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A map turtle perches on a deadhead along the Ottawa River at Shirley's Bay — Map Turtle – Shirley’s Bay

A snowy porcupine munches on twigs on a warm, winter day in the South March Highlands — Porcupine – South March Highlands

An osprey perches high in a tree overlooking the Rideau River — Osprey – Rideau River

Calico Pennant

A whitetail deer doe stares toward the camera from a wooded slope in Frontenac Park — Whitetail Deer – Frontenac Park

A bullfrog hunkers down in the silt on the shore of the Mississippi River, Ontario — Bullfrog – Mississippi River

A brilliant red and green leafhopper sits on a leaf in Algonquin Park — Leafhopper – Algonquin Park

A common raven struts beside a road in Ottawa South — Common Raven – Ottawa South

A monarch butterfly with raised wings perches on the green flowers of a plant — Monarch Butterfly – Ottawa Valley

An adult milk snake warms itself on the pavement of a bicycle path. — Milk Snake on a Bicycle Path

Moose, Mizzy Lake, Algonquin Park

Two painted turtles bask on the shoreline along the Rideau River — Painted Turtles – Rideau River

A warty American toad lies amidst the moss and leaves in Algonquin Park — American Toad – Algonquin Park

A snapping turtle lays her eggs on a railway embankment in the South March Highlands — Nesting Snapping Turtle – South March Highlands

A great blue heron takes flight from a marshy shoreline. — Taking Flight – Snye River

Canada geese rest in the shallows of Lac Deschenes on the Ottawa River, while dozens of white-sailed boats race in the distance — Canada Geese and Regatta – Lac Deschenes, Ottawa River

A female boreal bluet damselfly perches on a branch in fen in Deep River — Female Boreal Bluet – Deep River

A common whitetail sits on a board in Deep River — Common Whitetail – Deep River

A scarlet dragonfly rests on a dense bed of white lichen. — Autumn Meadowhawk

Stream Bluet, Chalk River, Petawawa Research Forest

A monarch butterfly with spread wings feeds on the green flowers of a plant — Monarch – Ottawa Valley

A blue jay sits on the snow along the Lime Kiln Trail in Ottawa's Greenbelt — Blue Jay – Lime Kiln Trail

Hudsonian Whiteface, Four Seasons Conservation Forest, Deep River

A butterfly and a honeybee feed on newly opened willow flowers — Butterfly and Honey Bee

A painted turtle basks on a projecting log on the Mississippi River, Ontario — Painted turtle – Mississippi River

Black Bear Track, Four Seasons Conservation Forest, Deep River

A beautiful wood duck drake floats in the Rideau River — Wood Duck – Rideau River

Two map turtles bask on a log in the Rideau River — Map turtles – Rideau River

A green heron perches in a tree along the Rideau River — Green Heron – Rideau River

A lilypad clubtail rests on the side of a canoe — Lilypad Clubtail – Mississippi River

A spotted sandpiper hunts along the shoreline of the Carp River — Spotted Sandpiper – Carp River

Bullfrog, Muskrat River Wetland

A pair of adult mallards and a chick sit on a log in the Chapman Mills West swamp. — Mallards, Chapman Mills West Swamp

A leopard frog sits in the shallows of pond — Leopard Frog – Ottawa Valley

A European skipper rests on raspberry leaves in a clearing in Deep River — European Skipper – Deep River

A painted turtle balances on knot on a floating log in the Mississippi River, Ontario — Painted Turtle – Mississippi River

An eastern pondhawk dragonfly clings to a reed. — Eastern Pondhawk – Snye River

A butterfly feeds on milkweed in Deep River — Butterfly on Milkweed – Deep River

Two women look at a barred owl perched low in a tree in Deep River — Barred Owl Encounter – Deep River

A great blue heron hunts in a shallow marsh on lower Constance Creek. — Great Blue Heron, Constance Creek

A mink frog peaks from the water in marsh along the Chalk River — Mink Frog – Chalk River

Moose, Costello Creek, Algonquin Park

A butterfly feeds on a purple flower along a roadside in Deep River — Butterfly on Flower – Deep River

Distant Common Tern, Muskrat River Wetland

A black and yellow swallowtail butterfly rests on grey lichen in the Carp Hills — Swallowtail – Carp Hills

Four iridescent common grackles perch in a tree beside the Corkstown Bridge over the Rideau Canal — Common Grackles – Rideau Canal

A downy woodpecker clings to a stem in a thicket beside the Rideau River — Downy Woodpecker – Rideau River

Monarch Caterpillar, Four Seasons Conservation Forest, Deep River

An ebony jewelwing rests on a sunlit leaf in Deep River — Ebony Jewelwing – Deep River

A map turtle basks on a log in the Rideau River. — Map Turtle on the Rideau River

