Covid restrictions eased off during the month with vaccinations taking hold. Places of interest opened again, some with restrictions and we "hit" some of our favourite spots. 

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Mud Lake was on our rounds as usual. 

The ducklings are growing in size, the adults are in various stages of molting
Mum mallard and 3 growing juveniles
Mum mallard and 3 growing juveniles
Younger mallard juvenile
Younger mallard juvenile
Female wood duck
Female wood duck
Young female wood ducks "in discussion".
Young female wood ducks "in discussion".
Young female wood ducks "in discussion".
Young female wood ducks "in discussion".
Male wood duck in full molt
Male wood duck in full molt
Male mallard going through molt
Male mallard going through molt
Summer flowers were in bloom, some seemingly earlier than normal.
Milkweed
Milkweed
Purple flowering raspberry
Purple flowering raspberry
Saint John's wort (medicinal)
Saint John's wort (medicinal)
Waterlily
Waterlily
Meadow-rues
Meadow-rues
A few other Mud Lake eye catchers
(I didn't notice the second frog in picture #2 until I got home!)
Bull frog
Bull frog
Bull frogs
Bull frogs
Land snail
Land snail
Cabbage white butterfly
Cabbage white butterfly
Great blue heron
Great blue heron

With our annual pass in hand we headed back to Parc Omega....

We arrived an hour or so after opening so the full welcoming committee was on hand. The youngsters were off to the side not ready for the action yet. 
Elk
Elk
Elk
Elk
Juvenile elk
Juvenile elk
Other juveniles were keeping close to their parents as well.
Fallow deer fawns
Fallow deer fawns
Fallow deer mum and fawn
Fallow deer mum and fawn
Fallow deer fawns
Fallow deer fawns
Young buffalo
Young buffalo
Large antlers and horns.
Elk horns aren't always balanced, alpine ibex do not lose their horns, they just grow constantly.
(Ibex is one of the few animals we avoid as they tend to put their front hoofs up on the car to ask for carrots.)
Unbalanced antlers
Unbalanced antlers
Alpine ibex
Alpine ibex
I wanted the bear to stop and smell the roses (lilies), but no luck.
Black bear and tiger lily
Black bear and tiger lily
A male red-winged blackbird constantly chirped to let it's last fledgling know where it was. A phoebe had caught a small butterfly and was on its way to the nest.
Male red-winged blackbird
Male red-winged blackbird
Juvenile (fledgling) red-winged blackbird
Juvenile (fledgling) red-winged blackbird
Juvenile (fledgling) red-winged blackbird
Juvenile (fledgling) red-winged blackbird
Phoebe
Phoebe
A raccoon was raiding the food station again and we were serenaded by the arctic wolves (and others?) howling.
(See/hear following video)
Raccoon
Raccoon
Arctic wolf howling
Arctic wolf howling
Parc Omega has an extensive collection of large wood carvings.
Turtles
Turtles
Elk, deer, turkeys, eagle, wolves and moose
Elk, deer, turkeys, eagle, wolves and moose
On the way out there was a good view of the toll keepers at work welcoming visitors.
I love the three heads in the car at the left.


Upper Canada Village relaxed their visiting rules as Covid restrictions eased. There was still no visiting inside buildings and without a season's pass only timed entrance tickets were available.
The Village People were available, in reduced numbers, to provide the verbal stories. (And because there were so few visitors, they were very happy to talk at length about almost any topic.)

Still some reminders....
Still some reminders....
Buckboard wandering the village making deliveries
Buckboard wandering the village making deliveries
She spins wool all summer, and then does it for herself all winter.
She spins wool all summer, and then does it for herself all winter.
Tasting the baked sausage pies at the backdoor
Tasting the baked sausage pies at the backdoor
With a longer white beard, he plays a different role at Christmas.
With a longer white beard, he plays a different role at Christmas.
He's been baking bread for over 20 years.
He's been baking bread for over 20 years.
Gardner with 20 years experience
Gardner with 20 years experience
Carp looking to be fed
Carp looking to be fed
Friendly horse
Friendly horse
Three young pigs relaxing in the dry mud
Three young pigs relaxing in the dry mud
Hollyhocks
Hollyhocks
Hollyhock reflections
Hollyhock reflections
Miscellaneous 
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Tall ships in Brockville harbour
Tall ships in Brockville harbour
Golden Hawk (arobatic team) Sabre jet
Golden Hawk (arobatic team) Sabre jet
Brockville mural
Brockville mural
Mural in Osgoode (village in south part of Ottawa)
Mural in Osgoode (village in south part of Ottawa)
Graffiti under Heron Road bridge. (needed a tall ladder to do this one)
Graffiti under Heron Road bridge. (needed a tall ladder to do this one)
Musk mallows
Musk mallows
Nice flower in Brockville garden
Nice flower in Brockville garden
Three juvenile osprey in Iroquois
Three juvenile osprey in Iroquois
Between 6am and 11pm you are free to do what you want
Between 6am and 11pm you are free to do what you want
The website linked below is what caught my eye in the last two weeks of the month.
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