Category: birds

Taking a Break from Packing

Posted in Activities, apartment, birds, canada, lockport, Manitoba, Nature, pictures, Wildlife, Winnipeg

I have quite a bit of my packing done and will be living with boxes for awhile. There isn’t much more I can do now since I am still living here for 3 1/2 weeks. I was going to head for Oak Hammock Marsh, but changed my mind while driving and went to Lockport to… Continue reading Taking a Break from Packing

What – Another Move???

Posted in Activities, apartment, birds, bison, canada, ducks, Fort Whyte Alive, geese, Manitoba, move, Nature, pictures, walking, Wildlife, Winnipeg, Winnpeg2 Comments

As many of you know, I lived in my little old house for 33 years. I sold it when I retired, since I wouldn’t be able to afford the upkeep on it with just my pensions. It was a very old house (built in 1900). I am currently in my 3rd apartment in the 4… Continue reading What – Another Move???

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

Pelicans at Lockport

Posted in Activities, birds, canada, flight, lockport, Manitoba, Nature, pictures, Wildlife

Pelicans are so much fun to watch. Sometimes they are a bit of a challenge to photograph, but I just keep snapping and usually end up with some fairly good photos. One thing I noticed today is the way they fish together. Each bird in the group dives at the same time and comes back… Continue reading Pelicans at Lockport

A Hot Summer Morning at Fort Whyte Alive

Posted in Activities, animals, birds, canada, critters, dragonflies, ducks, flight, geese, Grand Beach Provincial Park, Manitoba, Nature, pictures, Provincial Park, travel, trees, walking, weather, Whiteshell Provincial Park, Winnipeg

I had planned on heading out to either the Whiteshell Provincial Park or Grand Beach Provincial Park today, to spend some time with my feet in a lake. Unfortunately, rain was in the forecast, so I decided to hang out in Winnipeg and headed to Fort Whyte Alive. All signs of rain left and it… Continue reading A Hot Summer Morning at Fort Whyte Alive

Assiniboine Park – part 2

Posted in Activities, animals, Assiniboine Park, assiniboine park zoo, bear, birds, canada, critters, Manitoba, pictures, walking, Winnipeg, zoo2 Comments

After leaving the Gardens in Assiniboine Park, I headed over to visit the zoo. Some of the critters were very cooperative in providing a few photos for me to show you. Now, it was time to get out of the sun & heat, and to head for home.

Assiniboine Park

Posted in Activities, animals, Assiniboine Park, bear, birds, canada, Flowers, gardens, Manitoba, pictures, walking, Winnipeg, zoo2 Comments

A few days ago, I decided to head to Assiniboine Park and specifically to the English Garden/Leo Mol Sculpture Garden in the hope of finding Hummingbirds and/or Indigo Buntings. I did manage a few photos, but did not see any Hummingbirds or Buntings. A couple of days earlier I had seen the elusive Indigo Bunting… Continue reading Assiniboine Park

It is Coconut Time

Posted in animals, birds, canada, Coconut, critters, dog, dog walking, Manitoba, Nature, pet, pets, pictures, trees, walking, Wildlife, Winnipeg, yard

Anyone who has been reading my blog for awhile should be familiar with Coconut. He is a little Bichon Frise that I sometimes stay with while his family is out of town. Warning – very cute photos ahead. 🙂 I’ve never been known to ignore other photography possibilities, so I quickly moved on to a… Continue reading It is Coconut Time

Morning Stroll at Fort Whyte Alive

Posted in Activities, animals, birds, bison, canada, critters, ducks, Flowers, Fort Whyte, Fort Whyte Alive, Nature, pictures, walking, wild flowers, Wildlife, Winnipeg4 Comments

Living in the middle of a city, I have found that I need to spend time in nature as often as I can. Listening to critter sounds is what I need, instead of traffic or people yelling or sirens. I like to just stroll along casually, listening to or watching the birds and any other… Continue reading Morning Stroll at Fort Whyte Alive

Riding Mountain National Park – Day 3, part 1

Posted in animals, bear, birds, critters, Manitoba, Nature, pictures, Riding Mountain National Park, travel, trees, vacation, Wildlife

Another beautiful morning for my first drive of the day. I come here to see the critters – but the views are beautiful also. The Loons were gathering in the water, and I’m not sure what they were doing, but my zoom lens managed to get a few photos. Now, it was time for some… Continue reading Riding Mountain National Park – Day 3, part 1