Author: mavimet

Hi - I'm Mavis. I love to travel, I love to take pictures and I love to write about whatever comes into my head. Follow my blog at mavimet.com

A Little Walk

Posted in Activities, birds, blog, British Columbia, canada, Chilliwack, Flowers, heron, life, Nature, phone, pictures, trees, walking, weather4 Comments

This morning I had an appointment at my bank (or I thought I did – but more on that later). My car is on vacation in another city, so I got up nice & early to have enough time to walk there. I have walked this distance a few times since I moved here about… Continue reading A Little Walk

Greater Vancouver Zoo

Posted in Activities, animals, Bear, bunny, cheetah, fox, giraffe, hippo, tiger5 Comments

I had to head for the Vancouver area this morning and decided to leave a bit earlier than required, so I could stop in at the Zoo. Looking back at my posts, it seems my last visit there was in March. The last time I was there, the birds were still under lock-down due to… Continue reading Greater Vancouver Zoo

I Am BACK

Posted in Activities, animals, birds, British Columbia, bunny, canada, Chilliwack, crow, duck, ducks, Great Blue Heron Nature Reserv, life, Nature, pictures, Sardis Park/Pond, Towhee, trees, turtle, turtle, walking, Wildlife2 Comments

After downloading and trying several different photo apps, and having trouble with the new learning curves, I was almost at the giving up point. But a couple of days ago, I saw a link to download my trusty old and no longer available photo app – Microsoft Photo Gallery. I clicked on that link and… Continue reading I Am BACK

Taking a Break

Posted in Activities, birds, British Columbia, canada, Chilliwack, hummingbird, Nature5 Comments

Hopefully this is just a short break, but the problem is that my pc died. It really did not owe me anything. It started off as a Windows 7 and each time (until now) I could just upgrade it as windows upgraded and keep going. But Windows 11 was out of reach. Then, the pc… Continue reading Taking a Break

My First Trip Across the Border in YEARS

Posted in Activities, birds, British Columbia, canada, Chilliwack, life, Nature, osprey, pictures, travel, USA, Washington, weather, whales, Wildlife3 Comments

When I lived in Winnipeg I used to cross the border and head into the United States on a fairly regular basis. COVID made an end to that and I really hadn’t thought about going again. After moving to B.C. I was even closer to the border than when I lived in Winnipeg and I… Continue reading My First Trip Across the Border in YEARS

A Walk Around Sardis Pond in Sardis Park

Posted in Activities, birds, British Columbia, butterfly, canada, Chilliwack, crow, duck, duckling, Geese, gosling, life, Nature, pets, pictures, Sardis Park/Pond, turtle, walking, Wildlife2 Comments

The pond in Sardis Park is actually quite small, but it certainly attracts the birds and critters to it. Usually I take about 3 walks around the pond. Mom Mallard Duck with plenty of ducklings and a zoomed in photo to get a closer look.

Great Blue Herons and Bald Eagles

Posted in Activities, birds, British Columbia, bunny, canada, Chilliwack, Eagle, hawk, heron, life, Nature, Riding Mountain National Park, Towhee, trees, walking, wilidlife4 Comments

Obviously these birds are not friends – but they do have an interesting relationship that I was not aware of when I arrived here last summer. Back in Manitoba where I spent most of my life, I would see Bald Eagles on a regular basis, but very seldom saw Great Blue Herons. I would always… Continue reading Great Blue Herons and Bald Eagles

I Had to Go Back to the Great Blue Heron Reserve

Posted in birds, blog, British Columbia, canada, Chilliwack, Coot, dove, duckling, goose, gosling, heron, Nature, Sardis Park/Pond, Towhee, trees, turtle, walking, Waxwing, Wildlife8 Comments

After seeing the adorable Great Blue Heron chick on my last drive over to the reserve, I knew that I’d be back on the next sunny day – so that is where I went yesterday. The above Mourning Dove and the below Spotted Towhee were both very co-operative & the Towhee even allowed photos with… Continue reading I Had to Go Back to the Great Blue Heron Reserve

Finally – A Baby Heron!

Posted in Activities, birds, British Columbia, canada, Chilliwack, duck, duckling, Flowers, heron, life, Nature, pictures, Sardis Park/Pond, turtle, walking, Wildlife

Each time I headed out to the Great Blue Heron Nature Reserve, I was hoping to see a baby – and until today, it was always just wishful thinking. But today -I found one in a nest with a parent standing guard. It is difficult to even see the nests with all the green leaves… Continue reading Finally – A Baby Heron!

Another Beautiful Morning for a Walk

Posted in Activities, birds, bunny, Damselfly, dragonflies, duck, kingbird, robin, sparrow, swallows, Towhee1 Comment

After a couple of days of rain, the sun has returned and the day should be very warm (or hot) late in the afternoon. So, morning was a great time to head out for a walk. This little bunny was coming right up to me – no zoom used at all here. Then he moved… Continue reading Another Beautiful Morning for a Walk