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Eastern kingbird

Eastern kingbird viewed while out for a run with Hera, my friend Jason Quinn and his dog Nos, June 17, 2013. The eastern kingbird is a plucky species of flycatcher common in the area. I see a few mated pairs every spring nesting in shrubs along the Rideau River. They are usually successful at rearing their broods as they mount a spirited defense of their nest and young, driving away crows especially. The often perch on the wires in the background, watching for the insects on which they prey, snatching them out of the air.

Photographed and posted by Geoffrey

Vireo

Vireo, possibly a warbling vireo seen and photographed June 15, 2013 in a wooded area next to the Rideau River.

Photographed and posted by Geoffrey

Red-winged blackbird on her nest

Female red-winged blackbird on her nest in the reeds at the edge of a pond next to the Rideau River, May 18, 2013.

Photographed and posted by Geoffrey.

Red-winged blackbird nest

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Red-winged blackbird nest

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.

Photographed and posted by Geoffrey

Painted turtle

Painted turtle sunning himself on a log in a pond next to the Rideau River, May 2, 20.

Photographed and posted by Geoffrey

Mallard drake

Mallard drake standing on a muskrat lodge in a pond next to the Rideau River, April 23, 2013.

Phoebe

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.

Photographed and posted by Geoffrey