This spring it seems like it has rained more often than other years. Our spring runoff wasn’t too bad, but then the rain started. We had flooding at our place, and all around us, there were people dealing with flooding. It has not been an easy spring for people. Places near the water were hit […]
Last summer my daughter and I enjoyed some time in the Kananaskis area. Beautiful scenery!
When our daughter and I were in Banff this summer, we were able to see some mountain sheep. To us, they looked like goats, but they are known as sheep. The males have long curved horns, but we didn’t see any of these. The ones we saw were females and young, as far as I […]
When we were at Balsam Lake Provincial Park recently, we were entertained by the chipmunks in the campsite. There was one that was particularly friendly and was anxious to get whatever treats there were around.Sometimes it seemed like he was posing and waiting for me to take his picture.The chipmunk stores food in its pouch […]
When the ice was going out, we noticed something down by the shore. As we got closer, we were able to see that it was a muskrat. I don’t think I’ve ever been that close to one in the wild, and so I found it fascinating. I couldn’t figure out what it was eating and […]
Our groundhog has come out of hibernation, as I’m sure its many relatives have. This one was at our neighbours, and looked like he/she was collecting leaves for the nest. It wasn’t very happy to see me, but didn’t run away. I think it thought if it turned its back, I might go away. The […]
At one time, elk (wapiti) were found across North America, but now are mostly found in western North America. By the late 1800’s they were no longer in Ontario. However, in recent years, there have been shipments of elk from Elk Island National Park, Alberta, to areas in Ontario. The Bancroft North Hastings area received […]
We had the opportunity to visit the BC Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre in Kamloops, B.C. in our travels last month. Their focus is on rehabilitating animals that are brought in to the centre – orphans and injured animals. They have some animals that have not been able to be rehabilitated and are there permanently. We found […]
We’ve had a lot more snow so far this winter, and now we have a lot more white-tailed deer coming around our yard to eat the dead flowers and our cedar trees. I don’t mind the dead vegetation being eaten, but it isn’t nice thinking about them eating our cedar already. Usually they don’t start […]