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Red-winged blackbird nest

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

Bufflehead

Hen buffleheads on the Rideau River, May 2, 2013.

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Mallard drake

Mallard drake feeding on a pond next to the Rideau River, April 30, 2013.

Photographed and posted by Geoffrey

Red-winged blackbird

Female red-winged blackbird at the edge of a pond next to the Rideau River, April 30, 2013.

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.

Drake mallard

Drake mallard reposing in a pond next to the Rideau River, April 21, 2013.

Photographed and posted by Geoffrey

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

Canada geese

Canada geese on the Rideau River responding to the guttural calls I mimicked, April 6, 2013. I hope I did not say anything rude.

Photographed and posted by Geoffrey

Hairy woodpecker

Female hairy woodpecker perched in a tree at the edge of the Rideau River, April 17, 2013.

Photographed and  posted by Geoffrey