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Tag Archives: garter snake
Rideau Trail – Marlborough Forest – Cedar Grove Walking Trail
Rideau Trail – Marlborough Forest – Cedar Grove Walking Trail Today the weather looked very promising so we planned a little outing to part of the Rideau Trail that passe through the Marlborough Forest. The Rideau Trail itself runs from … Continue reading
Posted in Canada Explorer, Home and About, Marlborough Forest, Ontario, Ottawa
Tagged berm, blue skies, boardwalk, canadian shield, Cedar Grove Trail, cedar laned trail, city of ottawa, city planners, crushed stone, digital image, Ducks Unlimited control structure, Ducks Unlimited progject, fungi, garter snake, garter snakes, granite outcroppings, great blue heron, image, lean-to, maps, marlborough forest, Marlborough Forest Trail, megapixeltravel, Nikkor 28-105mm with macro, nikon d300, ottawa ontario, photo, photograph, pond, Rideau Trail, Rideau Trail Association, roadways, staging area, strong breeze, topographical maps, Turkey Vulture, warm weather, weather in march, wood ducks
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Narcisse Snake Dens, Manitoba Interlake Region, Manitoba, Canada
Narcisse Snake Dens, Manitoba Interlake Region, Manitoba, Canada When I was younger, Manitoba’s snake dens were much less publicized than they are today. There was a small parking lot, no washrooms and no interpretive signs. But there were red-sided garter … Continue reading
Posted in Canada Explorer, Manitoba
Tagged Canada, cave, garter snake, garter snakes, interlake region, interpretive signs, limestone, limestone caves, limestone structure, Manitoba, manitoba area, manitoba canada, manitoba interlake, Manitoba Interlake Region, myriad, Narcisse, narcisse manitoba, Narcisse Snake Dens, open grassland, parking lot, RJHay, rodents, Ron Hay, slugs, small birds, snake den, snake pits, underground cave, washrooms
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Perth Nature Reserve – Another visit
Edit Perth Nature Reserve – Another visit As I headed out of town for another visit to the Perth Wildlife Reserve, I wondered about what the Carp Landfill (a.k.a. Carp Mountain) might look like in a number of years and … Continue reading
Posted in Ontario, Perth
Tagged Bull Frog, bull frogs, camouflage, carp, Common Garter Snake, Deer, eyes, few days, frog, frogs, garter snake, Kanata, landfill, marshland, nature reserve, Nerodia sipedon, Northern Water Snake, Odocoileus virginianus, Ontario, Ottawa, overcast, Palladium Drive, Perth, Perth Wildlife Reserve, Red-sided Garter Snake, rural areas, RVCA, shallows, snake, snakes, Tay Marsh, Tay River, Thamnophis sirtalis, underground dens, urban areas, water snake, White-Tailed Deer, wildlife areas
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Perth Wildlife Reserve, Perth Ontario
Highland Cattle seen on the trip to Perth (more info on this breed at the end of this blog) The Perth Wildlife Reserve, Perth Ontario is located on the Tay River and Tay Marsh complex just south of Perth, Ontario. … Continue reading
Posted in Canada Explorer, Home and About, Ontario, Perth
Tagged Canada Goose, clock, clock tower, Common Garter Snake, Dark-eyed Junco, fruiting bodies, garter snake, goose, hibernation, Highland Cattle, Junco hyemalis, Junco hyemalis hyemalis, lichen, Nerodia sipedon, nesting, Nesting box, Northern Water Snake, Ontario, Perth, Perth Wildlife Reserve, Red-sided Garter Snake, Rideau Valley Conservation Authority, RVCA, scales, Slate-coloured Junco, snake skin, speed limit, Tay Marsh, Tay River, Thamnophis sirtalis
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