A very comprehensive website about birds by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. High quality photos and information and good side-by-side comparison of similar species.

Insects

The Butterflies of Ontario

www.ontariobutterflies.ca

Good comprehensive source of butterfly photos, specialising in Ontario but extending to Quebec and the Maritimes. Including links to the Ontario Butterfly Atlas. By Rick Cavasin.

Butterflies and Moths of North America (BAMONA)

www.butterfliesandmoths.org/

Good comprehensive coverage of North America, with maps, photos and detailed information.

Dragonflies and Damselflies of Eagle Lake & Eastern Ontario

www.pathologyimagesinc.com/dragonfly

An enthusiast run site focused on the dragonflies and damselflies around Eagle Lake, just a few miles away from Otter Lake. By Sandy and Irv Dardick

BugGuide

bugguide.net

Identification for Canadian and US insects

Fish

Ontario Fish Identification chart

A chart of Ontario fish published by the MNR related to fishing regulations.

Flowers

Ontario Wildflowers

ontariowildflowers.com

Many Google wild flower searches have led me to this website by Walter Muma. One of my main identification sources. Fairly comprehensive and seems quite accurate. Photos are 'old school' (meaning small).

First Flowering Dates for the Otter Lake Region

BarryRobertsonsFlowerList.pdf

Barry Robertson, a neighbour on Otter Lake, gave me this list when we first moved there and I refer to it frequently. I use it mainly as a cross reference to check if others have observed a certain plant in the area, and by what common name they refer to it.

Wildflowers of Ontario

www.wildflowersofontario.ca

An old-school website run by John Write, an enthusiast of wild flowers.

Wild Flowers and Other Flora, Eastern Ontario Regiona and Eagle Lake

http://www.pathologyimagesinc.com/wildflowers

An enthusiast run site focused on the wild flowers around Eagle Lake, just a few miles away from Otter Lake. By Irv Dardick

Trees

Trees Canadensis

treescanadensis.ca

A small but loving website about the trees of eastern Ontario and western Quebec.

Ontario Trees and Shrubs

www.ontariotrees.com

Another website by Walter Muma. Fairly comprehensive and seems quite accurate. Photos are 'old school' (meaning small).

Ontario Trees and Shrubs

www.ontariotrees.com

Another website by Walter Muma. Fairly comprehensive and seems quite accurate. Photos are 'old school' (meaning small).

Reptiles

The Tree Atlas of Ontario

www.ontario.ca/environment-and-energy/tree-atlas

A map-referenced listing of trees with good photos of their leaves. Produced by the Ontario government to encourage the planting of trees native to each region.

Ontarios Turtles

A simple poster showing the turtles to be found in Ontario. (But I don't remember where I found it.)

Other and general

Wikipedia

wikipedia.org

Not the place for initial identification, but normally a good intermediate source of other information about the species.

Google images search

images.google.ca

Try uploading a photo here and letting Google search for similar images. This is worth a try for species you haven't a clue about! Sometimes some of the selected images give you a starting point for searching in the more specialised web pages.

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