It is spring in Algonquin Park, a large provincial park in eastern Ontario. The snow still (rarely) appears in sheltered pockets but, for the most part is gone. Flowers are blooming. This includes the iconic Trillium, Ontario's provincial flower.
The first image is of a white Trillium along the Mizzy Lake trail in the south-eastern portion of Algonquin. Note the red markings. This is quite different from the more common type of pure white Trillium found in southern Ontario (this one is in Grimsby) as shown in the second image.
The third image is of a red Trillium, also along the Mizzy Lake trail.
The fourth image is of flowers on a shrub that grows quite extensively in the park (and also in the Bruce Peninsula). In the fall, I have seen bears eating the berries. Unfortunately I do not know the name nor did a search produce any results. If you can identify it, please leave a comment - would be much appreciated.
Also along the Mizzy Lake trail is a stream running out of (not surprisingly) Mizzy Lake. A few small falls appear there and two are shown in the fifth and sixth images.
One thing you can count on when driving through Algonquin is when you see cars parked along the roadside, look for a moose. The seventh image is of a young moos with small antler buds. Its winter fir is moulting and thus the bare-looking spot on the shoulders.
Finally, there is the Beaver. In this case it is not the animal but the aircraft widely used to access remote areas lacking roads but with lakes large enough to land and take off from. This model is, I beleive, an Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources deHavilland DHC-2 Mk 3 Turbo Beavers on amphibian floats and is parked right besidethe road. It is perhaps the most widely photographed beaver in the world.
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