Urban Nature

Ottawa makes it easy to do nature photography.

We have Mud Lake Conservation Area,



Mud Lake, from the balcony during a heavy rain. Here is the next day walking around the lake.



Immature Wood Duck (Aix sponsa), Mud Lake, August 5, 2013. Pentax * istD, SMC Pentax-M* 300mm f:4.



Midland Painted Turtle (Chrysemys picta marginata), Mud Lake, August 5, 2013. Pentax * istD, SMC Pentax-M* 300mm f:4.

Ottawa also has our share of rabbits. The Eastern Cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus)






Darrell Larose
Ottawa, Canada