There are 2,404 Ramsar sites scattered around the world. Designated Wetlands of International Importance, they are deemed as significant wetland ecosystems on a global scale. If you have photographed one of these beautiful sites please add to the story, stating the name and site number be...
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I do so love photography competitions I have won two in my adventures in photos of nature and both were international competitions :D
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Showy Lady's Slippers Orchid (Cypripedium reginae) Purdon Conservation Area, Lanark, Ontario, Canada. Majority of the conservation area is a large Fen where the orchids bloom.
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)
Northern Green Bog Orchid (Platanthera hyperborea) Glacier National Park, British Columbia, Canada.
Nikon Coolpix A900 • ƒ/4.5 11.6 mm 1/30 140 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...
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.
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Monarch Butterfly (Danaus plexippus) at rest by the marsh at Cooper Marsh Conservation Area, Lancaster, Ontario, Canada. Conservation Status: imperiled (S2N,S4B) in Ontario, CA (NatureServe).
Canon EOS M100 • EF-M28mm f/3.5 MACRO IS STM • ƒ/6.3 28.0 mm 1/200 100 Flash (off, did not fire)
I would have say mine are: Number 1 = Canada's Arctic; #2 American Desert and #3 Wetlands.
What are yours?
#1 Canada's Arctic
#2 American Desert
#3 Wetlands