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• Black-and-white Warbler Visits Us Headed South

  

  My husband, Bob, while in the process of putting bird food into the feeders,  happened to notice a new visitor to our backyard…a Black-and-White Warbler... Read more

  Posted on 27 August 2013 DESTINATIONS, PHOTOGRAPHY, TRAVEL

• The Daylily Garden at Montreal Botanical Garden

  

  This summer, Bob and I drove to Montreal to take in the Mosaiculture 2013 competition underway at Montreal Botanical Garden.  The Garden had so much more to... Read more

  Posted on 26 August 2013 DESTINATIONS, PHOTOGRAPHY, TRAVEL

• Great Blue Heron Chicks In Nest At Oxtongue Lake Rookery

  

  On a recent visit to Oxtongue Lake, Bob and I made a point of revisiting the now familiar heron rookery because we knew the Great Blue Herons had made their... Read more

  Posted on 20 August 2013 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, DESTINATIONS, ENVIRONMENT, PHOTOGRAPHY, TRAVEL

• A Red Fox Smells the Flowers at Montreal’s Botanical Garden

  

  As Bob and I were about to leave Montreal’s Botanical Garden, after a day-long tour of the wonderful Mosaicultures on exhibit, we came upon a Red Fox (Vulpes... Read more

  Posted on 14 August 2013 DESTINATIONS, PHOTOGRAPHY, TRAVEL

• Mosaiculture 2013 at Montreal Botanical Garden

  

  When I read in the newspaper, earlier this summer, of an international competition being held at the Montreal Botanical Garden, I was consumed with intrigue. Read more

  Posted on 13 August 2013 DESTINATIONS, PHOTOGRAPHY, TRAVEL

• Painted Turtles in Slimy Green Bog – Near Forks of the Credit Provincial Park

  

  On a beautiful sunny day, Bob and I decided to head to the Forks of the Credit Provincial Park in search of birds that are uncommon in our own part of the... Read more

  Posted on 12 August 2013 DESTINATIONS, PHOTOGRAPHY, TRAVEL

• California Condors at Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona

  

  When Bob and I visited Arizona’s Grand Canyon in June, our primary objective was to revel at the overwhelming and impressive scale of the canyon. Read more

  Posted on 08 August 2013 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, DESTINATIONS, ENVIRONMENT, PHOTOGRAPHY, TRAVEL

• A Green Frog on the Green River – Seaton Hiking Trail – Ontario

  

  Recently, Bob and I took the opportunity of a break in the rain for a hike along the Green River.  How apt that we spotted a Green Frog (Lithobates clamitans)... Read more

  Posted on 07 August 2013 DESTINATIONS, PHOTOGRAPHY, TRAVEL

• A Visit to Dunmore East, Ireland Had Us Feeling At Home

  

  After leaving the Waterford Crystal Factory, Bob and I did some hasty research and selected a small fishing village south of Waterford as a likely destination... Read more

  Posted on 06 August 2013 DESTINATIONS, PHOTOGRAPHY, TRAVEL

• A Willow Flycatcher on the Hunt at Second Marsh – Oshawa

  

  Bob and I are relative newcomers to birdwatching, so planned a visit to Second Marsh in Oshawa in the hopes of sighting some different birds.  We were... Read more

  Posted on 31 July 2013 DESTINATIONS, PHOTOGRAPHY, TRAVEL

• Baltimore Orioles Sighted at Second Marsh – Oshawa

  

  A visit to Second Marsh in Oshawa is great at any time of the year, but is especially rewarding for birdwatchers.  On a recent visit to the protected wetland,... Read more

  Posted on 28 July 2013 DESTINATIONS, PHOTOGRAPHY, TRAVEL

• Baltimore Orioles Hopping About the Trees at Second Marsh

  

  A visit to Second Marsh in Oshawa is great at any time of the year, but is especially rewarding for birdwatchers during  migration. Read more

  Posted on 25 July 2013 DESTINATIONS, PHOTOGRAPHY, TRAVEL

• Our Tour of the House of Waterford Crystal in Ireland

  

  The skies were leaden grey our first morning in the town of Waterford, and the shimmer on the street below our hotel window betrayed a light drizzle that had... Read more

  Posted on 18 July 2013 DESTINATIONS

• Our Visit to the Neolithic Brownshill Portal Tomb in Ireland

  

  It was yet another unseasonably hot day when Bob and I struck out from Glendalough in the direction of Baltinglass, which brought us nearer to Brownshill Dolmen. Read more

  Posted on 12 July 2013 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Yellow Warbler Sighted at Second Marsh – Oshawa

  

  The trees at Second Marsh were bubbling with melodious birdsong when Bob and I visited there in mid-May, and when we caught a flicker of yellow in the top of a... Read more

  Posted on 02 July 2013 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, DESTINATIONS, OUTDOORS

• An Eastern Kingbird Gives Us a Puzzled Look at Second Marsh – Oshawa

  

  Second Marsh provides wonderful opportunities for birdwatching, and on a recent visit to that extensive wetland in Oshawa, Bob and I were lucky to see several... Read more

  Posted on 28 June 2013 DESTINATIONS, PHOTOGRAPHY, TRAVEL

• Eastern Towhee Sings Its Heart Out – Forks of the Credit Provincial Park –...

  

  Bob and I get very excited when it comes to checking out new potential birdwatching locations.  Numerous reports about sightings at Forks of the Credit... Read more

  Posted on 20 June 2013 DESTINATIONS, PHOTOGRAPHY, TRAVEL

• Black-billed Cuckoo Bobbing in the Breeze – Forks of the Credit Provincial Park

  

  On a warm, sunny June morning, Bob and I set off to explore Forks of the Credit Provincial Park near Caledon, Ontario.  We had never visited that park before,... Read more

  Posted on 19 June 2013 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, DESTINATIONS, ENVIRONMENT, PHOTOGRAPHY, TRAVEL

• Northern Flicker Hunts for Grubs at Oxtongue Lake

  

  For my mom and dad, seeing a Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus auratus) is a fairly common occurrence.  The birds frequent their backyard and beach property... Read more

  Posted on 18 June 2013 DESTINATIONS, PHOTOGRAPHY, TRAVEL

• Bobolink Whistling a Very Merry Tune – Forks of the Credit Provincial Park –...

  

  On our recent outing to Forks of the Credit Provincial Park, Bob and I were winding down our day after having spent several hours on the beautiful trails there. Read more

  Posted on 17 June 2013 ANIMALS & WILDLIFE, DESTINATIONS, OUTDOORS, TRAVEL