Category: Birds Hill Provincial Park

A Drive through 3 Manitoba Provincial Parks in 1 Day

Posted in Activities, apartment, birds, Birds Hill Provincial Park, canada, Grand Beach Provincial Park, Manitoba, Nature, pictures, Provincial Park, Riding Mountain National Park, walking, Whiteshell Provincial Park, Winnipeg

When I left the apartment this morning I hadn’t planned on driving through 3 Provincial Parks – but I did. When I returned home, I decided to find out how many Provincial Parks are in Manitoba – maybe I can set a higher goal for another drive. 🙂 Google search tells me there are 92… Continue reading A Drive through 3 Manitoba Provincial Parks in 1 Day

An Afternoon Walk in the Park

Posted in Activities, animals, birds, Birds Hill Provincial Park, exercise, family, Manitoba, Mom, Nature, pictures, Provincial Park, spring, trees, walking, weather, Wildlife, Winnipeg, winter

Yesterday was Mother’s Day – so a belated Mother’s Day to all the mothers. Hope you had a good day. Social distancing makes it hard to get the hugs, but hopefully everyone got a phone call. My daughter called me and we had a lovely chat just before I headed out for my walk. We… Continue reading An Afternoon Walk in the Park

A Drive through Birds Hill Park

Posted in animals, birds, Birds Hill Provincial Park, Chester, critters, dog, Moon, Nature, pets, Photo Challenge, pictures, Provincial Park, snow, sunrise, trees, walking, weather, Wildlife, Winnipeg, winter, zoo

It was a sunny, but chilly day this morning when I decided to drive out to Birds Hill Park, which is just north of the city.  It is free entry into Provincial Parks in February so it seemed like a good day to go. I  realized that I wasn’t dressed warm enough to go on… Continue reading A Drive through Birds Hill Park

Spring in February?

Posted in animals, birds, Birds Hill Provincial Park, critters, Fort Whyte Alive, ice, Nature, pictures, snow, spring, trees, walking, weather, Wildlife, Winnipeg, winter7 Comments

I certainly wouldn’t have believed it and I still don’t, but the Canada Geese have returned already predicting a very early spring.   I still expect some major cold weather and snow storms and hope the geese will be ok. But – the critters seem to know the weather and their forecasts are often more accurate… Continue reading Spring in February?

Feeding the Chickadees

Posted in birds, Birds Hill Provincial Park, critters, dog, friends, Nature, pet, pictures, weather, Wildlife, winter13 Comments

For the last 3 months or so on Facebook, I  have been posting a picture of the day – which is to continue for an entire year.  One of my favourite subjects has been a little Chickadee who comes to visit and grab a bite or two from my little supply of food I have… Continue reading Feeding the Chickadees