Tag: birds

On My Balcony

Posted in Activities, apartment, balcony, birds, Blue Jay, canada, Flowers, life, Manitoba, Nature, pets, pictures, trees, Wildlife, Winnipeg2 Comments

First thing this morning, I made a cup of coffee and then sat out on my balcony to drink it. Of course, I had my camera with me, just in case any critters showed themselves. The one Petunia planter could use another plant or 2, so I decided to head over to the Superstore gardening… Continue reading On My Balcony

A Couple of Days in Riding Mountain National Park – part 3

Posted in Activities, animals, bear, birds, bison, canada, life, Manitoba, Nature, osprey, pelican, pictures, Riding Mountain National Park, sunset, trees, Wildlife

After leaving the Black Bear with hidden cubs, I returned to the Bison enclosure to head back to the highway. Of course, I took more photos of the Bison and when I saw a couple of Pelicans flying above, I took a photo of them too. On the drive back to the highway, I stopped… Continue reading A Couple of Days in Riding Mountain National Park – part 3

A Morning Walk at Oak Hammock Marsh – part 2

Posted in Activities, birds, canada, duck, ducks, geese, goose, life, Manitoba, Nature, Oak Hammock Marsh, pelican, pictures, swans, walking, Wildlife, Winnipeg

At this point, I was almost finished with my walk through and around the marsh and was heading back to the car. I was going to drive to the north side of the property and go for another walk there. Before I left though I really wanted to get a decent photo of some birds… Continue reading A Morning Walk at Oak Hammock Marsh – part 2

A Morning at Assiniboine Park

Posted in Activities, Assiniboine Park, birds, canada, ducks, gardens, Manitoba, Nature, pictures, tree, trees, Wildlife, Winnipeg2 Comments

Even though I often walk at the same places, each trip is different because different critters & birds might show themselves. This trip certainly had some of the birds that I’ve been wanting to find for some time. A Canada Goose family was in front of me and I noticed how large the Goslings are… Continue reading A Morning at Assiniboine Park

A Couple of Walks in Bird’s Hill Provincial Park – part 2

Posted in Activities, Bird's Hill Provincial Park, birds, canada, critters, FitBit, flight, Gull, life, Manitoba, Nature, pictures, trees, walking, Wildlife

The walk back to the car along the 2 trails was a nice walk again, but the birds and critters kept themselves hidden. I then drove over to the West Beach Parking lot and began walking the trail that goes around the lakes. This time, I walked the beach area first and then up and… Continue reading A Couple of Walks in Bird’s Hill Provincial 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

Sturgeon Creek and Assiniboine Park

Posted in Activities, animals, Assiniboine Park, Assiniboine River, birds, canada, critters, flight, Flowers, gardens, Manitoba, Nature, pictures, swallows, trees, walking, Wildlife, Winnipeg

This morning I decided to make a return trip to Sturgeon Creek. I could hear lots of birds singing, but was unable to get any photos of any of them – other than some swallows who I am guessing are Bank Swallows that nest along the bank. The photos of the swallows are not great,… Continue reading Sturgeon Creek and Assiniboine Park

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 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