Tag: ducks

A Brisk Walk on a Chilly Day

Posted in birds, British Columbia, canada, chickadee, Chilliwack, cormorant, duck, Eagle, flight, Great Blue Heron Nature Reserv, hummingbird, ice, life, Nature, pictures, Towhee, tree, walking, weather, Wildlife4 Comments

This is my 2nd winter in Chilliwack after my move from Winnipeg, Manitoba (sometimes called Winterpeg, Man Its cold. It was quite mild here last winter (my first B.C. winter), but I think some of the Manitoba weather has now found me. I can’t complain too much, since there is no snow on the ground and… Continue reading A Brisk Walk on a Chilly Day

I Walked the Whole Trail

Posted in Activities, birds, blog, British Columbia, Browne Creek Wetlands, canada, Chilliwack, duck, Eagle, FitBit, flight, Geese, Great Blue Heron Nature Reserv, Gull, life, mountains, Nature, pictures, river, trees, Vedder River, Vedder River Rotary Trail11 Comments

Since I moved to B.C. about a year and a half ago, I have been walking quite a bit. I have several favourite places to walk, but there is one that is a little over 18 km to walk. I have walked it all – but not in one day – until Yesterday! I wasn’t… Continue reading I Walked the Whole Trail

A Walk at the Great Blue Heron Nature Reserve

Posted in Activities, American Wigeon, birds, British Columbia, canada, Chilliwack, duck, heron, life, mountains, Nature, pictures, trees, walking, weather

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

I Am BACK

Posted in Activities, animals, birds, British Columbia, bunny, canada, Chilliwack, crow, duck, ducks, Great Blue Heron Nature Reserv, life, Nature, pictures, Sardis Park/Pond, Towhee, trees, turtle, turtle, walking, Wildlife2 Comments

After downloading and trying several different photo apps, and having trouble with the new learning curves, I was almost at the giving up point. But a couple of days ago, I saw a link to download my trusty old and no longer available photo app – Microsoft Photo Gallery. I clicked on that link and… Continue reading I Am BACK

I Had to Go Back to the Great Blue Heron Reserve

Posted in birds, blog, British Columbia, canada, Chilliwack, Coot, dove, duckling, goose, gosling, heron, Nature, Sardis Park/Pond, Towhee, trees, turtle, walking, Waxwing, Wildlife8 Comments

After seeing the adorable Great Blue Heron chick on my last drive over to the reserve, I knew that I’d be back on the next sunny day – so that is where I went yesterday. The above Mourning Dove and the below Spotted Towhee were both very co-operative & the Towhee even allowed photos with… Continue reading I Had to Go Back to the Great Blue Heron Reserve

Checking In at the Great Blue Heron Nature Reserve

Posted in Activities, birds, British Columbia, canada, Chilliwack, duck, ducks, flight, heron, life, Merganser, Nature, pictures, Toyota Yaris, trees, Vulture, walking, wildflowrs, Wildlife4 Comments

For the last 3 weeks or so, I have been doing lots of walking, but since my little Toyota was on vacation in another city, my walks have been limited to places near my apartment. There isn’t much in the way of nature near my apartment, so I didn’t have anything to take photos of.… Continue reading Checking In at the Great Blue Heron Nature Reserve

Beautiful Sunny Day at Cheam Lake Wetlands

Posted in Activities, birds, British Columbia, canada, Chilliwack, duck, flight, Geese, mountains, Nature, pictures, robin, swallows, trees, walking, weather, Wildlife

After a few cool and cloudy days – today was finally bright & sunny. I had been thinking of heading to the wetlands at Cheam Lake, but wanted a sunny day to get the gorgeous mountain views and blue skies. So – that is where I went for my walk this morning. When I was… Continue reading Beautiful Sunny Day at Cheam Lake Wetlands

Continuing on the Vedder Rotary Trail – part 1

Posted in Activities, birds, British Columbia, canada, Chilliwack, duck, FitBit, life, mountains, Nature, pictures, robin, sparrow, trees, Vedder River, walking, Wildlife, Woodpecker

Today’s plan was to reach the bridge on the trail and cross the river to the other side. Next time I will park at the bridge and continue. I believe that this will be the 1/2 way mark – but I could be wrong – LOL I am starting in the Great Blue Heron Nature… Continue reading Continuing on the Vedder Rotary Trail – part 1

A Little Walk on a Cloudy Morning

Posted in Activities, birds, British Columbia, canada, Chilliwack, duck, Geese, life, mountains, Nature, pictures, river, trees, walking, weather3 Comments

Yesterday I received a letter from BCAA telling me that my payment had not gone through on my credit card on file and my membership would be cancelled if not rectified. About a week earlier, I had phoned them to renew this membership and was told that it had already been renewed. So, since I… Continue reading A Little Walk on a Cloudy Morning

I am Not used to having Spring in January

Posted in Activities, birds, British Columbia, canada, duck, Eagle, life, Nature, pictures, river, spring, trees, Vedder River, walking, weather, Wildlife2 Comments

Being a lifelong Manitoba resident (until I moved west last summer), I am used to extreme cold with spring finally showing up around the end of March (sometimes) or April (more often). I am loving the British Columbia weather. This may be a one-time thing and next winter may last longer, but I am taking… Continue reading I am Not used to having Spring in January