Stony Swamp Pix
June 13th, 2010
Increasingly, I'm using Old Quarry Trail as a starting point rather than a destination. That's the part of Stony Swamp that I can get to by bus. But the trails are all interconnected, so from there, given sufficient stamina, I can get just about anywhere.
I've been exploring trails 24 and 25 lately, along with bits of the Trans Canada and Rideau Trails, and loving what I'm discovering. Among other things, this area is a motherload for breeding Scarlet Tanagers. If you hear what sounds like a hoarse robin song--or a call like "chick-burr"--stop and scan the canopy. When you see something so red you can't believe your eyes, you've found it.
This is the time of year when bird photography becomes frustrating. Especially in the woods. Spring migration is over, and the birds are settled in to the business of nesting and rearing young. Most of them are staying hidden, or (like the tanagers) way up in the branches.
Fortunately, this is also the time of year when butterflies start coming out in droves!
White Admiral
This female Rose-Breasted Grosbeak was cooperative, though.
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As was this cardinal.
June 13th, 2010
Increasingly, I'm using Old Quarry Trail as a starting point rather than a destination. That's the part of Stony Swamp that I can get to by bus. But the trails are all interconnected, so from there, given sufficient stamina, I can get just about anywhere.
I've been exploring trails 24 and 25 lately, along with bits of the Trans Canada and Rideau Trails, and loving what I'm discovering. Among other things, this area is a motherload for breeding Scarlet Tanagers. If you hear what sounds like a hoarse robin song--or a call like "chick-burr"--stop and scan the canopy. When you see something so red you can't believe your eyes, you've found it.
This is the time of year when bird photography becomes frustrating. Especially in the woods. Spring migration is over, and the birds are settled in to the business of nesting and rearing young. Most of them are staying hidden, or (like the tanagers) way up in the branches.
Fortunately, this is also the time of year when butterflies start coming out in droves!
White Admiral
This female Rose-Breasted Grosbeak was cooperative, though.
1680x1050 wallpaper
As was this cardinal.
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