Toad hatched this spring. Found in the grass next to the Rideau River, May 25, 2013.
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Yellow warbler viewed in a mixed habitat of shrubs and meadow next to the Rideau River, May 20, 2013.
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Female red-winged blackbird on her nest in the reeds at the edge of a pond next to the Rideau River, May 18, 2013.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Young painted turtle sunning himself on reeds in a pond next to the Rideau River, May 8, 2013.
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Painted turtles sunning themselves on a log in a pond next to the Rideau River, May 8, 2013.
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Garter snake slithering through the dead leaves in a wooded area adjacent to the Rideau River, May 8 2013.
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Red-winged blackbird nest
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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.
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Geoffrey & Mika 