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Water rushes through a sluice gate, making some really nice sounds and views.
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This is the view from a pedestrian bridge over the channel.
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Cattails thrive in old marshy sections of the water.
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Red-Winged Blackbirds are all over the place, singing loudly.
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I looked both ways before taking this photograph. I even felt the track to make sure there was no rumbling or vibrations. Not sure if that works, but I was on and off the track in seconds.
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The track stretched both ways.
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Spring is in the air and Robins hunted worms.
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Swallows build their mud and wattle nests beneath a bridge.
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Spiky bits.
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More spiky bits. Anyone know what these are?
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American Goldfinch. (Not a Yellow Warbler which is in the last set of photos, second last photo... I misnamed it.)
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Cedar woods.
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White Trillium (Trillium grandiflorum).
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Trillium erectum, the Red Wake-robin, also known as red trillium, purple trillium, Beth root or Stinking Benjamin.
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White Trillium (Trillium grandiflorum).
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White Trillium (Trillium grandiflorum).
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Fern.
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A bracket fungus.
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Big ol' bracket fungus.
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Nice ol' bracket fungus.
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Polypore bracket fungus (look underneath and you'll see the polypores - i.e. the many holes or pores).
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Another Stinking Benjamin. I didn't make note of any smell however.
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The Bur or Burl on this cedar was huge - it looked like a big menacing head. Or depending on your mood, it might look like a big delicious chocolate.
Cheers,
Mungo
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