Mer Bleu is an area of bog left behind when the Ottawa River subsided, and has a depth of peat of up to 20m. The vegetation is, naturally, specialised, and at this time of the year the larches are a vivid yellow.
There is a large area of reeds, which must be great for birds in the spring and summer, but mostly deserted now. A sighting of a beaver lodge compensated.
This is the first American sparrow that I've seen - looking at the head markings and wing-bar I'd deduce a
White-Crowned, but may well be wrong.
A
Garter Snake crossed our path, seeking some warmth perhaps.
And the Chickadees here were shameless as usual.
Mer Bleu is an area of bog left behind when the Ottawa River subsided, and has a depth of peat of up to 20m. The vegetation is, naturally, specialised, and at this time of the year the larches are a vivid yellow.
There is a large area of reeds, which must be great for birds in the spring and summer, but mostly deserted now. A sighting of a beaver lodge compensated.
This is the first American sparrow that I've seen - looking at the head markings and wing-bar I'd deduce a White-Crowned, but may well be wrong.
A Garter Snake crossed our path, seeking some warmth perhaps.
And the Chickadees here were shameless as usual.
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