Read all from 2013 (oldest first)

	New Years Hares January 1st Fluffy white Snowshoe Hares come out to enjoy the platform feeders at Shirley's Bay, joined by a cottontail or two.
	Toughing It Out January 5th A collection of photogenic birds braving the Ottawa winter.
	Don't Mind If I Do January 11th A red squirrel helps himself to the birdseed I scattered on a rock.
	My First Great Grey January 22nd Photos of a Great Grey Owl, the tallest owl in the world and one of the most magnificent, in the east end of Ottawa.
	Life bird #322 February 9th The discovery of a wintering Northern Hawk-Owl in Ottawa.
	A Feast Of Birch Bark February 10th A porcupine eating one of its favorite winter foods.
	Turkey Crossing February 13th Why did the Wild Turkey cross the road?
	March Valley Grosbeaks February 23rd Pine Grosbeaks swarm the feeders on March Valley Road, their rose-red plumage brightening the winter landscape.
	Welcome back, Red-Winged Blackbirds March 27th Welcoming Red-Winged Blackbirds and their scarlet epaulets back to Ottawa.
	Hoodies At Sunset April 17th Close-ups of Hooded Mergansers, adults and young, on a pond along March Valley Road.
	For ilanikhan April 22nd A Highland cow, photographed at Shirley's Bay where the trail runs alongside a small farm.
	Portrait of a Life Bird May 9th Close-ups of Lesser Black-Backed Gulls at Cape Hatteras, foraging for mole crabs, flying over the surf, and strolling at sunset.
	Virginia Highlights May 10th A few photographic highlights from Virginia: Brown Thrasher, Yellow Iris, and Red-Spotted Purple, an attractive color morph of the White Admiral butterfly.
	Birds of Hatteras and Dutch Gap May 14th A courting Forster's Tern feeding fish to his prospective mate, and other sights at Cape Hatteras, plus a Prothonotary Warbler at Dutch Gap in Virginia.
	Virginia/Carolina Triplist May 18th A triplist for my spring 2013 visit to Virginia and Cape Hatteras, including the details of three unphotographed lifers.
	It's that time of year May 29th Newborn goslings at Mud Lake.
	Literally A Puddle Duck June 4th An uncommon dabbling duck shows up in the melted snow dump along March Valley Road.
	A Spine-Tingling Night June 8th Spotted thrush evensong segues into a nighttime chorus of whippoorwills at Carp Ridge.
	Two Ottawa firsts, one welcome, one not June 13th The uncommonly handsome Eastern Towhee, on its nesting grounds at the Carp Ridge barrens. Unfortunately, there were also deer ticks at the Carp Ridge barrens.
	Native Wildflowers Of Carp Ridge June 15th Pale Corydalis and Harebell, two wildflowers that grow in profusion on the rock outcroppings of Carp Ridge.
	Fledgling Season June 18th An account of a charming distraction display by a parent Winter Wren at South March Conservation Forest. Unfortunately I didn't have my camera on hand!
	Too Perfect June 20th A wild Wood Lily discovered in the undergrowth of Carp Ridge, as perfect as a carefully tended garden flower.
	Blanding's Turtle at Carp Ridge June 22nd A large Blanding's Turtle lays its eggs at Carp Ridge, one of the few places in Ottawa where this endangered species maintains a toehold.
	Snipeapalooza June 23rd Wilson's Snipe give me by far my best views ever, perching on the boardwalk railings at Bill Mason Centre and winnowing overheard all morning.
	Blue Flag June 27th Photographing a beautiful wild iris that grows around the edges of wetlands.
	Racket-Tailed Emerald June 29th A recently emerged dragonfly with wings still glistening.
	Tandem July 3rd Widow Skimmers mating in midair.
	On My Balcony July 5th Nestling robins just outside my window.
	An Anxious Parent July 9th A House Wren, usually a shy bird that stays hidden in the foliage, makes a huge fuss of a distraction display when I stumble into its nesting area.
	Highlights From Trillium Woods July 12th Three photographic highlights from Trillium Woods in Kanata, a garter snake with a sparkle in his eye, fairy helmet mushrooms, and a black-eyed susan.
	A loss to the Ottawa birding community July 15th Mourning the loss of Bob Bracken, a long-time birder and naturalist in Ottawa.
	Slender Spreadwing July 16th A thin and elegant damselfly with eyes like blue opals.
	The Beauty Of Jewelwings July 19th A tribute to the Ebony Jewelwing, a unique, metallic-blue damselfly that flutters like a butterfly and courts like a lekking bird.
	My First Dragonhunter July 22nd My first sighting and first photograph of a Dragonhunter, a powerful dragonfly-eating dragongfly, at Chelsea Creek in the Gatineau.
	Odes Outing July 25th Photos of dragonflies in-hand from an OFNC outing to Mud Lake, as well as a cute wasp that caught my eye.
	A morning at Bill Mason Centre (part 1) July 29th A scruffy fledgling Swamp Sparrow, a Common Yellowthroat with a meal for his young, and a surprise mink on the boardwalk at Bill Mason Centre.
	A morning at Bill Mason Centre (part 2) July 30th Calico Pennant, an outrageously beautiful dragonfly, plus an Amber-Winged Spreadwing, photographed at the old quarry pond near Bill Mason Centre.
	A morning at Bill Mason Centre (part 3) August 1st Halloween Pennants and teneral damselflies at Bill Mason Centre.
	Long-Leaved Speedwell August 10th A spiked purple wildflower.
	Bronze Copper August 13th A Bronze Copper butterfly in a stand of Flowering Rush at Andrew Haydon Park.
	A New Dragonfly In Ottawa August 17th The handsome Blue Dasher dragonfly, once unheard of in Ottawa, now commonplace.
	Lord Flycatcher August 20th An appropriately regal-looking Eastern Kingbird at Andrew Haydon Park.
	Hitchhikers August 24th Larval water mites hitching a ride on a meadowhawk dragonfly.
	"exuberance and preposterousness" August 30th A selection of beautiful odes (dragonflies and damselflies) photographed in Ottawa and Gatineau this summer.
	Bill Mason Sand Pit (part 1) September 8th A Canada Darner having a meal, and other insects at the old quarry pond near Bill Mason Centre.
	Bill Mason Sand Pit (part 2) September 10th A crimson-red Calico Pennant, Azure Bluets, Greater Yellowlegs, and a teneral darner at the Bill Mason sand pit.
	We interrupt your regularly scheduled Ottawa nature photos... September 16th A cow moose up close and personal at Algonquin Provincial Park.
	The Next Generation September 18th A new generation of fledged young Wood Ducks, photographed at Mud Lake.
	How to tell a photographer to take a hike September 21st A photo shoot with a fish-stalking Great Blue Heron, who finally indicated that he had had enough of me and my camera.
	Pondside Slinker September 23rd A Green Heron lurks in the grass at the edge of a pond.
	Summer Insects Roundup September 30th A scary-looking but harmless pelecinid wasp, and other insects of summer.
	A Feast Of Color October 7th A drake Wood Duck in his fresh, brilliant autumn colors, and a female Wood Duck who seemed as taken with him as I was.
	Little Devil Diver October 31st An encounter with a migrant Horned Grebe on an overcast morning at Dick Bell Park.
	Cormorant Portrait November 3rd Portrait of a lingering Double-Crested Cormorant on the pond at Andrew Haydon Park.
	A Mouthful Of Autumn December 8th A trifecta of cute rodents at Andrew Haydon Park, including a chipmunk gathering leaves to line its burrow with.

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