Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Beaver River/ Nature Notes

On the banks of Beaver River, Cannington, Ontario

A walk on a sunny day last week was made even nicer when my camera spotted this turtle sunning himself beside the Beaver River.  He/ she wasn't paying the slightest bit of attention to me!

Nearby, these plants were growing: forget-me-nots (Myosotis scorpioides), tufted vetch (Vicia cracca), fleabane (Erigeron philadelphicus), swamp milkweed (Asclepias  incarnata) and bullhead lily (Nuphar variegatum).

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16 comments:

Kathy said...

Nice collage.

Darla said...

I love turtles and you captured a great one. That orange thing popping out of the water is Just Strange. An Alien Plant.

Darla

Sallie (FullTime-Life) said...

Stunning collage! I love it when I spot turtles or tortoises on a walk! Thanks for sharing.

gigi said...

I had a turtle visit me the other morning. The dogs where barking like crazy and I went to look and there was a turtle on the other side of the fence from them. I turned him around and he headed out of the yard.
I love the great reflection on htat yellow flower, beautiful.

Halcyon said...

This is a lovely collage. Usually when I see the turtles, they jump back into the water before I can snap a shot. You're lucky he posed for you!

KaHolly said...

By the looks of this collage, you certainly had a lovely walk. Well done! ~karen

Small City Scenes said...

Nature notes: excellent title for such neat shots. A collage is great for showing them off. MB

Cezar and Léia said...

Lots of beautiful flowers and I need to say that I LOVE turtles, this one is fabulous! :)
Léia

Carver said...

Wonderful shots from your walk and that's a great one of the turtle. I find turtle difficult to get in the right light.

DeniseinVA said...

Very cool collage of nature shots. The turtle was very cute. I looked for some at our local pond over the weekend and I could not find one. Good to come here and see this one.
An English Girl Rambles

Ann, Chen Jie Xue 陈洁雪 said...

It must take a long time or a lot of sun for the turtle to get warm up with it's thick shell. Great find.

Snap said...

Love this collage ... a little of everything and all beautiful .. the turtle is great!

eileeninmd said...

Beautiful Nature mosaic! The flowers are pretty and a great capture of the turtle.

Roan said...

Turtles are fun to photograph when they are out of their shell. This one has on a handsome shell. The flowers are beautiful. Nice collage.

MyMaracas said...

That's a beautiful collage! Lucky you, to have found such a cooperative turtle.

Anonymous said...

I love all the flowers that you are able to ID...and of course the turtle. I noticed that my common milkweed is coming up well across the pond..but I haven't seen a single monarch yet.....it was a hard winter for them....Michelle

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