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A New Section of the Vedder Rotary Trail

Posted in Activities, animals, birds, British Columbia, canada, chickadee, Chilliwack, Coyote, Coyote, critters, crow, fishing, Gull, horse, life, Nature, pictures, river, trees, Vedder River, walking, Wildlife2 Comments

Yesterday I had a couple of stops to make before heading out for my walk. So – when it was time to head over to the trail, I wasn’t sure how to get there from my current location. My handy-dandy map app was asked to direct me and I ended up in a new (to… Continue reading A New Section of the Vedder Rotary Trail

Walking Around Fort Whyte Alive with my Camera

Posted in Activities, apartment, birds, butterfly, chickadee, cormorant, dove, dragonflies, duck, Fort Whyte Alive, goldfinch, goose, life, Manitoba, Nature, pelican, pictures, robin, sparrow, trees, turtle, walking, weather, Wildlife, Winnipeg1 Comment

It felt like ages since I’ve been to Fort Whyte Alive, but really, it has only been a couple of weeks. Walks are never the same though. I get to watch different critters/birds/reptiles/insects each time. It was a beautiful day for a walk. The heat wave which has been around for a few days was… Continue reading Walking Around Fort Whyte Alive with my Camera

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

Day 2 – part 3 at RMNP

Posted in Activities, birds, canada, ducks, life, Manitoba, Nature, pictures, travel, trees, walking, Wildlife

After a yummy breakfast of French Toast & Bacon at the Whitehouse Bakery, I walked over to Ominnik Marsh for a short stroll. I didn’t stay at the marsh long and then headed back to Lake Katherine to check out the Loon’s Island Trail that starts there. I’ve gone a little bit into it before,… Continue reading Day 2 – part 3 at RMNP

Riding Mountain National Park is Open

Posted in Activities, animals, bear, birds, canada, critters, dragonflies, ducks, hawk, Manitoba, Nature, pictures, Riding Mountain National Park, travel, trees, Wildlife, Winnipeg2 Comments

Right after the Federal Government here announced that Riding Mountain National Park was opening – the Elkhorn Resort put their rooms on sale. All rooms for the same price – so I quickly picked a deluxe suite and booked 3 nights. I had packed my suitcase the night before I was leaving an had everything… Continue reading Riding Mountain National Park is Open

A Couple of Hours at Lockport with Pelicans (and friends)

Posted in birds, critters, ducks, flight, Flowers, lockport, Manitoba, Nature, pictures, Red River, walking, weather, wild flowers, Wildlife, Winnipeg

Yesterday looked like a nice day and I had nothing in my calendar – so I headed north to Lockport to see and photograph the Pelicans around the dam on the Red River. I pulled into the park on the east side of the river when I got there and walked over to see if… Continue reading A Couple of Hours at Lockport with Pelicans (and friends)

Back to the English Garden with my Camera

Posted in Assiniboine Park, birds, critters, Flowers, garden, gardens, Nature, pictures, Wildlife, Winnipeg4 Comments

I will warn you in advance that the pictures are not great and I obviously need more practice on moving birds, but I did diversify a bit, so the ones other than birds aren’t too hard to look at.  

Little Guys at Fort Whyte Alive

Posted in critters, Fort Whyte Alive, Nature, pictures, walking, Wildlife, Winnipeg

I got a few non-bird pictures while walking around at Fort Whyte Alive the other day. The next three were all crossing the path I was walking on. In a place like this (even right in the city) it is all natural and you never know what  you might find there.  I have seen caterpillars… Continue reading Little Guys at Fort Whyte Alive