Female red-winged blackbird at the edge of a pond next to the Rideau River, April 30, 2013.
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Dogtooth violets in bloom with insects on the blossoms. Can anyone identify the insects? Photographed in a wooded area 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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Drake mallard reposing in a pond next to the Rideau River, April 21, 2013.
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Geoffrey’s hunting diary: Gun conditioning Hera
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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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Eastern phoebe, a migratory species of songbird, so called because its call sounds like it is saying “Phoebe” photographed on a farm near Spencerville, Ontario, April 20, 2013.
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Hera at six months sporting her new cowbell, April 18, 2013. Her training as a hunting dog is coming along nicely.
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Canada geese on the Rideau River responding to the guttural calls I mimicked, April 6, 2013. I hope I did not say anything rude.
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Female hairy woodpecker perched in a tree at the edge of the Rideau River, April 17, 2013.
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American robin in profile, photographed April 15, 2013. This bird has been perching in this tree next to the Rideau River consistently the past several days, likely having claimed a territory for mating and rearing a brood.
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Geoffrey & Mika 