Author Archives: bilyreid

NEPALESE HIKE

Posted on April 30, 2015 by bilyreid

 The masssive earthquake in Nepal brought back a flood of memories from a hike I did there back in the early seventies. The following images are some legacy photos I took using an old roll film camera. I had only … Continue reading →

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KIND OF A DRAG!

Posted on April 29, 2015 by bilyreid

EASTERN SCREECH OWL A seemingly bored Eastern Screech Owl gives perfect expression to those of us patiently waiting the arrival of the spring warbler migration.  With the arrival of more seasonal weather they should be coming in droves any day … Continue reading →

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IT’S BEEN A LONG WINTER!

Posted on April 18, 2015 by bilyreid

   GREAT BLUE HERON “ICE-FISHING” This Blue Heron must be wondering why it flew north so early! Here he is fishing along the ice-choked Rideau Canal. Late into April, some sections of the canal are still bank to bank ice. … Continue reading →

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DOOLITTLE RAIDERS

Posted on April 16, 2015 by bilyreid

Today the last two survivors of the original eighty participants in the famous Doolittle Raid, Lt. Col. Richard “Dick” Cole (100 years young!!)  and Staff Sgt. David Thatcher were awarded the Congressional Gold Medal of Honor in a special ceremony at Emancipation Hall … Continue reading →

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NIAGARA GREEN

Posted on March 22, 2015 by bilyreid

The following 30″ x 20″ tableau was a custom commission for a Niagara conservation officer that was rendered in high gloss metal for a stunning display. The central image of the Comfort Maple in resplendent fall colour, at 350 years … Continue reading →

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HOTEL SYMMES, AYLMER, QUEBEC

Posted on February 25, 2015 by bilyreid

 Took advantage of the recent snowstorm to capture a modern image of an old steel engraving that has hung in my living room for the past several decades.    HOTEL SYMMES, AYLMER, QUEBEC Engraving by W.H. Bartlett, British watercolourist. Images … Continue reading →

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A TALE OF TWO MISSISSIPPI’s

Posted on February 3, 2015 by bilyreid

 I had the chance recently to intimately explore the two Mississippi’s within the same week. The one in Eastern Ontario and the other, more famous one in the United States. STONE ARCH BRIDGE, PAKENHAM, ONTARIO Longest stone arch bridge in … Continue reading →

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ALGONQUIN VISIT

Posted on January 22, 2015 by bilyreid

I spent a beautiful winter’s day in Algonquin Park yesterday, clear and cold with lots of snow cover. RUFFED GROUSE BOREAL CHICKADEE

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GYRFALCON

Posted on January 14, 2015 by bilyreid

IMMATURE WHITE FORM GYRFALCON Had to endure the intense cold and the barren wastelands of Eastern Ontario to bag this beauty, the largest North American falcon and a voracious predator…. a life bird for me!

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AMERICAN THREE-TOED WOODPECKER

Posted on January 10, 2015 by bilyreid

AMERICAN THREE-TOED WOODPECKER A specialist of the northern boreal forest, this handsome fellow has found the recent cold snap to his liking and made a home for himself here in the Ottawa area these past few weeks. Let’s hope he … Continue reading →

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