Boisterous ducks #MudLake #OttawaRiver

Boisterous ducks #MudLake #OttawaRiver
Seven years ago I entered this photo to CTV's photo of the week contest. I didn't win but one night during the late news there was my photo with my name on the screen recognized as photo of the day. Mind blown.
#geometricreflection
#Fall #sunrise
#OttawaRiver
#landscape
#cityscape
#photography
Update: The offline Chantilly reactor now transports spent fuel & nuclear waste to Chalk River storage, increasing Ottawa River's contamination risk. More info: https://greenspace-alliance.ca/near-surface-disposal-facility/ #NuclearWaste #OttawaRiver
Update: The offline Chantilly reactor now transports spent fuel & nuclear waste to Chalk River storage, increasing Ottawa River's contamination risk. More info: https://greenspace-alliance.ca/near-surface-disposal-facility/ #NuclearWaste #OttawaRiver
#RiverHouse on the #OttawaRiver yesterday
Lots of people picnicking on the decks but the swimming area was empty (closed?)
This is heartbreaking. The eel used to be very plentiful in the #OttawaRiver until overfishing and dams reduced it's population by over 95%.
I was reading about how this whole area used to be the Champlain (salt water) Sea. On days like this, it's easy to imagine
Great place to park your boat and do a little cliff diving near Parliament Hill
New wharf and swimming dock at the Museum of History across from Parliament Hill.
An electronica festival doing sound check in the background.
Dechênes Rapids on the #Quebec side of the #OttawaRiver.
Many people have died here over the years -- some underestimating the river current, some wanting to practice their white water skills against the river.
In the summer, there are emergency rescues here (on the ON side) every weekend
This is the new #NCC East Wharf Dock swimming platform on the #OttawaRiver, just outside the #Ottawa Locks. It looks like no one was swimming today.