Red-winged blackbird nest in the cattails in a pond next to the Rideau River, May 2, 2013. I will keep an eye on this nest over the next several weeks, from a safe distance, to see how the blackbirds make out in their effort to raise a brood of chicks.
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Painted turtle sunning himself on a log in a pond next to the Rideau River, May 2, 20.
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Hen buffleheads on the Rideau River, May 2, 2013.
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Mallard drake feeding on a pond next to the Rideau River, April 30, 2013.
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Female red-winged blackbird at the edge of a pond next to the Rideau River, April 30, 2013.
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Song sparrow photographed in a tree on parkland in Ottawa, Ontario, April 28, 2013.
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Male red-winged blackbird perched in a tree next to the Rideau River, April 23, 2013.
Mallard drake standing on a muskrat lodge in a pond next to the Rideau River, April 23, 2013.
Drake mallard reposing in a pond next to the Rideau River, April 21, 2013.
Photographed and posted by Geoffrey
On a cool and windy April morning Jason and I took Hera and Jason’s dog Nos to a farm where we have permission to hunt for a run and to introduce Hera to the sound of gunfire. We took the opportunity to scout for the upcoming turkey season, setting out trail cameras to watch to see if turkeys are moving about in the area. As you can see in the video, Hera is not bothered at all by the sound of gunfire. You can see also at six months old she is still very much a puppy as she happily plays with my hat after the wind blew it off my head.
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Geoffrey & Mika 