Green heron
After seeing a pair of green herons on the pond next to the Rideau River where I photographed ducks, turtles, red-winged blackbirds over the past several weeks, one of the herons was good enough to pose for me at last on June 18, 2013.
Photographed and posted by Geoffrey
On my daily training runs with Hera I found a red-wing blackbird’s nest in the reeds at the edge of a pond in the spot near the Rideau River where I run her. I am keeping an eye on the nest, taking care not to disturb the birds, and in due course saw that four chicks were hatched. I used my camcorder to capture some candid footage of the mother blackbird feeding her chicks.
Video produced and published by Geoffrey
Video of a trumpeter swan seen on a marsh pond near Spencerville, Ontario, May 20, 2013.
Video shot by Jason Quinn
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.
Bachelor drakes hanging out together on a pond next to the Rideau River May 16, 2013. Their work is done, the hens they bred are incubating clutches of eggs and will be raising the broods of ducklings on their own.
Photographed and posted by Geoffrey.
There were several, as many as 18, painted turtles hanging out on this log on May 13, 2013. It was an unusually cool day. I am guessing the turtles huddle together on colder days in an effort to conserve their body heat.
Photographed and posted by Geoffrey
Young painted turtle sunning himself and who was gracious enough to let me photograph him up close in a pond next to the Rideau River, May 8, 2013.
Photographed and posted by Geoffrey.
Young painted turtle sunning himself on reeds in a pond next to the Rideau River, May 8, 2013.
Photographed and posted by Geoffrey.
Painted turtles sunning themselves on a log in a pond next to the Rideau River, May 8, 2013.
Photographed and posted by Geoffrey
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
Geoffrey & Mika 