Canadian Geese & Families

Amherstview, ON

Welcome Back!

Sorry for the delay again in posting! I have no excuse, just that I was busy with my crafts and it was good to take a much needed summer break! I have missed my photos and posting to the blog however, so hopefully, I am back for awhile!

I managed to get out on a couple of tours this summer..one was the puffin tour...I have been wanting to go for so long and finally got to go and then it was too windy to land on the island, so we were just able to tour around it in a small skiff! I did manage to get some great pics though, so all is good--I will definitely try again next year!

When Brooke and Carter were down in August, we went on a whale watch cruise and did get to see some whales...we saw a pod of fin whales and some minke whales. We also saw some seals and a lot of sea birds too. I'll try to post these within the next year! haha

Today, I am posting some pics from 2015, taken at the Fairfield Historical Park in Amherstview. This was a popular walking trail for us as it was short and sweet and we always saw ducks, geese, etc.

In the spring there are tons of geese and their babies and here are some pics of them! More next time too!

Have a great week!

More From The Toronto Zoo

Toronto, Ontario

Welcome back and Happy New Year! I can't believe we are in 2018 already..time flies when you are having fun, I guess!

We enjoyed our time visiting family in Ontario, but it sure was cold there as well as a ton of snow, which we were lucky enough to drive thru...I say that sarcastically! :-)

Anyway, we are now home and relaxing a bit before we are back to work...

Here are some different animals this time, some wild, some not so...

The first three pics are of the Greater Kudu, who is found in the African Savanna area. The next pic and the only good one I got is of the River Hippopotamus who is also from Africa. The rest of the pics are of a Canadian Goose family and its various members, who were out enjoying the sun with a swim through one of the water areas. Too cute not to take a couple of pics, right?

Enjoy your week!

Happy Family Day!

Napanee, Ontario

Welcome Back and Happy Family Day!

It just so happened that I was starting the waterfowl this week anyway, but better way to celebrate Family Day, than with a family of geese! These two parents were swimming around with all their babies...I counted 18! Wow, I found it hard keeping track of two when my kiddies were babies! :-)

Anyway, these were taken in June 2015 at the Napanee Conservation Area Park (or the waterfall park as we affectionately call it!) I have a "few" more to highlight over the next few weeks and then some of the beloved heron...

We spent most of Saturday with the girlies as Brooke is home for Reading Week...we had a nice lunch at Wild Wings and then went for a walk in the park...After, we watched a movie and played cards too! Not too bad a day considering I had to work Saturday morning! :-(

More next time....Have a great week!

Geese and Goslings

Welcome Back!

Today I'm highlighting the last of these geese/gosling shots from the Fairfield Historical Park visit in June. I'm sure I'll have more from another visit, but this is it for now! I think next time I'll highlight some of the heron shots. I have a few of those too, but if the heron isn't very active, they all look the same, so I won't have as many to highlight!

Well, the weekend was quiet, which was good. I was tired out from shopping in Watertown on Friday. Hard to believe we can spend the whole day there! Then I had an iced coffee on the way home and couldn't get to sleep... We did some shopping on the weekend..groceries and whatnot.

This week is going to be very busy as I have a couple of appointments, Zeek also has an appointment to get his haircut and we are taking Brookie back to Waterloo and helping her get moved into her apartment.

So, if all goes well, I will post again on Friday! Have a great week!

 

Geese and Ducks, Pt. 3

Welcome Back!

This time I'm highlighting more of the ducks and geese found at the Fairfield Historical Park in Amherstview.

I only have one shot of the ducks as they were passing through the throng of geese/goslings! These photos were taken when a family beside us started feeding them bread. The adults hung back and let the babies get the bread and in some cases would give them a push up to the front! It was cute to watch! 

Well this week is almost over! We didn't make it to Watertown on Tuesday because Brooke double-booked herself, so we "hope" to go tomorrow! :-) Keturah and I managed to get out and do some shopping in Belleville and she actually found some clothes she liked for school! (Teenagers!) Hopefully they will find some clothes in Watertown.

Nothing planned for the long weekend, although I do have Toronto Zoo passes to use up...not sure how busy it will be though! We'll also be doing some packing for Brookie. Fun!

Have a great weekend!

Geese & Ducks, Pt. 2

Welcome Back!

This time I'm highlighting more of the same as last time...Ducks and ducklings and geese and goslings from the Fairfield Historical Park along the Loyalist Parkway near Amherstview. They are so cute to just sit and watch.

I'm posting a day early this week as the girls and I are hoping to go to Watertown tomorrow for some back-to-school shopping. Brooke's been wanting to go for awhile, but with her work schedule, it was hard to plan anything. She was done work on Friday, so we are making the trek tomorrow! Then she is off to Ottawa for a couple of days to visit her friend(s)!

The house sure is quiet (except for the washing machine)! Kevin's back to work today and the girl's stayed overnight at a friend's house last night and haven't returned yet. It's just Zeek and me hanging out in my craft room/office. He sleeps curled up on my desk on a big fuzzy blanket..He'd rather me pick him up, but then I can't type as fast! :-)

More later this week!