Last summer my daughter and I enjoyed some time in the Kananaskis area. Beautiful scenery!
Views around Kananaskis
Category: Wildlife
Bighorn Sheep in Banff
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 […]
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An Eastern Chipmunk
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 […]
An Aquatic Rodent – the Muskrat
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 […]
Groundhog
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 […]
Wapiti
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 […]
Grizzlies
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 […]
Oh, Deer
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 […]
Painted Turtles at Point Pelee
If you ever get the chance to go to Point Pelee, be sure to go on the Marsh Boardwalk. It’s a floating boardwalk, and you can walk for about half a mile around the marsh on it. This gives you a good chance to see birds, fish, and turtles. The day we went we didn’t […]