Category: birds

Spending Some Time with Cats

Posted in Activities, animals, bear, birds, canada, cat, chickadee, critters, Dave, life, Manitoba, Nature, nuthatch, pets, pictures, Rodney, snow, Spencer, Winnipeg, winter

I’d like to introduce you to 3 cats who were in need of someone to spend time with them while their owners were away this week. Of course, I arrived with my camera and managed a few photos. Here are Spencer, Dave and Rodney! Spencer spends almost all of his day (& night) in the… Continue reading Spending Some Time with Cats

Taking Advantage of an Unusually Mild November Day

Posted in Activities, animals, Bird's Hill Provincial Park, birds, canada, chickadee, critters, deer, dog, junco, life, Manitoba, Nature, nuthatch, pictures, trees, walking, weather, Wildlife, Winnipeg4 Comments

Occasionally we have some above 0C temperatures in November, but usually by now, the days are mostly below 0C. So, with a predicted high of plus 9, I knew I would be out walking a trail or 2 in Bird’s Hill Provincial Park. The next 2 days are predicted to be even a little bit… Continue reading Taking Advantage of an Unusually Mild November Day

A Chilly Walk Around Assiniboine Park

Posted in Activities, animals, Assiniboine Park, birds, canada, critters, Flowers, gardens, geese, goose, junco, life, Manitoba, Nature, pictures, squirrel, trees, Turkey, walking, weather, Wildlife, Winnipeg

We are actually having amazing weather this year and now that we are into November, this certainly won’t last much longer. It was chilly when I went for my walk though. The temperature was about 1C with enough of a wind to make it feel colder. Of course, I managed a few photos on my… Continue reading A Chilly Walk Around Assiniboine Park

Morning Walk at Fort Whyte Alive

Posted in Activities, birds, canada, chickadee, critters, crow, duck, ducks, Fort Whyte Alive, goose, life, Manitoba, Nature, pictures, trees, walking, weather, Wildlife, Winnipeg

Autumn has arrived with quite a drop in temperature. We were lucky enough to have warm weather well into October, but reality is back with cloudy & cool days. I decided that a short drive to Fort Whyte Alive would give me a good walk and maybe some photo opportunities. Since the last photo was… Continue reading Morning Walk at Fort Whyte Alive

Last Stop of the Day – at Bunn’s Creek

Posted in Bird's Hill Provincial Park, birds, Blue Jay, Bunn's Creek, canada, FitBit, life, Manitoba, Nature, pictures, trees, walking, weather, Wildlife, Winnipeg

Heading home after the morning in Bird’s Hill Provincial Park, I decided that since I would be very close to Bunn’s Creek, I might as well make one more stop of the day for my last stroll. The only bird who stopped to pose for me, was this beautiful Blue Jay – and I had… Continue reading Last Stop of the Day – at Bunn’s Creek

Chickadee Trail at Birds Hill Provincial Park

Posted in Activities, Bird's Hill Provincial Park, birds, Blue Jay, canada, chickadee, FitBit, junco, nuthatch2 Comments

I always seem to keep repeating the same trails every time I go to Birds Hill Provincial Park, but this morning I decided in advance that it is time I tried the Chickadee Trail. I was at the entrance to the trail a few years ago when a good friend (Judy) brought me out there… Continue reading Chickadee Trail at Birds Hill Provincial Park

Adventures in Pet Sitting

Posted in Activities, animals, apartment, birds, cat, critters, dogs, Dublyn, Harry, junco, Leo, life, Manitoba, pet, pets, pictures, sparrow, Timmy, Winnipeg

Most of you know that I love all critters. Unfortunately, since selling my home, I have been living in apartments that do not allow pets. The ones that do allow pets are usually more expensive to rent and my retirement income doesn’t give me enough to rent one of those. So, when my nephew contacted… Continue reading Adventures in Pet Sitting

Last Stop on the Way Home

Posted in Activities, birds, canada, duck, ducks, Flowers, gardens, geese, goose, Kildonan Park, life, Manitoba, Nature, pictures, trees, walking, weather, Wildlife, Winnipeg

After leaving the Captain Kennedy House & Gardens, I continued along River Road until I got to the highway that turns into Main Street as we head back to Winnipeg. Right on Main Street is Kildonan Park, so I had to turn into there. 😉 First stop (well the only stop, since I walked to… Continue reading Last Stop on the Way Home

A Morning at Lockport

Posted in Activities, birds, canada, cormorant, flight, geese, goose, Gull, life, lockport, Manitoba, Nature, pictures, trees, walking, weather, Wildlife, Woodpecker

I decided to head north to Lockport to see if any Pelicans were still hanging out there. It was a beautiful morning and I enjoyed the drive. When I reached Lockport, I headed for the little park where I can usually get some decent photos, but the bridge construction has pretty much blocked off the… Continue reading A Morning at Lockport

My Walk at Fort Whyte Alive

Posted in Activities, animals, birds, bison, canada, chickadee, cormorant, critters, duck, flight, Fort Whyte Alive, goose, life, Manitoba, Nature, pelican, pictures, robin, trees, walking, Wildlife, Winnipeg3 Comments

It was a beautiful morning today, so I decided to head over to Fort Whyte Alive for my morning walk. If you click on the first photo of each group, you can scroll through larger pictures. I put a lot of photos in this one, so smaller ones are shown on this page. On the… Continue reading My Walk at Fort Whyte Alive