Category: birds

Wandering Around at the Assiniboine Park Zoo

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The Zoo and the English Gardens (both in Assiniboine Park) are almost right beside each other, so after leaving the Gardens, I headed over to the zoo yesterday. The cooler temperatures of autumn mean that many (but not all) of the critters are more active than in the summer. I finally managed a decent shot… Continue reading Wandering Around at the Assiniboine Park Zoo

Walking Through the English Gardens and Leo Mol Sculpture Garden

Posted in Activities, animals, Assiniboine Park, birds, canada, critters, Flowers, gardens, geese, Manitoba, Nature, pictures, walking, weather, Winnipeg, zoo

It was a cool morning, but the sun was shining and I went for a walk through the English Gardens. I knew there would be some birds around, but didn’t think any of the flowers would have survived the couple of frosty mornings we’ve had in the last week or so. The first 2 photos… Continue reading Walking Through the English Gardens and Leo Mol Sculpture Garden

A Fall Evening at Fort Whyte Alive

Posted in Activities, birds, canada, flight, Fort Whyte Alive, geese, Manitoba, Nature, pictures, sunset, trees, weather, Wildlife, Winnipeg

I thought it would be interesting to take morning photos at Fort Whyte Alive on the same day that I had booked to visit in the evening for the Sunset Goose Flights. I have never been to Fort Whyte Alive in the evening before. They normally close at 6:00 pm. I arrived just before 6:30… Continue reading A Fall Evening at Fort Whyte Alive

A Fall Morning at Fort Whyte Alive

Posted in Activities, animals, birds, bison, canada, critters, ducks, flight, Fort Whyte Alive, geese, Manitoba, Nature, pictures, trees, walking, weather, Wildlife, Winnipeg

As I mentioned in my last post, I was at Fort Whyte Alive in the morning the other day and took several more photos than what I showed. Here they are! It was a cloudy morning, but the critters and the fall colours didn’t fail me. I was already booked to return in the evening… Continue reading A Fall Morning at Fort Whyte Alive

More on my Vehicle

Posted in Activities, apartment, birds, canada, Fort Whyte Alive, geese, life, Manitoba, Moon, Nature, pictures, Riding Mountain National Park, sunset, trees, walking, weather

It has now been more than a week since my aborted trip to Riding Mountain National Park. My vehicle was in the shop from Thursday, when I returned home until Tuesday. The problem was the timing chain along with some damage done by the timing chain. The dealership (Murray Chev Olds) where I originally purchased… Continue reading More on my Vehicle

A Quicker Trip to Riding Mountain than Planned – part 2

Posted in Activities, animals, apartment, bear, birds, canada, cat, critters, dog, Flowers, Food, friends, home, life, Manitoba, Nature, pictures, Riding Mountain National Park, travel, trees, walking, Wildlife, Winnipeg

Today I’ll fill in some of the blanks from yesterday’s post – just for something different. 🙂 After I found out that the car shouldn’t be driven, I called Cindy at the Honeycomb Bed & Breakfast to cancel my 2 nights. Soon after that I found out that the car wouldn’t be towed until the… Continue reading A Quicker Trip to Riding Mountain than Planned – part 2

A Quicker trip to Riding Mountain than planned

Posted in Activities, apartment, bear, birds, canada, Flowers, gardens, life, Manitoba, Nature, pictures, Riding Mountain National Park, sunrise, travel, Wildlife, Winnipeg

The trip started out nice & early as usual and I was in Portage la Prairie for the sunrise. All was going fine until I slowed down for a town on the highway and the car started making an annoying noise. As I past the town and sped up again, the noise disappeared. Then I… Continue reading A Quicker trip to Riding Mountain than planned

Looking for Hummingbirds

Posted in Activities, Assiniboine Park, birds, flight, Flowers, gardens, Manitoba, Nature, pictures, walking, weather, Wildlife, Winnipeg

I haven’t been to the English Gardens looking for Hummingbirds for awhile – and the last time I went to the Gardens was a chilly morning, so they weren’t active yet. Today, I went in the afternoon when it was nice & warm. Unfortunately, they were too fast this time – LOL – but I… Continue reading Looking for Hummingbirds

The English Garden in Assiniboine Park

Posted in Assiniboine Park, birds, canada, critters, ducks, flight, Flowers, garden, geese, Nature, pets, pictures, walking, Winnipeg5 Comments

This morning I decided to head over to the English Garden in Assiniboine Park to see if I could find any Hummingbirds or Indigo Buntings. I did see one hummingbird, but it didn’t stay long enough for a photo – and I didn’t see an Indigo Bunting, but think I heard one. So – I… Continue reading The English Garden in Assiniboine Park

A Walk Around Kildonan Park

Posted in Activities, animals, birds, canada, critters, dog, ducks, Flowers, gardens, geese, hot air balloon, Kildonan Park, Manitoba, Nature, pet, pictures, walking, Wildlife, Winnipeg

On my drive out to Lockport the other day, I saw a hot air balloon floating in the sky. I remembered the day I finally had a ride in that balloon. I say finally – because it took several bookings before the weather was just right, but it was worth the wait. After that thought,… Continue reading A Walk Around Kildonan Park