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Some ominous, early morning clouds at the tip of Point Pelee National Park, Ontario. This spit of land pointing into Lake Erie is the southernmost part of mainland Canada, many Americans will be surprised to hear that it is on the same parallel as northern California! It is also a birdwatching mecca in Spring as thousands of songbirds rest there after their long flights from points far south. The small birds trickle back to their winter homes over the summer and fall, but there is a different kind of migratory activity in autumn. Fall migrations to watch from Point Pelee include raptors, monarch butterflies and dragonflies.
Just added another 13 extra photos tonight, taken on Day 4 of our trip to Point Pelee (Ontario) and Tadoussac (Quebec). I did not take many photos on this last day at Point Pelee. Had some nice sightings, though, including another Raccoon and a few Warbler species that I had never seen before. Before we went on this holiday, I had never seen a Raccoon, but had longed to. We do get them in Calgary, but not often seen by anyone. I was so happy that we saw three individuals in Ontario - two very high up in trees and one on the ground in someone's front garden. No decent shots of any of them, but still thrilled to bits.
Day 4 of our holiday was 10 May 2018. We had a ridiiculously early start to the day, as we had been told that American Woodcocks (Scolopax minor) tend to gather in and around the hotel parking lot. That information was just too good to ignore, so I think it was sometime after 4:00 am that we were out there, searching. As it turned out, in vain, though we did hear two individuals vocalizing in the dark bushes across the road. The American Woodcock is "a small chunky shorebird species found primarily in the eastern half of North America. Woodcocks spend most of their time on the ground in brushy, young-forest habitats, where the birds' brown, black, and gray plumage provides excellent camouflage." From Wikipedia.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_woodcock
This last day was spent at Pt Pelee, walking a few trails including at The Tip again. We also drove to The Onion Fields, just north of Pt Pelee, between Hillman Marsh and Pt Pelee, where we had a great sighting - a very, very distant male Snowy Owl, sitting way out in a field, next to a white post!! Awful photos, but will eventually post one of them, just for the record. As always, I did not manage to see every species of bird this day, but was happy to see at least some of them!
The next morning, 11 May, we had to do the very long drive from Pelee to Toronto, where we caught a plane to Quebec City, arriving there at 2:45 pm. From there, we had a long drive east to reach the small village of Tadoussac on the St. Lawrence Seaway. There, we would be staying for a week at the summer 'cabin' of one of our group of friends.
For a more detailed account of our two-week trip east, see www.flickr.com/photos/annkelliott/45038233955/in/datepost...
A Black Tern incubates its eggs on a nest built of mud and floating vegetation. You can see at least one white-mottled egg sticking out from below its breast. This Black Tern's nesting site was in a marsh at Point Pelee National Park, in Southern Ontario, Canada.
Rolling surf from Lake Erie come crashing into the Point Pelee National Park shoreline transforming the landscape each and every day. The park is located in Essex County Leamington Ontario Canada,
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These photos were taken on May 10th which was the last day of my adventure with four friends to Point Pelee.
On this day we arose early in hopes of seeing an elusive Woodcock. We heard one but could not see it.
This was truly the prize! It's possible that I will never see one again. Very pleased we were able to get photos!
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Not every trip goes as planned. We had anticipated a short walk in Point Pelee National Park, but due to the road being closed for construction, we either walked 12 km's return distance to see the famous "Tip of Canada," or miss it.
A wild turkey hen takes a dust bath in the sand in the Cactus Field in Point Pelee National Park. You will note some burned wood in the frame as well. We saw several similar patches throughout the park which must be. I assume, some controlled burns by park staff.
Image created on May 11, 2017
A tireless songster, the Red-eyed Vireo is one of the most common summer residents of Eastern forests. These neat, olive-green and white songbirds have a crisp head pattern of grey, black, and white. Their brief but incessant songs—sometimes more than 20,000 per day by a single male—contribute to the characteristic sound of an Eastern forest in summer. When fall arrives, they head for the Amazon basin, fueled by a summer of plucking caterpillars from leaves in the treetops.
Point Pelee National Park, Ontario Canada
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Tomorrow is a very busy day for me, so I won't be posting any photos - ha, did I hear a multitude of sighs of relief? About another 8 photos and I should be finished with Day 3 of my trip to Pt Pelee (Ontario) and Tadoussac (Quebec) in May 2018.
The DeLaurier Homestead and Trail was such a delight to visit in Point Pelee. I was in seventh heaven, photographing this beautiful old house and the nearby barn. The photo colours vary mainly because I used two different cameras.
"DeLaurier House is approached along a boardwalk at the western edge of the marsh lands at Point Pelee National Park. It is a two-storey, gable-roofed structure, which incorporates two attached log houses. The dwelling is clad in board and batten siding and the shingled roof exhibits two roof pitches with one brick chimney. Windows and doors are asymmetrically arranged on the walls of the house. The designation is confined to the footprint of the building.
DeLaurier House is a Recognized Federal Heritage Building because of its historical associations, and its architectural and environmental value.
DeLaurier House is associated with the early settlement of the Point Pelee area. It illustrates the life and times of a small French-Canadian community outside Québec and the agricultural activity on Point Pelee between 1850 and 1966. The reclamation of marshland led to Point Pelee becoming one of Canada’s finest agricultural areas in the latter half of the 19th century. The house is also associated with its builder, Oliver DeLaurier, and with his descendants. The house was used as a neighbourhood tavern for local parties and for community dances. In addition, the house is the oldest remaining structure and illustrates the development of export-oriented farming at Point Pelee during the late 19th century. It is now the interpretive center for the Point Pelee National Park.
DeLaurier House is valued for its good aesthetic and functional design. The integration of the two, simple log houses shows Olivier DeLaurier’s resourcefulness despite limited income and construction experience. The interior also illustrates the building’s evolutionary nature, having been modified for use by two families in the early 1900s and later renovated to accommodate the interpretive programs of the park. Notable for its craftsmanship, the dwelling was clad in board and batten siding and finished with a shingle roof, in order to present a uniform appearance and to demonstrate the DeLaurier’s improved economic and social status in the community."
This Common Yellowthroat caught my eye feeding below the Marsh Boardwalk look out tower located in the Point Pelee National Park in Essex County Leamington Ontario Canada.
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My first sunrise at Point Pelee National Park was warm and very humid. This view was lost a few minutes later as fog drifted in from Lake Erie and everything turned gray.
This female Ruby-throated Hummingbird was seen flying between the trees at Point Pelee National Park. Like all hummingbirds, ruby-throats are precision flyers with the ability to fly full out and stop in an instant, hang motionless in midair, and adjust their position up, down, sideways, and backwards with minute control. They dart between nectar sources with fast, straight flights or sit on a small twig keeping a lookout, bill waving back and forth as the bird looks around.