Category: Winnipeg

Looking for an Owl

Posted in Activities, animals, Assiniboine Park, assiniboine park zoo, bear, birds, critters, dog, dog walking, dogs, eagle, garden, Leo, Manitoba, Nature, owl, pictures, Sunny, trees, walking, Wildlife, Winnipeg, zoo2 Comments

After walking the dogs this morning, I headed to the English Garden beside the Zoo at Assiniboine Park. Several people have been seeing a Barred Owl there and I wanted to see and photograph it also. I couldn’t find him though – even with the help of a friend who had seen him more than… Continue reading Looking for an Owl

Bears will be Bears

Posted in animals, Assiniboine Park, assiniboine park zoo, bear, critters, ice, Manitoba, pictures, snow, Winnipeg, winter, zoo5 Comments

The Polar Bears at the Assiniboine Park Zoo were having lots of fun yesterday. The 2 main participants in this wrestling match are Storm and York and then Willow makes an appearance at the end as she very slowly slid down the hill towards them. I could have stayed and watched them much longer, but… Continue reading Bears will be Bears

To Birds Hill Provincial Park for a Stroll

Posted in Activities, Bird's Hill Provincial Park, birds, Birds Hill Provncial Park, dog, exercise, Manitoba, Nature, pictures, Provincial Park, trees, walking, weather, Wildlife, Winnipeg, winter

It felt like spring here in Winnipeg and with a temperature forecast to be -1C, it was time to find a spot in nature. The Provincial parks offer free entrance in February, and it has been awhile since I’ve been there, so I put a few sunflower seeds in my pocket and headed there. I… Continue reading To Birds Hill Provincial Park for a Stroll

A Winter Walk at Fort Whyte Alive

Posted in Activities, animals, critters, family, Fort Whyte Alive, Manitoba, Nature, pictures, snow, trees, walking, weather, Wildlife, Winnipeg, winter8 Comments

It was a pretty chilly morning when I decided I needed a nature break, but nature was calling, so I bundled up and headed for Fort White Alive yesterday. You can see larger versions of these photos by clicking on them and scrolling through. I had almost finished the loop around, when I saw a… Continue reading A Winter Walk at Fort Whyte Alive

Assiniboine Park Zoo in the Winter

Posted in Activities, animals, Assiniboine Park, assiniboine park zoo, birds, critters, Nature, pictures, snow, tree, trees, walking, weather, Winnipeg, winter, zoo6 Comments

There is a lot of good views of the critters in the Assiniboine Park Zoo in the winter. Most of the animals live in the climate that we have here and get much more active in the winter than in the summer, when they would rather find a shady place to sleep. I went there… Continue reading Assiniboine Park Zoo in the Winter

Re-visit to the Canadian Museum for Human Rights

Posted in Canadian Museum for Human Rights, human rights, life, pictures, Red River, snow, The Forks, walking, Winnipeg, winter4 Comments

Last year I bought an annual membership to the Canadian Museum for Human Rights here in Winnipeg. I went 3 or 4 times and I wrote a few articles here about it, but then I got busy and didn’t go back. There is so much to see that several visits are necessary to absorb all… Continue reading Re-visit to the Canadian Museum for Human Rights

Fort Whyte Alive – Oct 20/19

Posted in Activities, birds, critters, family, flight, Fort Whyte Alive, geese, life, Manitoba, Nature, pictures, trees, walking, Wildlife, Winnipeg2 Comments

I spent the morning wandering around at Fort Whyte Alive and took a few photos. As usual, you can click on one and scroll through them at a larger size to see them better. Dedicated to my brother-in-law, John Panting (Oct 20/41 – May 9/19) John and my sister Sharon were married for 51 years… Continue reading Fort Whyte Alive – Oct 20/19

Winnipeg to Vancouver – Heading Home, day 3 & 4

Posted in Activities, animals, birds, cat, critters, family, Nature, pictures, swans, travel, vacation, Vancouver, walking, Wildlife, Winnipeg, zoo

It didn’t take long to get to Edmonton and since it was still morning, I thought I should find the Zoo and explore it. My GPS failed me though and although it got me fairly close (as I found out the next day), but it left me on a dead end street, saying “you have… Continue reading Winnipeg to Vancouver – Heading Home, day 3 & 4

Winnipeg to Vancouver – Heading for Home – Day 1 & 2

Posted in Activities, critters, home, ice, Nature, pictures, Port Coquitlam, snow, travel, trees, vacation, Vancouver, weather, Wildlife, Winnipeg4 Comments

I had not planned on heading for home for a few more days and today was supposed to be the day I went to Vancouver Island to spend a couple of days with my brother Doug and his wife Erin. But, when driving through the mountains on the way west, I noticed a sign that… Continue reading Winnipeg to Vancouver – Heading for Home – Day 1 & 2

Winnipeg to Vancouver – Day 7, Part 2

Posted in Activities, animals, birds, critters, family, flight, Flowers, gardens, houseplants, Nature, pictures, Port Coquitlam, travel, trees, vacation, Vancouver, walking, Wildlife, Winnipeg

We still had the afternoon left after finishing the Capilano Swinging Bridge walk, and Angie mentioned that there is an indoor conservatory combined with an aviary that she though we should take a look at. Birds and plants are high on my list of favourite things – so of course I agreed to this suggestion… Continue reading Winnipeg to Vancouver – Day 7, Part 2