Category: flight

Checking In at the Great Blue Heron Nature Reserve

Posted in Activities, birds, British Columbia, canada, Chilliwack, duck, ducks, flight, heron, life, Merganser, Nature, pictures, Toyota Yaris, trees, Vulture, walking, wildflowrs, Wildlife4 Comments

For the last 3 weeks or so, I have been doing lots of walking, but since my little Toyota was on vacation in another city, my walks have been limited to places near my apartment. There isn’t much in the way of nature near my apartment, so I didn’t have anything to take photos of.… Continue reading Checking In at the Great Blue Heron Nature Reserve

Beautiful Sunny Day at Cheam Lake Wetlands

Posted in Activities, birds, British Columbia, canada, Chilliwack, duck, flight, Geese, mountains, Nature, pictures, robin, swallows, trees, walking, weather, Wildlife

After a few cool and cloudy days – today was finally bright & sunny. I had been thinking of heading to the wetlands at Cheam Lake, but wanted a sunny day to get the gorgeous mountain views and blue skies. So – that is where I went for my walk this morning. When I was… Continue reading Beautiful Sunny Day at Cheam Lake Wetlands

Catching Up

Posted in birds, British Columbia, canada, Chilliwack, Eagle, flight, Gull, heron, life, mountains, Nature, pictures, river, Vedder River, walking, weather, Wildlife2 Comments

It has only been a little over a week since my last post, but it has been a busy few days. I was afraid that I had lost all the photos on my last walk, but luckily (since I was uploading on a pc that I hadn’t used in months), the automatically delete option was… Continue reading Catching Up

From Cloudy & Smoky to Clear & Cool

Posted in Activities, apartment, balcony, birds, British Columbia, canada, Chilliwack, crow, fires, flight, Geese, life, Moon, Nature, pictures, sunrise, trees, weather, Wildlife

The last week or so, it has been very smoky here. I know this is fairly normal, and even though this is my first year here, I know the dry season lasted later than usual. Because it is so dry, there have been fires in the forests and the smoke had blocked my view of… Continue reading From Cloudy & Smoky to Clear & Cool

Did Someone Ask for Canada Geese?

Posted in Activities, animals, birds, British Columbia, canada, Chilliwack, duck, flight, goose, life, Nature, pictures, Squirrel, trees, walking, Wildlife3 Comments

I didn’t ask for Canada Geese, but I certainly enjoy watching them gather. I’ll be sorry to see them head south, but will be here to watch them when they return in the spring. I managed to get a few photos other than Canada Geese – Mallard Ducks, Grey Squirrel and a scenery shot –… Continue reading Did Someone Ask for Canada Geese?

Just a Few Canada Geese

Posted in Activities, birds, British Columbia, canada, Chilliwack, crow, duck, flight, goose, life, Nature, pictures, Sardis Park/Pond, trees, turtle, walking, Wildlife

Canada Geese (& a few Snow Geese and ducks) have begun to gather where they can discuss their summer with friends & relatives before heading south for the winter. I was told by one of the regular walkers here that the numbers will increase to thousands (instead of just a few hundred) before they move… Continue reading Just a Few Canada Geese

Finally – Back to Riding Mountain National Park

Posted in Activities, animals, bear, birds, canada, cormorant, critters, deer, duck, flight, ice, life, Manitoba, Moose, Nature, osprey, pelican, pictures, Riding Mountain National Park, snow, trees, walking, weather, Wildlife, Winnipeg

Spring was so slow to arrive this year and there are spots where snow still exists (just days before June). I’ve been wanting to get to RMNP for ages. Last year I was there in April, but this year the roads have been under water or washed out in many places. The park had even… Continue reading Finally – Back to Riding Mountain National Park

Starting the Day off with a Drive to Lockport

Posted in Activities, birds, canada, cormorant, duck, flight, Gull, life, lockport, Manitoba, Nature, pelican, pictures, River Road, trees, weather

This has been a very bad spring with two blizzard/snow storms. The flooding from those storms mean that driving anywhere was taking a chance of getting very wet and/or breaking an axle on your vehicle by hitting giant potholes (many of which were hidden in large water puddles. So – I stayed home. Another storm… Continue reading Starting the Day off with a Drive to Lockport

Oak Hammock Marsh in the Snow

Posted in Activities, birds, canada, flight, geese, goose, ice, Manitoba, Nature, Oak Hammock Marsh, pictures, snow, spring, trees, walking, weather, Wildlife2 Comments

It has been several months since I’ve been to Oak Hammock Marsh. Yesterday I received an e-mail from them asking if I wished to renew my membership. The membership had expired a couple of years ago as during the pandemic the building had been closed. No membership is needed to walk the trails around the… Continue reading Oak Hammock Marsh in the Snow

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