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Am I on the right track? :-)

Am I on the right track? 🙂 April 18, 2012 – The winds, that I discussed in an earlier post , have now headed east and the sky is blue, so off I go again to photograph the Magnolias at … Continue reading

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Magnolias and more.

Today was the official first day of the Canadian Tulip Festival.  Someone forgot to tell the tulips:-). Those tulips that might have been opened in the morning when the sun was shining, were closed in the afternoon as the clouds … Continue reading

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Trillium and the Hearts Desire Weir on the Lower Jock River

The White Trillium (Trilliium grandiflorum) has been the provincial flower of the province of Ontario since 1937 and the parkland along the Lower Jock River in the vicinity of the Hearts Desire Weir is an excellent location to find them … Continue reading

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Breeding Bird Survey – Alfred Bog, Alfred, Ontario

Breeding Bird Survey – Alfred Bog, Alfred, Ontario When Gerhard and I do the breeding bird survey at Alfred Bog, we need to get there early in the morning, which, in June, means getting up at about 4AM.  On this … Continue reading

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