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Andy's Northern Ontario Wildflowers Winter Images

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The following images capture the spirit of winter in the Sudbury area. Most of the photographs were taken at Burwash, south of the city of Sudbury.  This is the same area were most of the wildflowers were photographed. This winter (November 2000 - February 2001) there has been much more snow than in the last 10 years.  Also, we have an ice storm on February 9-10, 2001.  While freezing rain makes survival more difficult for animals, it creates a very different and beautiful environment. Ice crystals There were several heavy snow falls during January 2001.  The conifer forest floor was covered by rabbit tracks.  This habitat provides lots of food and projection from the cold wind and predators. Location: Burwash Date: January 2001 Return to Top The winter of 1999-2000 was not as severe as the winter of 2000-2001. Illustrated here is a late afternoon sun casting shadows over a creek that flows into the Wanapitei River, by Second Road. Date: January 6, 2000 Return to Top Heavy snow in the conifer trees creates a new world. Location: Burwash Date: January 2001 Return to Top Winter snow makes it easier to access locations that are difficult to get to during the summer.  This ski crosses a bog. Black spruce occur along the margin of the bog. Location: Burwash Date: January 2001. Return to Top During the winter, the sun does not climb as high in the sky, compared to the summer sun.  In this deciduous forest, the long shadows result when the sun is low on the horizon. This image was taken in mid-afternoon. Location: Burwash Date: December 2000. Return to Top Contrast between heavy snow on deciduous and conifer trees. Location: Burwash Date: December 2000. Return to Top In the winter, it is much easier to see evidence of the animals that live in an area.  The straight line of these tracks is typical of a fox. Location: Burwash Date: January 2001. Return to Top Red squirrels are common in both the deciduous and coniferous forest. Location: Burwash Date: January 2001. Return to Top The Wanapitei River was open in mid-winter. Water created icicles along the river edge. Location: Wanapitei River on Secord Road, north of Burwash. Date: January 6, 2000. Return to Top In mid-winter, the sun is low in the sky and shadows are long. During the winter of 1999-2000, the Wanapitei River was open in mid-winter. Location: Wanapitei River on Secord Road, north of Burwash. Date: January 6, 2000. Return to Top In the spring, the ice on the Wanapitei River breaks up.  If an ice dam forms, the rising river water lifts the ice blocks over the adjacent land. This photograph illustrates ice blocks that are up to 1 m in thickness located tens of metres away from the river. Location: Wanapitei River, on Secord Road Date: Spring 2000. Return to Top An ice storm hit the Sudbury area in February, 2001. Location: Burwash Date: February, 2001. Return to Top An old arched wooden bridge (at the right end of the open water) emerges during a break in a snow squall. One beaver briefly surfaced in the small patch of open water. Its lodge is just visible at the far end of the bridge. Location: Burwash Date: December 26, 2001. Return to Top Goldenrod covered with fresh snow. Between December 24 and 29, local snow squalls dumped up to 30 cm of snow in very local areas. Burwash received lots of snow, while Sudbury received virtually none. Location: Burwash Date: December 28, 2001. Return to Top Heavy snow lingers in red pine. Occasional snow falls cascade in a curtain of white. Location: Burwash Date: December 29, 2001. Return to Top Snow-covered cat tail along the edge of a small lake. Location: Burwash Date: December 29, 2001. Return to Top Early snow covers a beaver meadow. Location: Burwash Date: December 29, 2001. Return to Top   Winter conifer trees along an old logging road. Location: Burwash Date: December 29, 2001 Return to Top Winter shadows on a Burwash lake. Location: Burwash Date: December 29, 2001 Return to Top Winter stump shadows on a Burwash lake. Location: Burwash Date: December 29, 2001 Return to Top A warm winter and lots of rain in the fall means that creeks are still open despite the late season. Location: Burwash Date: December 29, 2001 Return to Top   A silhouette of steeplebush in the winter snow. Location: Burwash area Date: January, 2002 Return to Top Conifer grove and a beaver lodge in a spring fog over an ice-covered winter lake. Location: Burwash Date: March 25, 2007 Return to Top Ice Crystals The following images of ice crystals were photographed at Burwash on November 16, 2002. Return to Top

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Andy Fyon		November 16, 2002

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