A Walk at Fort Whyte Alive

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The last time I went to Fort Whyte Alive, I was prepared for wet & muddy paths and I wore my pair of rubber boots. The boots came in very handy as I waded through water & mud in a few spots. Today, I decided that it hadn’t rained in a few days and the paths should be better. I was wrong!

As always, my first stop is across one of the lakes to the Eagle nest.

Each photo will show in a larger size if you click on it.

They were there and posed for a photo!

Of course I wandered around looking for more photo opportunities.

American Robin with food (yummy worms for the babies)
Double-crested Cormorants
Flycatcher I believe, but not sure what kind
Red Squirrel
Red-winged Blackbird
Double-crested Cormorant in flight
Female Wood Duck
I sat on the bench to get this pond in view
On the way back 2 Canada Geese were in the water at the bench
American Goldfinch
Canada Geese with Goslings – this photo is cropped to fit, but you can see the entire photo by clicking on it.
I wanted to climb the tower to get a good view of the Bison – but without my rubber boots, I couldn’t get there
Trail closed due to flooding
This trail is a big circle, so after the trail closed I went back to walk from the other direction. Now, I can see why it is closed
Dock is under water and bench is in the water due to the flooding

Coming from the opposite direction there was a sign that said CAUTION – Trail Flooded, but since it wasn’t closed, I (of course) continued until I reached the flooding. Usually this lake is about 15-20 feet away from the trail – but today, it was over the trail.

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