Saturday 19 October 2024

Saskatchewan Canada 🇨🇦 August and September

A few pics from late summer …

Swainson’s Hawk

Not so common Leopard frog

Red Underwing moth


Moose Jaw car show

Buffalo Pound Provincial Park

Western Spiderwort wildflower

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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 …

Saskatchewan Canada 🇨🇦 August and September

A few pics from late summer … Swainson’s Hawk Not so common Leopard frog Red Underwing moth Moose Jaw car show Buffalo Pound Provincial Park...