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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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.
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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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Robin back from his winter sojourn, a sure sign spring has returned. Viewed next to the Rideau River while on an afternoon run with Hera, my buddy Jason and his dog Nos.
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Geoffrey & Mika 