Tag: ducks

A Short Stroll before Vaccine Time

Posted in Activities, animals, Assiniboine Park, Assiniboine River, bear, birds, canada, critters, ducks, gardens, geese, ice, life, Manitoba, Nature, pictures, trees, walking, Wildlife, Winnipeg2 Comments

My COVID vaccine appointment is for the afternoon today, but I still need some time to walk (instead of sitting around on the computer at home) – so I went to Assiniboine Park to check out the English Garden and to see if I can find the Pileated Woodpecker again. No luck on finding the… Continue reading A Short Stroll before Vaccine Time

A Walk in the Snow

Posted in Activities, animals, birds, canada, critters, ducks, Fort Whyte Alive, geese, ice, life, Manitoba, Nature, pictures, snow, trees, walking, weather, Wildlife, Winnipeg, winter3 Comments

With the temperature hovering around 0C, I decided to head over to Fort Whyte Alive where I could walk. There is still snow on the ground, which arrived a few days ago. The forecast says the temperature will be up around 10C in a few days – but I’m not holding my breath. The water… Continue reading A Walk in the Snow

A Walk Around Kildonan Park

Posted in Activities, animals, birds, canada, critters, dog, ducks, Flowers, gardens, geese, hot air balloon, Kildonan Park, Manitoba, Nature, pet, pictures, walking, Wildlife, Winnipeg

On my drive out to Lockport the other day, I saw a hot air balloon floating in the sky. I remembered the day I finally had a ride in that balloon. I say finally – because it took several bookings before the weather was just right, but it was worth the wait. After that thought,… Continue reading A Walk Around Kildonan Park

What – Another Move???

Posted in Activities, apartment, birds, bison, canada, ducks, Fort Whyte Alive, geese, Manitoba, move, Nature, pictures, walking, Wildlife, Winnipeg, Winnpeg2 Comments

As many of you know, I lived in my little old house for 33 years. I sold it when I retired, since I wouldn’t be able to afford the upkeep on it with just my pensions. It was a very old house (built in 1900). I am currently in my 3rd apartment in the 4… Continue reading What – Another Move???

A Windy Morning at Oak Hammock Marsh

Posted in Activities, birds, ducks, flight, geese, Manitoba, Nature, Oak Hammock Marsh, pictures, Provincial Park, swans, walking, weather, Wildlife2 Comments

I had a few possibilities as to where I would go today, but I knew it had to be out of the city. Since the provincial parks are open, my first thought was the Whiteshell Provincial Park as it has been years since I have been there. It is a little over an hour to… Continue reading A Windy Morning at Oak Hammock Marsh

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

A Walk at Fort Whyte Alive

Posted in animals, birds, bison, critters, ducks, Fort Whyte Alive, ice, Manitoba, Nature, pictures, snow, trees, walking, weather, Wildlife, Winnipeg, winter2 Comments

Right after Christmas, I purchased a new coat during the boxing day sales.  It is much warmer than anything I have had before and would come in handy while volunteering at the zoo and walking at Fort Whyte Alive.  The weather was warmer than usual during this time, so I didn’t wear it until today… Continue reading A Walk at Fort Whyte Alive

Windchill at Fort Whyte Alive

Posted in Activities, animals, birds, bison, critters, Fort Whyte Alive, ice, Manitoba, Nature, pictures, trees, walking, weather, Wildlife, Winnipeg, winter

It looked like a beautiful morning today and the temperature was starting at -4C this morning and rising to -1C during the day.  Unfortunately the forecast didn’t mention the wind and therefore the windchill.  It wasn’t just that I just missed it, since I talked to others who said the same thing.  I didn’t realize… Continue reading Windchill at Fort Whyte Alive

Riding Mountain National Park in Early Fall – day 4

Posted in Activities, animals, birds, bison, critters, ducks, flight, hawk, Nature, pictures, Riding Mountain National Park, trees, vacation, Wildlife, Winnipeg

This is my last morning here and I decided to sleep in a bit and hang around for the breakfast that comes with the lodging.  I have an east facing window in my room and saw that there was no chance of a sunrise picture in the park anyway.  After I woke up, I packed… Continue reading Riding Mountain National Park in Early Fall – day 4

Riding Mountain National Park in Early Fall – day 1, part 4

Posted in Activities, animals, birds, critters, ducks, Flowers, gardens, Nature, pictures, Riding Mountain National Park, sunset, trees, walking, Wildlife2 Comments

After exiting the Bison enclosure, I headed to the Honeycomb Bed & Breakfast to get checked in.  I had a tour of the place, got the pictures all loaded onto my laptop to clear the camera card and relaxed a bit before heading back out. First stop was the Wishing Well, and the sprinklers had… Continue reading Riding Mountain National Park in Early Fall – day 1, part 4