Others Bogs and Fens: Special Wetland Environments

[Greg Shchepanek]

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)

 

[Greg Shchepanek]

Pink Lady's Slipper/Moccasin Flower (Cypripedium acaule) Mer Bleue Conservation Area, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Ramsar site no. 755. The Mer Bleue is a huge Bog just East of Ottawa and is my favourite Ramsar Site to hangout in all year round.

Canon EOS M100 • EF-M55-200mm f/4.5-6.3 IS STM • ƒ/6.3 200.0 mm 1/320 640 Flash (off, did not fire)

 

[Greg Shchepanek]

Couldn't get close enough to these beauties of the Fen on the shores of Lake Huron. Linear-leaved Sundew (Drosera linearis) Bruce Peninsula National Park of Canada • Lake Huron, Ontario, Canada.

Sony DSC-RX100M2 • Sony 28-100mm F1.8-4.9 • ƒ/4.0 10.4 mm 1/250 160 Flash (off, did not fire)

 

[Greg Shchepanek]

Chain-dotted Geometer (Cingilia catenaria) Algonquin Provincial Park, Spruce Bog Trail, Ontario, Canada. A very nice Spruce Bog to visit in Algonquin PP with lots of diverse Flora & Fauna.

Canon EOS M100 • EF-M55-200mm f/4.5-6.3 IS STM • ƒ/5.6 159.0 mm 1/250 400 Flash (off, did not fire)

 

[Greg Shchepanek]

Found in a large Bog in Quebec on the Canadian Shield: British Soldiers Lichen (Cladonia cristatella) Alleyn-et-Cawood, Quebec, Canada.

Panasonic DMC-ZS20 • ƒ/4.0 4.3 mm 1/200 160 Flash (off, did not fire)

 

[Greg Shchepanek]

Small Cranberry (Vaccinium oxycoccos) Kouchibouguac National Park of Canada, New Brunswick, Canada. I love finding Cranberries in the Bog and this was a beautiful classic one in the Park.

Panasonic DMC-ZS20 • ƒ/4.0 4.3 mm 1/400 100 Flash (off, did not fire)

 

[Greg Shchepanek]

In a small Bog in Quebec I shot this Small Cranberry (Vaccinium microcarpum) with my phone which was a HTC Desire HD.

HTC Desire HD • 4.9 mm 113

 

[Greg Shchepanek]

Giant/Woodland Pinedrops (Pterospora andromedea) Mer Bleue Conservation Area, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Ramsar site no. 755. Conservation Status: imperiled (S2) in Ontario, CA (NatureServe). Divers species of the Mer Bleue Bog.

Canon EOS M100 • EF-M55-200mm f/4.5-6.3 IS STM • ƒ/5.6 135.0 mm 1/40 3200 Flash (off, did not fire)

 

[Greg Shchepanek]

Scarlet Indian-paintbrush (Castilleja coccinea) Bruce Peninsula National Park of Canada • Lake Huron, Ontario, Canada. Taken in a fen next to Lake Huron.

Sony DSC-RX100M2 • Sony 28-100mm F1.8-4.9 • ƒ/4.0 10.4 mm 1/640 160 Flash (off, did not fire)

 

[Greg Shchepanek]

Three-leaf False Solomon's-seal (Maianthemum trifolium) The Alfred Bog, Alfred, Ontario, Canada.

Olympus FE47,X43 • ƒ/4.0 7.7 mm 1/1250 100 Flash (off, did not fire)