A common snipe stands on a log amidst reeds in the Upper Poole Creek Wetland — Common Snipe – Upper Poole Creek Wetland

A cow and young moose feed in the shallows of a marsh in Algonquin Park — Moose – Algonquin Park

A large Blanding's turtle raises its head from log jam along the Carp River — Blanding’s Turtle – Carp River

A black duck swims in the Rideau River — Black Duck – Rideau River

A family of otters looks back curiously from a beaver pond in the Kaladar Rock Barrens — Otters – Kaladar Rock Barrens

A bullfrog sits in the water beside the floating mat of the Wylie Road Fen in Deep River — Bullfrog – Wylie Road Fen

Chalk-fronted Corporal, Muskrat River

A screech owl basks in the early morning sun in the entrance of its nest in an old snag — Screech Owl – Mud Lake

Five Canada geese fly over Green Lake on a misty spring morning — Canada Geese – Green Lake

A beaver swims across a lake in Frontenac Park — Beaver – Frontenac Park

A great spangled frittary suns itself on the forest floor in Deep River — Great Spangled Frittary – Deep River

A dot-tailed whiteface dragonfly rests on a lilypad. — Dot-tailed Whiteface – Snye River

Costello Creek, Algonquin Park

A bumblebee feeds on purple clover — Bumblebee on Clover

A large snapping turtle basks in the early spring sun beside a small stream on the Ottawa River shoreline near Petrie Island — Snapping Turtle – Petrie Island

A milk snake curls up defensively somewhere in Ottawa's Greenbelt — Milk Snake – Ottawa Greenbelt

A black-capped chickadee perches on a twig at Mud Lake — Chickadee – Mud Lake

Beaver

A close-up photograph of the head of a basking painted turtle in Frontenac Park — Painted Turtle – Frontenac Park

A hand holds a baby snapping turtle. — Baby Snapping Turtle – Mud Lake

Blanding’s Turtle, Rideau River, Ottawa

Eastern Pondhawks in a Canoe, Muskrat River Wetland

A large, mottled brown northern water snake slithers from the water across a rocky shoreline somewhere in the Madawaska Highlands — Northern Water Snake – Madawaska Highlands

A close-up photography of longnosed gar basking near the surface of a pool in the Snye River — Longnosed Gar – Snye River

A broad-winged hawk perches on a branch deep in the foliage of Norway maple along the Rideau River — Broad-winged Hawk – Rideau River

An eastern comma and a daddy longlegs sit on a sensitive fern leaf at the Rockwood School swamp in Pembroke — Eastern Comma and Daddy Longlegs

A white-breasted nuthatch perches on a twig at Mud Lake — White-breasted Nuthatch – Mud Lake

A musk turtle hisses as it is held between a thumb and fingers. — Musk Turtle – Snye River

Compton Tortoiseshell, Four Seasons Conservation Forest, Deep River

A chalk-fronted corporal sits on a board in Deep River — Chalk-fronted Corporal – Deep River

Spruce Grouse, Spruce Bog Trail, Algonquin Park

Pileated Woodpecker, Four Seasons Conservation Forest, Deep River

A garter snake curls up in dry leaves and grass in the Kaladar Rock Barrens — Garter Snake – Kaladar Rock Barrens

A widow skimmer dragonfly clings to a reed. — Widow Skimmer – Snye River

Slug, Four Seasons Conservation Forest, Deep River

A large green and black dragonhunter sits on a board beside the Chalk River — Dragonhunter – Chalk River

A bohemian waxwing sits in the branches of a tree beside the Ottawa River — Bohemian Waxwing – Ottawa River

A fat, glossy garter snake curls defensively on a carpet of dried leaves. — Garter Snake, Crazy Horse Trail

A torpedo-like longnose gar basks just below the surface of the water. — Longnose Gar – Snye River

A close-up photograph of the head of a Blanding's turtle basking in the Carp Hills — Blanding’s Turtle – Carp Hills

A barred owl sits in the lower branches of a fir tree in the Four Seasons Conservation Forest in Deep River — Barred Owl – Four Seasons Conservation Forest Deep River

Mergansers, Ottawa River

An eastern forktail damselfly perches on a reed along the Mississippi River, Ontario — Eastern Forktail Damselfly – Mississippi River

A bumblebee feeds on lupins in the Rockwood School Swamp, Pembroke — Bumblebee on Lupin – Rockwood School Swamp

A close-up photograph of a smooth green snake in the Carp Hills — Smooth Green Snake – Carp Hills

A orange and black stink bug sits on a daisy beside a road in Deep River — Stink Bug and Daisy – Deep River

Whiteface Meadowhawk

A mallard drake preens himself on the Rideau River — Mallard – Rideau River

A small painted turtle surfaces in a stream in Deep River — Painted Turtle – Deep River

A red dragonfly rests on a leaf — Dragonfly

A garter snake slithers through dried leaves at the Macoun Marsh outdoor classroom, Ottawa — Garter Snake – Macoun Marsh

A great blue heron hunts in the shallow water along the edge of Constance Creek. — Great Blue Heron, Constance Creek.

