My vacation photography (PIC HEAVY!!!)

**Pareeeee** · 07-26-14, 09:08 PM

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!

Sunsets from the boat on beautiful Georgian Bay

Red-Headed Merganser Duck and offspring

Purple Flowering Raspberry

**Pareeeee** · 07-26-14, 09:08 PM

Kayaked the tributary between Cameron and Cyprus lakes and saw:

Common Terns

Water Lilies

Damselflies that keep the mosquitoes away!

A juvenile Northern Water Snake

**Pareeeee** · 07-26-14, 09:09 PM

A Deerfly (like a small horsefly) laying eggs

Swamp Milkweed

Smaller Purple Fringed Orchids

**Pareeeee** · 07-26-14, 09:09 PM

Other unidentified flowers

Unidentified beetle
ONWARD, HO! lol

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

The Dorcas Bay Fen - rare habitat

Another unidentified flower - Dorcas Fen

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

Slender-Leaved Sundew - Dorcas Fen

**Pareeeee** · 07-26-14, 09:10 PM

Rose Pogonias (Orchid sp) - Dorcas Fen

Reindeer Moss??? - Dorcas Fen

Dorcas Bay Sand Dunes

Swampland

...with TINY toads!

**Pareeeee** · 07-26-14, 09:10 PM

...can you spot the toad???

Dorcas Bay (that's my husband)

Lobelias

Area around the Dorcas Bay Alvar rare habitat

Wild Tiger Lily - Dorcas Bay Alvar rare habitat

A...cockroach?!? I've never seen one in the 'wild'. It was under a rock... - Dorcas Bay Alvar

**Pareeeee** · 07-26-14, 09:11 PM

Unidentified flower - Dorcas Bay hiking trails

Then we went to "Little Cove"

That's me

And finally, we walked a bit of the famous Bruce Trail

You can see Georgian Bay from the trail

Harebell - Bruce Trail hike

Georgian Bay - Bruce Trail hike

**Pareeeee** · 07-26-14, 09:33 PM

Also some videos

Just Me Holding a Teeny Tiny Toad - YouTube

Hiking the Bruce Trail near Tobermory, Ontario - YouTube

Juvenile Northern Water Snake (Nerodia sipedon) - YouTube

Just me, holding an unidentified beetle. - YouTube

Tyguy35 · 07-26-14, 09:57 PM

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

**Pareeeee** · 07-26-14, 10:00 PM

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 · 07-27-14, 12:31 AM

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

NewSAHSnakeMom · 07-27-14, 06:37 AM

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 · 07-27-14, 05:42 PM

Great pics! Looks like fun.