Month: October 2022

A Walk and Some Salmon

Posted in British Columbia, canada, Chilliwack, duck, ducks, fish, life, Nature, pictures, walking, Wildlife2 Comments

It was raining in the morning, but when the rain stopped, I headed out for my walk. It has been several days since I’ve been to the Great Blue Heron Nature Reserve – so that is where I went. Until recently, I had always lived in Manitoba and there are no Salmon in the lakes,… Continue reading A Walk and Some Salmon

Chilliwack Summer Ends

Posted in Activities, birds, British Columbia, canada, Chilliwack, crow, fish, fishing, Gull, life, Nature, pictures, river, trees, Vedder River2 Comments

In Chilliwack, the summers are warm and partly cloudy and the winters are very cold, wet, and overcast. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 1 °C to 26 °C and is rarely below -6 °C or above 32 °C. Whoever wrote the above has no idea what “very cold” means.… Continue reading Chilliwack Summer Ends

From Cloudy & Smoky to Clear & Cool

Posted in Activities, apartment, balcony, birds, British Columbia, canada, Chilliwack, crow, fires, flight, Geese, life, Moon, Nature, pictures, sunrise, trees, weather, Wildlife

The last week or so, it has been very smoky here. I know this is fairly normal, and even though this is my first year here, I know the dry season lasted later than usual. Because it is so dry, there have been fires in the forests and the smoke had blocked my view of… Continue reading From Cloudy & Smoky to Clear & Cool

Walking Around the Great Blue Heron Nature Reserve

Posted in Activities, animals, beaver, birds, British Columbia, canada, Chilliwack, duck, life, Nature, pictures, walking, Wildlife1 Comment

I believe I have now covered every trail in this reserve and I know what to expect around each bend in the trail. It was pretty quiet when I was there yesterday. When talking to a volunteer later, I found out that the city had been out to demolish the beaver dams, which has now… Continue reading Walking Around the Great Blue Heron Nature Reserve

Did Someone Ask for Canada Geese?

Posted in Activities, animals, birds, British Columbia, canada, Chilliwack, duck, flight, goose, life, Nature, pictures, Squirrel, trees, walking, Wildlife3 Comments

I didn’t ask for Canada Geese, but I certainly enjoy watching them gather. I’ll be sorry to see them head south, but will be here to watch them when they return in the spring. I managed to get a few photos other than Canada Geese – Mallard Ducks, Grey Squirrel and a scenery shot –… Continue reading Did Someone Ask for Canada Geese?

Kangaroos and More

Posted in Activities, animals, birds, British Columbia, canada, cougar, critters, giraffe, Greater Vancouver Zoo, hippo, kangaroo, Kangaroo, Lemur, life, Ostrich, peacock, pelican, pictures, sheep, walking, Winnipeg, wolf, zoo

Yesterday, I decided to drive back to the Greater Vancouver Zoo. I had heard from a friend in Winnipeg, that 3 Kangaroos had been sent to this zoo from the Assiniboine Park Zoo recently. I haven’t seen any Kangaroos – so, of course, I had to go back again to look for them. I took… Continue reading Kangaroos and More

Walking Around Sardis Pond

Posted in Activities, animals, birds, blackbird, blog, British Columbia, canada, Chilliwack, Coot, critters, crow, duck, goose, grebe, heron, life, Nature, pictures, Sardis Park/Pond, trees, turtle, walking, Wildlife10 Comments

I love finding new places to walk, but always enjoy returning to my favourite spots too. Yesterday, it was time to return to Sardis Pond. Last time I was at this pond, there were hundreds of Canada Geese but this time, I could count the total numbers of them on one hand. Before leaving home… Continue reading Walking Around Sardis Pond

A New Section of the Vedder Rotary Trail – part 2

Posted in Activities, birds, canada, Chilliwack, crow, heron, kingfisher, life, Nature, pictures, trees, Vedder River, walking, Wildlife

I took so many photos along this trail yesterday that I couldn’t get them all into one post. So, to continue on my walk, I actually missed this guy perched on a tree right along the path. I saw him (or her) as he took flight and landed on a tree on the other side… Continue reading A New Section of the Vedder Rotary Trail – part 2

A New Section of the Vedder Rotary Trail

Posted in Activities, animals, birds, British Columbia, canada, chickadee, Chilliwack, Coyote, Coyote, critters, crow, fishing, Gull, horse, life, Nature, pictures, river, trees, Vedder River, walking, Wildlife2 Comments

Yesterday I had a couple of stops to make before heading out for my walk. So – when it was time to head over to the trail, I wasn’t sure how to get there from my current location. My handy-dandy map app was asked to direct me and I ended up in a new (to… Continue reading A New Section of the Vedder Rotary Trail

Return to the Greater Vancouver Zoo

Posted in Activities, animals, Bear, birds, British Columbia, canada, Caribou, critters, duck, Eagle, elk, flamingo, Food, giraffe, Greater Vancouver Zoo, Lemur, life, lion, Mara, muskox, Nature, Ostrich, peacock, sheep, tiger, tortoise, walking, weather, wolf, zebra, zoo

Yesterday was a beautiful day for another walk at the zoo (which is not in Vancouver) although the name kind of implies that it is in Vancouver. Oh Well. Before heading out I decided I should have the oil changed in my car, so I stopped at a nearby Mr. Lube location. Just as that… Continue reading Return to the Greater Vancouver Zoo