Friday 7 June 2024

*** 🇨🇦 *** June in Vancouver, British Colombia CANADA

 My third trip of any length to this great city on our west coast. Paradise for some and congested and very expensive for others. Such beauty deserves a blog post. My own follows …


Canada Place, the Burrard Inlet convention centre and cruise ship terminal

Built in the early 1900s Hudson’s Bay Company Vancouver 


Electric bus

Iconic Hotel Vancouver 


Stanley Park views



Yes, Army &  Navy still exists !




Korean Dogwood




Capilano Suspension Bridge Park



Granville Island … Yummy food to the extreme!








Sunday 12 May 2024

*** 🇨🇦 *** Spring in Rondeau Provincial Park, Ontario Canada in May 2024

An exciting trip. My second visit and this time during spring bird migration. One of the best places to see birds and I had the pleasure of a great guide! Thanks Gail!

The following are random photos and identification.




Sunrise on Lake Erie


Indigo Bunting … looking cool!


Orchard Oriole


Baltimore Oriole


Quite common Blue Jay


Cooperative Veery
Scarlet Tananger (AI)


Northern Cardinal (AI)

The star performer in Rondeau, the rare Prothonotary Warbler (AI)

Other things in the park too … 



Dutchman’s Breaches

Red Trillium 



Ontario Provincial flower, White Trillium taking 6 years to bloom!


Common Blue Violet



Canada Columbine 


Red Admiral Butterfly


Eastern Chipuunk


Blandings Turtle


Mute Swan and new life 2024 edition …

Thursday 7 March 2024

🇹🇭🇹🇭🇹🇭 JW Bangkok, Thailand - March 7, 2024 - Lumpini Park and a little bit more

 Well, my last full day in Thailand and a warm one at 37C so a short trip to Lumpini Park. A great 2 month trip filled with lots of relaxation and more than a few discoveries. My last few photos follow…

Oriental Magpie Robin


Chinese Pond Heron

Golden Chain Tree

Oriental Magpie Robin male

Myna looking like I feel some days!



Reminds me of something …

Multi religion corner …
I used AI to get the clarity…on this Yellow-vented Bulbul


*** 🇨🇦 *** June in Vancouver, British Colombia CANADA

  My third trip of any length to this great city on our west coast. Paradise for some and congested and very expensive for others. Such beau...