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Monthly Archives: January 2009
Snowshoeing up to Mt. Marcy, High Peaks Region, Adirondack Mountains
Snowshoeing up to Mt. Marcy, High Peaks Region, Adirondack Mountains Joined up with Tom Bissegger of Brampton, Ontario for a weekend winter camping and snowshoeing trip to Mt. Marcy in the Adirondack Mountains of New York State. The goal was … Continue reading
Posted in Adirondacks, New York State, USA
Tagged 46er club, Adirondack Mountains, Adirondacks, ADK HighPeaks Region, ascent, blue sky, body temperature, breezes, elevation, fresh snow, Guide Book, gust of wind, heavy snow, High Peaks Region, Indian Falls, marcy dam, mountain, mt marcy, New York State, scenery, sign, snow, snowshoe, spruce boughs, thick bush, Van Hoevenberg Trail, winter camping
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Hiking to Marcy Dam
Hiking to Mt. Marcy Dam When I arrived a the trailhead, it wasn’t snowing. After I went inside to register and pay for parking, I came back out and could barely see my car due a very heavy snowfall that … Continue reading
Posted in Adirondacks, New York State, USA
Tagged Adirondacks, ADK LOJ, back pack, customs, flashlight, head lamps, hike, hikers, lean-to, marcy dam, mt marcy, parking lot, skiiers, skiis, snow, snowfall, snowshoes, tent, trail, trailhead, Van Hoevenberg Trail, weather problems, winter weather
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Feeding the Chickadees, Sarsaparilla Trail, Nepean, Ontario
Feeding the Chickadees, Sarsaparilla Trail, Nepean, Ontario Only -18C. Actually quite balmy :-). One of the things that I enjoy about walking Ottawa’s Greenbelt trails is putting a few sunflower seeds in my bare hand and feeding the chickadees.
Posted in Canada Explorer, Home and About, Ontario, Ottawa Greenbelt Trails, Sarsaparilla Trail
Tagged ©rjhay, Black-capped Chickadee, Chickadee, Feeding the Chickadees, Nepean, Nikon Series E 75-150mm, Ontario, Poecile atricapillus, Ron Hay, Sarsaparilla Trail, Sentier des Salsepareilles, Sitta carolinensis, White-breated nuthatch
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White-Tailed Deer, Greenbelt Trails, Ottawa
White-Tailed Deer, Greenbelt Trails, Ottawa I live in Kanata, Ontario, a growing community on the west edge of Ottawa. We’re now part of the big, amalgamated city of Ottawa but I think few really want to admit it :-).
Hawk Owl visits Nepean, Ontario
Hawk Owl visits Nepean, Ontario Whenever I see someone standing knee deep in snow pointing a big telephoto lens up into the sky, I assume that I should stop and take a look.
Posted in Canada Explorer, Home and About, Ontario, Ottawa
Tagged ©rjhay, Gitzo tripod, Hawk Owl, Nepean, Nikon 1.7x extender., Nikon 300mm f4.0, Nikon D200, Northern Hawk Owl, Ontario, Ron Hay, RRS head, Surnia ulula
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What a difference a day makes!, Kanata, Ontario
What a difference a day makes!, Kanata, Ontario One of a number of Mourning Doves finding a bit of refuge from the wind in the trees behind my house. Definitely a wintery day here today. Definitely not a day that … Continue reading
Posted in Canada Explorer, Home and About, Ontario, Ottawa
Tagged ©rjhay, cold, dove, Kanata, Mourning Dove, Ontario, Ron Hay, snow, What a difference a day makes!, Zenaida macroura
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Bohemian Waxwings, Kanata, Ontario
Bohemian Waxwings, Kanata, Ontario A few weeks ago I mentioned to someone that I hoped that I would get an opportunity to photograph some Bohemian Waxwings this winter. Today, over two hundred of them flew into the tall green ash … Continue reading
Posted in Canada Explorer, Home and About, Ontario, Ottawa
Tagged Bohemian Waxwing, Kanata, RJHay, Ron Hay, Waxwing
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Bottled Squirrel, Greenbelt Trails, Kanata, Ontario
Bottled Squirrel, Greenbelt Trails, Kanata, Ontario On this outing along one of the Greenbelt Trails, I didn’t have far to go before I found something interesting to photograph!
Posted in Canada Explorer, Home and About, Old Quarry Trail, Ontario, Ottawa, Ottawa Greenbelt Trails
Tagged 12 days of Christmas, ©rjhay, Bonasa umbellus, Greenbelt, Kanata, Old Quarry Trail, Ontario, Ottawa, Partridge in a pear tree, Partridge in a pine tree, Red Squirrel, Ron Hay, Ruffed Grouse, Squirrel in bottle
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