/2000 125 Flash (off, did not fire)

Even though we can't get out to see it, the birds are in full migratory movement as they head to their summer nesting grounds in the Arctic. This is a picture of the Fall Migration: Snow Geese (Chen caerulescens) Lac Saint-Pierre, Quebec, Canada. Ramsar site no. 949. Panasonic DMC-ZS30 • ƒ/6.4...

Prickly Rose (Rosa acicularis) Whooping Crane Summer Range, Wood Buffalo National Park, Northwest Territories, Canada. Ramsar site no. 240. Canon EOS M100 • EF-M28mm f/3.5 MACRO IS STM • ƒ/5.6 28.0 mm 1/160 100 Flash (off, did not fire)

Hickory Tussock Moth Larva (Lophocampa caryae) Lac Saint-François National Wildlife Area, Quebec, Canada. Ramsar site no. 361. Panasonic DMC-ZS20 • ƒ/3.3 4.3 mm 1/60 100 Flash (auto, 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 unique plant that only grows in salty areas is Red Glasswort (Salicornia rubra) found at the Salt Plains, Wood Buffalo National Park of Canada, Alberta, Canada.

My favourite American Desert special place an oasis of springs & wetlands. The NWR is also home to the most endangered fish in the world, Devils Hole Pupfish (Cyprinodon diabolis) https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/2019/03/endangered-devils-hole-pupfish-breeding-breakthrough/. Ash...

Not only a beautiful WMA it is also home to Ducks Unlimited Canada a Wetland Conservation Organisation. Cherry-faced Meadowhawk (Sympetrum internum) Oak Hammock Marsh Wildlife Management Area, Manitoba, Canada. Ramsar site no. 366. Canadian Toad (Anaxyrus hemiophrys) Oak Hammock Marsh Wildlife...

Such a very special place and home to the National Audubon Society, Audubon Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary, Florida, United States. My favourite Ramsar Site of Eastern North America is full of amazing creatures and I describe it as an outdoor museum. Brown Anole (Anolis sagrei) Audubon Corkscrew...

So I will explain...if you are interested Six-spotted Fishing Spider (Dolomedes triton) A female with her little white egg sack. Lac Saint-François National Wildlife Area, Quebec, Canada. Ramsar site no. 361. A Ramsar Site is a Wetland of International Importance and they are located all over...