#hike
A female downy woodpecker Dryobates pubescens seen today on a #hike in #Gatineau #Park with @Kathryn Barr at the Ramparts Lookout.
An American Red Squirrel Tamiasciurus hudsonicus seen today on a #hike in #Gatineau #Park with @Kathryn Barr to the Ramparts Lookout.
Also seen on a #hike in #Gatineau Park today, a wild turkey Meleagris gallopavo.
Yeah: "Why did the turkey cross the road this close to Canadian Thanksgiving?" (which is Monday here)
Seen on a #hike today in #Gatineau Park, a smooth green #snake Opheodrys vernalis. He was about 8 inches long (20 cm).
Seen on a #hike today in #Gatineau Park, an eastern garter snake Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis. He was about 18" (45 cm) long and was getting ready to bite me!
Seen today on a #hike in south #Ottawa a pair of White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus). These were a doe and her fawn and they were in a hurry.
Scenes from a #hike in #Gatineau #Park today with @Kathryn Barr. We hiked to the ruins of Carbide Willson's mill. Built in 1907, it was where he invented a method for the the condensation of phosphoric acid in the manufacture of fertilizers.
Birthday #Sedona #Hike
A lot of fun, and totally exhausted after. Took a day to recover. There are some beautiful trails in Sedona. We ended our trip with dinner at Black Bear Diner.
It was on the warm side and I'm glad we brought plenty of water. The trail we chose was longer than expected so a couple of us were at our limit near the end. Stumbling into a rattlesnake gave us the adrenaline to finish the last leg of the trail.
