Category: spring

A Couple of Days in Riding Mountain National Park – part 2

Posted in Activities, animals, bear, birds, bison, blackbird, canada, critters, Eagle, gardens, life, loon, Manitoba, Nature, pictures, spring, travel, walking, Wildlife, Winnipeg

After leaving Wasagaming, I headed north towards the Wishing Well. There is (of course) a well to collect coins as you make your wish, but I go to take photos of the birds in the water and was hoping to find some fish in the little stream that runs through it. In the summer and… Continue reading A Couple of Days in Riding Mountain National Park – part 2

A Couple of Walks in Bird’s Hill Provincial Park – part 1

Posted in Activities, Bird's Hill Provincial Park, birds, canada, life, Manitoba, Nature, pictures, Provincial Park, spring, trees, walking, Wildlife

The provincial parks in Manitoba closed all the trails in their parks earlier this spring due to the extreme dry weather and the possibility of fires. There were several very large and out of control fires burning in the province at that time. After we finally got a few days of rain, the trails are… Continue reading A Couple of Walks in Bird’s Hill Provincial Park – part 1

A Stroll around Fort Whyte Alive

Posted in Activities, animals, birds, bison, canada, cormorant, critters, dove, duck, ducks, eagle, Eagle, Fort Whyte Alive, geese, goose, Gull, life, Manitoba, Merganser, Nature, pelican, pictures, spring, trees, walking, weather, Wildlife, Winnipeg

Spring means baby critters and a walk around Fort Whyte Alive seemed to be a good idea. Although I heard there were some Goslings there, I was unable to find them (this time). I did find critters and some large babies though. We are having beautiful weather now and I will be outside as much… Continue reading A Stroll around Fort Whyte Alive

Day 2 – part 2 at RMNP

Posted in Activities, critters, life, Manitoba, Nature, pictures, Riding Mountain National Park, snow, spring, travel, trees, walking, weather

After leaving the beaver, I returned to the highway and drove north, to check in at my usual spots (Grayling Lake & Moon Lake) as I looked for Bears and Moose along the way. I continued north of Moon Lake for awhile before turning back and heading south. Next stop was the Boreal Trail. This… Continue reading Day 2 – part 2 at RMNP

Day 2 at Riding Mountain National Park

Posted in Activities, animals, birds, canada, critters, flight, life, Manitoba, Moon, Nature, pictures, Riding Mountain National Park, spring, sunrise, trees, walking, Wildlife

I had decided I wasn’t going to set an alarm to get up and get out for the sunrises this trip – but amazingly enough, I work up early anyway. So – I headed out while it was still dark. I was greeted by the beautiful moon as soon as I went outside. It was… Continue reading Day 2 at Riding Mountain National Park

Finally – back to Riding Mountain National Park

Posted in Activities, birds, canada, ducks, geese, ice, life, Manitoba, Nature, pictures, Riding Mountain National Park, spring, travel, walking, weather, Wildlife

Last fall, I headed for Riding Mountain, but ended up with car problems and had to be towed back to Winnipeg. My last visit before then was in June of 2020 – so I was excited to make a 2 night booking at the Honeycomb Bed & Breakfast just outside the park. The weather was… Continue reading Finally – back to Riding Mountain National Park

Fort Whyte Alive this Morning

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Plenty of birds are arriving here in Manitoba after vacationing in the south over the winter. It is interesting to watch as they arrive here – some will stay for the summer and and some will head further north. I’ll be keeping my eye on the Bald Eagle nest, but not sure how much I’ll… Continue reading Fort Whyte Alive this Morning

My First trip to Beaudry Provincial Park

Posted in Activities, Assiniboine River, Beaudry Provincial Park, birds, canada, flight, geese, Manitoba, Nature, pictures, Provincial Park, spring, trees, walking, weather, Winnipeg

Until recently, I had not known about Beaudry Provincial Park. It is certainly the closest provincial park to the city, but isn’t well advertised. I had lived more in the eastern areas of Winnipeg and Beaudry is just to the west. It was a cloudy morning with a possibility of rain according to the forecast,… Continue reading My First trip to Beaudry Provincial Park

Back to Bird’s Hill Provincial Park – part 3

Posted in Activities, Bird's Hill Provincial Park, birds, canada, Manitoba, Nature, Provincial Park, snow, spring, trees, walking, weather, Wildlife, Winnipeg

It was a short drive from the beach parking lot to the next parking lot, so I was soon walking along the Cedar Bog trail. The snow was pretty much gone, so other than some muddy spots – walking was good. 🙂 I could hear Chickadees, but they were not showing themselves to me –… Continue reading Back to Bird’s Hill Provincial Park – part 3

Back to Bird’s Hill Provincial Park

Posted in Activities, bear, Bird's Hill Provincial Park, birds, canada, life, Manitoba, Nature, pictures, Provincial Park, spring, trees, walking, weather, Wildlife2 Comments

It has been over a month since my last slippery visit to the trails at Bird’s Hill Provincial Park. The trails weren’t very good with a lot of ice then, but they are much better now. Some spots are very wet and muddy though and some of the recent snow is still evident, but I… Continue reading Back to Bird’s Hill Provincial Park