Tag: volunteer

Return to the Greater Vancouver Zoo

Posted in Activities, Alpaca, animals, Bear, British Columbia, canada, cheetah, critters, giraffe, Goat, Greater Vancouver Zoo, Jaguar, Lemur, leopard, life, Nature, pictures, rhino, tiger, walking, wolf, zebra, zoo1 Comment

It has been awhile since I’ve been at the zoo and it was a beautiful day today to make the trip there. The birds at the zoo are still not on display due to the avian flu. I sure miss my Ostrich buddy. This was only the 2nd time that I’ve seen the Rhino, but… Continue reading Return to the Greater Vancouver Zoo

Fort Whyte Alive after a Fresh Snow

Posted in Activities, animals, birds, canada, critters, eagle, flight, Fort Whyte Alive, geese, ice, Manitoba, Nature, pictures, snow, trees, weather, Wildlife, Winnipeg, winter

This morning I decided to head over to Fort Whyte Alive and so that is what I did and arrived a few minutes after they opened at 9:00 am. I stopped on the road as I was driving in to get a photo of some of the Canada Geese and Sea Gulls at the edge… Continue reading Fort Whyte Alive after a Fresh Snow

Keeping Safe

Posted in Activities, Africa, Africam, animals, apartment, assiniboine park zoo, Baking, birds, cat, critters, home, life, Nature, owl, pictures, Wildlife, zoo4 Comments

Covid-19 is not the first pandemic that has threatened this world – but it is the current one. There was no internet for the other big ones though, and this has been a method of spreading the information (both true and untrue information) quickly for this pandemic. So – how are you doing? I have… Continue reading Keeping Safe

Bears will be Bears

Posted in animals, Assiniboine Park, assiniboine park zoo, bear, critters, ice, Manitoba, pictures, snow, Winnipeg, winter, zoo5 Comments

The Polar Bears at the Assiniboine Park Zoo were having lots of fun yesterday. The 2 main participants in this wrestling match are Storm and York and then Willow makes an appearance at the end as she very slowly slid down the hill towards them. I could have stayed and watched them much longer, but… Continue reading Bears will be Bears

English Garden at Assiniboine Park

Posted in Activities, Assiniboine Park, birds, Flowers, garden, gardens, Nature, pictures, trees, walking, Winnipeg, zoo4 Comments

I am often in the Assiniboine Park because I volunteer at the zoo, but I seldom go into the English Garden, which is right beside the zoo.  Yesterday, I was early for my shift and decided to spend the extra time in the garden. I only had my phone with me, so the pictures are… Continue reading English Garden at Assiniboine Park