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I’m still waiting for my back-up files to finish downloading to my new data drive, so still no computer. Instead, another iPhone photo :-)
This is the view upriver from Britannia Point towards the Deschênes Rapids and the Quebec side of the Ottawa River. We went there looking for early migrating shorebirds, Bonaparte’s Gulls and Chimney Swifts, and struck out in all three. Still, a fabulous morning with lots of sun and temperatures in the low 20s C.
Britannia Conservation Area, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. July 2022.
"A light at the end of the tunnel"
Located at the western edge of Canada’s Capital Greenbelt, Shirleys Bay is an internationally significant conservation area on the Ottawa River. The natural wetland features along the shore, as well as the inland wetlands, provide many benefits, including improved water quality and thriving wildlife habitats.
Explore nature on seven kilometres of trails at Shirleys Bay: you’ll get a healthy dose of fresh air, and may also get a chance to observe some of the area’s wildlife inhabitants. (ncc-ccn.gc.ca)
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Another section of the Shirley's Bay trail system, this part of the trail goes through an old tree plantation. It is always very quiet and dark here, an often welcome respite after walking on the sunnier sections of the trail.
NCC Trail 10, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. July 2022.
This section of the trail is always cool and shady, even when the sun is out and the sky is blue. It is a moment of respite from the heat, although it is usually very quiet with little bird song.
Trail 10, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. July 2022.
Alexandra Bridge, between Ottawa and Gatineau Quebec.The bridge was constructed between 1898 and 1900.
We are off on a birding trip to British Columbia! I won’t have much time to enjoy all your new photos until our return in mid-June. The trip couldn’t have come at a better time. A microburst storm went through our area in Saturday and we, along with most of the city and across the river in Quebec, have been without power since 15:45, May 21. Internet connection almost non-existent. So much damage that the hydro company cannot predict when repairs will be complete. The airport is mostly operational, thank goodness :)
Ottawa International Airport, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. May 23, 2022.
One of my favourite trees is this gnarly old tree, which has survived countless freeze-thaw cycles when it is flooded each spring as the ice melts (hopefully very soon).
It provides protection from the currents of the raceway to ducks and geese, nesting opportunities for passerines, stake-out spots for the local hawks and falcons, and more.
Britannia Conservation Area, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. March 2021.
This will most probably be the last of my trip postings.....so I though I'd go out with a dramatic type shot ....I had made a few b/w with the purple and orange filters on.....I love the detail of this magnificent old hotel against the big and puffy clouds....
Thank you for all of the great comments you have left me regarding my trip to Ottawa and Montreal.... you are the best.
A southbound rack train makes its way down the CSX Toledo Subdivision on a sunny Winter afternoon, passing the Baltimore & Ohio CPL's south of Ottawa, Ohio.
Parliament Hill colloquially known as The Hill, is an area of Crown land on the southern banks of the Ottawa River in downtown Ottawa, Ontario. Its Gothic revival suite of buildings serves as the home of the Parliament of Canada and contains a number of architectural elements of national symbolic importance. Parliament Hill attracts approximately 3 million visitors each year. Originally the site of a military base in the 18th and early 19th centuries, development of the area into a governmental precinct began in 1859, after Queen Victoria chose Bytown as the capital of the Province of Canada. Following a number of extensions to the parliament and departmental buildings and a fire in 1916 that destroyed the Centre Block, Parliament Hill took on its present form with the completion of the Peace Tower in 1927.
Ottawa work car C 30 and an interesting single truck car behind it (presumably also a work car). Dupe slide in my collection, photographer unknown.