A brilliant ring-billed gull perches on the top of a snag on the Rideau River — Ring-billed Gull – Rideau River

A groundhog looks into the camera in thicket beside the Rideau River — Groundhog – Rideau River

A big brown bat lies revealed on a stone in the Carp Hills — Big Brown Bat – Carp Hills

A small flock of Canada geese flies overhead — Canada Geese – Ottawa

A chipmunk perches on a stump in Deep River — Chipmunk – Deep River

A school of longnosed gar bask near the surface in a pool along the Snye River — Longnosed Gar – Snye River

A smooth green snake slithers across a bed of grey lichen in the Carp Hills — Smooth Green Snake – Carp Hills

A moose grazes along Highway 60 in Algonquin Park — Moose, Highway 60, Algonquin Park

A wing print in the snow marks where an owl swooped down to capture a mouse — Owl Wing Print – Ottawa Valley

Two turtles bask on a protruding snag near the bank of Constance Creek. — Turtles Bask Along Constance Creek

A green heron hunts in the reeds along the Carp River — Green Heron – Carp River

A great blue heron hunts in the shallows of the Rideau River — Great Blue Heron – Rideau River

A longnose gar basks in the shallows at Shirley's Bay. — Longnose Gar at Shirley’s Bay

An enormous snapping turtle straddles a large log as she basks in the spring sun along the Rideau River — Snapping Turtle – Rideau River

A common snipe stands on a bank of organic muck in Manion Long Swamp — Common Snipe – Manion Long Swamp

Swallowtail

A white admiral butterfly lands on a rotting white birch log — White Admiral Butterfly – Deep River

Swallowtail

A little wood satyr suns itself on the forest floor in Deep River — Little Wood Satyr – Deep River

Broad-winged Hawk, Four Seasons Conservation Forest, Deep River

Redpolls feed on spilled seed on the snow below a feeder in Gatineau Park — Redpolls – Gatineau Park

Author nicholasstowPosted on December 11, 2016August 1, 2018Format GalleryCategories GalleriesTags nature photographs, Ottawa, wildlife

Landscapes

Growing Lighter

Carp Hills Foliage

Morning on the Barron River

Twilight on the Corkstown Footbridge. A bright planet and crescent moon hang in a dark, navy-blue sky. A faint orange glow lingers behind the distant Gatineau Hills. — Twilight on the Corkstown Footbridge

Ottawa River Stromatolites

Paddling back to Pakenham

Morris Island Reflections

View from Sheila McKee Park

Maple leaves glow red and gold in a sunbeam through the forest canopy. — Forest Light

Lusk Lake

A patch of sunlit shoreline reflects in the still dark water of a creek. — Reflections

Canada geese rest in the shallows of Lac Deschenes on the Ottawa River, while dozens of white-sailed boats race in the distance — Canada Geese and Regatta – Lac Deschenes, Ottawa River

Morning colour

Brigham Chutes

Rock Balancing

Sunrise

A shallow creek runs under the shade of leaning cedar trees — Poole Creek

First Light on the Barron River

A View from the top of Green Mountain in Early Spring — View from Green Mountain

Autumn Colours

Mississippi River Shoreline

A view from the Corkstown Footbridge of the colourful trees lining the Rideau Canal. — Autumn Colours on the Rideau Canal

Stream

A photograph of sunset over the Rideau Canal from the Corkstown Footbridge. — Sunset from the Corkstown Footbridge

Fresh Snow

Silver Maple, Mississippi River

Lovers Pond

A marsh lies in the floodplain of the Mississippi River. — Mississippi River Wetland

Still Life, St. Andrew’s Lake

A white canoe rests on the shoreline of a small creek where it enters the Mississippi River. Lush, green vegetation covers the shore. — Exploring the Shoreline

Sun’s Up

Along the River

A small balanced rock sculpture is silhouetted against the apricot glow of dusk on the Ottawa River. — Rock Balancing

Warming

River Mist

Mississippi River

Evening Paddle

Moss and Lichen Carpet

River Sculptures

Evening at St. Andrews Lake, Barron River

Overlooking the Ottawa Valley

Remic Rapids

At sunset, glowing clouds reflect in the still water of the Rideau River. — The Rideau River

Alexandra Bridge and Statue of Samuel de Champlain

Cascades

Author nicholasstowPosted on April 10, 2016November 2, 2016Format GalleryCategories GalleriesTags landscapes, nature photographs, Ottawa

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