My vacation photography (PIC HEAVY!!!)

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Just got back from my vacation in Tobermory, Ontario. It was great, but sadly, I only saw two snakes. Usually there is an abundance, not sure what happened this year.

Anyway, as usual, this is very pic heavy.

Enjoy!

A snake crossing sign!
http://i.imgur.com/8rfnVwv.jpg

Sunsets from the boat on beautiful Georgian Bay
http://i.imgur.com/3mnvReC.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/E5AKxE3.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/sDibSss.jpg

Red-Headed Merganser Duck and offspring
http://i.imgur.com/QSK9JA6.jpg

Purple Flowering Raspberry
http://i.imgur.com/4Kd8SRi.jpg

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Kayaked the tributary between Cameron and Cyprus lakes and saw:
http://i.imgur.com/vIIbr4g.jpg

Common Terns
http://i.imgur.com/fSuf94v.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/VKGuNVz.jpg

Water Lilies
http://i.imgur.com/eqSg1XQ.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/anOMhx4.jpg

Damselflies that keep the mosquitoes away!
http://i.imgur.com/PQsPCIC.jpg

A juvenile Northern Water Snake
http://i.imgur.com/jIL6ovI.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/sIRy6Vx.jpg

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http://i.imgur.com/0bGiIGu.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/8tJSuiO.jpg

A Deerfly (like a small horsefly) laying eggs
http://i.imgur.com/1KRShYC.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/H9RGglZ.jpg

Swamp Milkweed
http://i.imgur.com/NSYX0fs.jpg

Smaller Purple Fringed Orchids
http://i.imgur.com/rOSDl5F.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/jZzKOdD.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/nK67JPN.jpg

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Other unidentified flowers
http://i.imgur.com/UOV9wSf.jpg

Unidentified beetle
ONWARD, HO! lol
http://i.imgur.com/OCmQ8MS.jpg

Then we went to the Dorcas Bay conservation area and saw:

The Dorcas Bay Fen - rare habitat
http://i.imgur.com/gDggDdP.jpg

Another unidentified flower - Dorcas Fen
http://i.imgur.com/ivIujRO.jpg

There are THREE carnivorous plant species in these photos. - Dorcas Fen
Yellow flowers: Bladderwort
Large red plants on right: Northern Pitcher Plant
Small red plants everywhere: Slender-Leaved Sundew
http://i.imgur.com/ivIujRO.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/oGv1MIT.jpg

Slender-Leaved Sundew - Dorcas Fen
http://i.imgur.com/A9gD5dx.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/giTeNCd.jpg

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http://i.imgur.com/zda2f2T.jpg

Rose Pogonias (Orchid sp) - Dorcas Fen
http://i.imgur.com/t26KQdT.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/xjXtjh8.jpg

Reindeer Moss??? - Dorcas Fen
http://i.imgur.com/hZaaM81.jpg

Dorcas Bay Sand Dunes
http://i.imgur.com/q3pI0T9.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/UPG4THq.jpg

Swampland
http://i.imgur.com/oRAoqrP.jpg

...with TINY toads!
http://i.imgur.com/ItX4V13.jpg

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http://i.imgur.com/SQhp4he.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/ZRxmTAC.jpg

...can you spot the toad???
http://i.imgur.com/XkKxF2T.jpg

Dorcas Bay (that's my husband)
http://i.imgur.com/TXmYXxV.jpg

Lobelias
http://i.imgur.com/Sw9cRos.jpg

Area around the Dorcas Bay Alvar rare habitat
http://i.imgur.com/fEkm5Vj.jpg

Wild Tiger Lily - Dorcas Bay Alvar rare habitat
http://i.imgur.com/CjXwHpO.jpg

A...cockroach?!? I've never seen one in the 'wild'. It was under a rock... - Dorcas Bay Alvar
http://i.imgur.com/uUSGKKL.jpg

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Unidentified flower - Dorcas Bay hiking trails
http://i.imgur.com/V4rOev9.jpg

Then we went to "Little Cove"

http://i.imgur.com/g7oWZIO.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/09Zvtn0.jpg

That's me
http://i.imgur.com/bFOfOwC.jpg

And finally, we walked a bit of the famous Bruce Trail
http://i.imgur.com/hkmVUSw.jpg

You can see Georgian Bay from the trail
http://i.imgur.com/NIMyjq6.jpg

Harebell - Bruce Trail hike
http://i.imgur.com/8CGIiO1.jpg

Georgian Bay - Bruce Trail hike
http://i.imgur.com/d16vFIS.jpg

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Also some videos

Just Me Holding a Teeny Tiny Toad - YouTube (http://youtu.be/PzDDnxnqIkc)

Hiking the Bruce Trail near Tobermory, Ontario - YouTube (http://youtu.be/vpHdQ_IDh68)

Juvenile Northern Water Snake (Nerodia sipedon) - YouTube (http://youtu.be/2MM-Q6u3yv8)

Just me, holding an unidentified beetle. - YouTube (http://youtu.be/loNVFWcqRK4)

[Tyguy35]

I've always wanted to I camping there. Obviously it was worth the visit?

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Definitely. There is a lot to see if you're into hiking etc. We go there every year for summer vacation.
Last year we visited Flowerpot Island, which I would recommend to everyone. Great hike, and great boat ride if you take one of the zodiacs!!!

[Tyguy35]

What campground would you suggest there's a few I believe.

[NewSAHSnakeMom]

I think the white unidentified flower above the beetle belongs in the lily family as well. Your pictures are beautiful and were a great way to start my morning ( with my coffee cup full as well). Thank you for sharing.

[SnoopySnake]

Great pics! Looks like fun.