I go to Mud Lake often to shoot nature and wildlife photography and wildlife videos. Mud Lake is located in Ottawa. It's a lake surrounded by a lush green forest and is near a water filtration plant. It's a peaceful refuge if you just want to get away. It's got several nature trails and is really convenient as it's located within city limits.
You get a lot of turtles and various water fowl. A lot of herons and a lot of various types of ducks such as the above Male Wood duck. It's my favourite kind of duck. It's not as friendly as the regular mallard duck as they don't seem to like going near humans. But that's ok for us photographers with our lenses and large sensors. We can crop our photographs to still get a nice image.
