Back to Cheam Lake Wetlands

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The last time I was at the wetlands, I could see some of the ducks and geese dying – probably due to the Avian Influenza which was a problem last year during migration. I did not post any photos or write a blog about it at the time because I found it very upsetting. The… Continue reading Back to Cheam Lake Wetlands

Autumn Has Arrived

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With the changing seasons as Autumn arrives we are getting weather that is a little chillier at night with less daylight hours and quite a bit of rain. There are still some beautiful sunny days and for those I normally get out walking. Yesterday I went back to the Great Blue Heron Nature Reserve for… Continue reading Autumn Has Arrived

A Walk at the Great Blue Heron Nature Reserve

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It is a little damp & chilly here now after a few days of rain (still more to come), but I headed out to the Great Blue Heron Nature Reserve for a walk. My only hope is that there would be no dead or dying birds out there – and there wasn’t! You can see… Continue reading A Walk at the Great Blue Heron Nature Reserve

Walking Around in the Wetlands

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You can click on one photo and scroll through all of them in a larger size.

Beautiful Morning at Cheam Lake Wetlands

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It was an absolutely gorgeous morning as I headed out to the wetlands this morning. As usual, you can click on the first photo and scroll through them in larger sizes than what you see here.

Not Many Birds Around – so Here are Fall Leafs

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I went for a walk at the Great Blue Heron Reserve this morning since the weather was beautiful and I had to get out and walk. I don’t know where all the birds are these day – but I did get to see and photograph a few birds when I was almost ready to head… Continue reading Not Many Birds Around – so Here are Fall Leafs

Sights While Walking At The Great Blue Heron Nature Reserve

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As before, I have put all the photos in one block, so you can scroll through and see the full photos, which are cropped to fit by Word Press. As I was thinking about heading out, I decided to take one more walk around to the other side of the reserve. While I was looking… Continue reading Sights While Walking At The Great Blue Heron Nature Reserve

The Start of My Second Vedder Rotary Trail Walk

Posted in Activities, birds, British Columbia, Chilliwack, fish, fishing, flicker, Great Blue Heron Nature Reserv, Gull, heron, life, mountains, Nature, pictures, river, trees, Vedder River, Vedder River Rotary Trail, walking, wild flowers, wilidlife30 Comments

Since arriving in Chilliwack and tackling the Vedder Rotary Trail last year, I have only visited bits & pieces of the trail – but a couple of days ago, I decided I would walk further and see how that went. I started at the bridge on Vedder Road at the zero marker and I walked… Continue reading The Start of My Second Vedder Rotary Trail Walk

Lots of Bird Action at Cheam Lake Wetlands

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This morning I decided that it was time to take a drive to the Cheam Lake Wetlands again. Now that autumn is arriving, I thought there might be more birds around and there were. A beautiful Great Blue Heron was happy to pose for a few photos. The Canada Geese were coming in waves after… Continue reading Lots of Bird Action at Cheam Lake Wetlands

My First Trip to Whistler

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I went on another senior’s bus trip a couple of day ago – to Whistler in British Columbia. It was a beautiful day! Unfortunately, I left my camera at home, so the photos today were taken on my phone. The above photo has nothing to do with the trip to Whistler, but it is a… Continue reading My First Trip to Whistler