tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67290293306634594332024-03-14T02:54:52.280-04:00Pets, photography and life in generalThis blog will consist of photography for the most part and a little of this and that the rest of the time!Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11579953875263309634noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6729029330663459433.post-62835747937938185172018-12-26T14:59:00.001-05:002018-12-26T14:59:18.261-05:00Saving money on groceriesI was trying to explain the different ways I save money to some friends and thought it would be a good idea to write it all out. <br />
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I will start with Air Miles.<br />
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This is a program that allows you to collect for cash rewards or dream rewards. You can set your preference to the desired percentage. I used to have 100% go to dream rewards but since I only use it for flights and right now, I can't travel, I decided to switch to 60% cash, 40% dream. Here is how I collect:<br />
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BMO Air Miles Mastercard gives 1 air mile for every $20 spent in a month. They also match the miles you earn at a partner. For instance, if I spend $20 at Shell I'll get 1 air mile plus 1 bonus air mile. I put everything on my mastercard and pay it off monthly so that I don't have to pay interest.<br />
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Redeeming cash miles is easy. I tend to hold onto points until there is an special offer. Example: Metro occasionally offers "redeem 95 miles, get 25 miles". So I will redeem 95 miles, which equals $10, and they will give me 25 miles. <br />
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Two or three times a year Sobey's will have a "spend $150 on a Sobey's gift card, get 150 air miles". I rarely shop at Sobey's because they are so over priced but I do shop at FreshCo. So not only do I get roughly $15 in air miles (equals approximately $15) but I can shop at a store that is much cheaper than Sobey's and also price matches. <br />
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Rexall/PharmaPlus seems to be a good place to earn Air Miles as they frequently have "spend $50, get 100 air miles". Know your prices and make sure you spend the $50 after coupons if you're using them!<br />
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The other thing with Air Miles is they have 3 levels based on how many miles you collect in a given year: Blue, Gold and Onyx. If you get up to 1,000 miles in a given year, you get Blue. Between 1,000-5,999, Gold, 6,000 and above, Onyx. The biggest perks for Gold and Onyx are that you can get discounts on flights and merchandise. Right now you can get some flights for 30% off with Gold, 40% with Onyx.<br />
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Air miles also gives bonus miles throughout the year so make sure to check their website. <br />
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My favourite program through Air Miles is Shop the block. They have run this for the past couple of years and the rules change but basically, you shop at certain partners at certain times within a specified period and you get bonus miles. In 2018 you could get 300, 1000 or 2000 points if you shopped at 3, 5 or 7 partners. It's tricky though! For one, make sure you're buying things you need because if you mess up, you could lose points. The offers are for specific stores, sometimes you need to have them scan a bar code on the coupon provided on the app, other times you don't need a bar code, and others you need the cashier to put in a PLU manually. Read the details! They also are specific to certain dates so plan everything out before you start.<br />
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On to PC Optimum! In February/2018 Loblaws and Shoppers Drug Mart merged their respective points programs. I love this program! Basically, when you buy items at Shoppers, Loblaws, No Frills or any of the other stores under their umbrella, it can trigger points in subsequent weeks. For example, I buy free range eggs and every couple of weeks I have a points offer for free range eggs. This won't work for every item you buy but it's pretty cool to get points on things you do buy. Note that you have to manually sign into your account every week in order for the offers to load.<br />
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If I happen to have enough eggs I can swipe the offer forward to the next week. You can do this with up to 4 offers a week.<br />
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If there is more than one person in your household, I recommend you get two separate accounts. I do all the shopping for my mom and myself and because we have 2 cards, we get separate offers. Frequently, we'll get the same offers (eggs!) and I'll use one and swipe the other to the following week, since we don't usually get the same offers on back to back weeks on one card.<br />
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Once you get 10,000 points you can redeem for $10 with a few exclusions like wine and beer. You also don't get points on wine and beer. <br />
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I find I get the bulk of my points through Shoppers since they have "spend $50 get 10,000 points" or something similar. Sometimes it equals 33% off. Just know your prices because if you're spending full price, it might not be a deal but if you're buying things that are on sale and have a long shelf life and even better, if you have coupons, it makes a huge difference. Just keep in mind that with a deal like that, if you're using coupons you have to pay $50 after coupons have been redeemed. <br />
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Price matching: this is a great way to save money. The expensive stores like Metro, Sobey's and Loblaws don't allow price matching but No Frills, FreshCo and some others do. Most of them have limits on how many items they'll match and they also only match with certain stores so make sure you're aware of this. I love to price match because I can just shop at one store. While I don't get points of any kind from FreshCo, I can use the cards I bought at Sobey's. At No Frills, I can get PC Optimum points.<br />
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You can price match two ways: With paper weekly flyers or with and app. I used to use paper but now that I have the Flipp app, I don't need them. I still haven't learned everything it does but this is basically how it works. You enter your postal code and it brings out all the flyers in your area, and it's not just for groceries, it's for electronics, clothing and other things. Not only can you see the flyers on your phone but you can select certain items from certain stores and add them to your list. The other excellent feature allows you to search for a specific item. Example: pet food. I enter the name of the pet food I buy and it will come up in every flyer. The end date is listed, as well as the price. This helps me immensely and it also allows me to buy the item when I get PC Optimum points. If I don't see a price I like and I have a points offer, I have the option to to swipe it forward to the next week.<br />
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One more thing with the Flipp app: I still look at the flyers because they might have a deal that doesn't show up when you search for a specific product. Example: this week if you spend $15 on pet food, you get 3,000 points. Because this offer covers many different types of pet food, it won't show up. So if I type "friskies" in the search feature, it won't show up on sale in the flyer, yet if I spend $15 on items that include Friskies and a bunch of other foods, I'll get 3,000 points.<br />
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When I shop at a store that price matches, I just show them the price on the flyer and they match it.<br />
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I find that the night before a new flyer takes place is the best time to buy food. I buy meat for my mom and my cat and certain stores will mark down meats due to needing space in the bunker for the next week's specials. I picked up a bunch of meat for my mom in early December because they were bringing in turkeys and ham, not because the expiry date is close but due to space limitations. Loblaws tends to mark down 50% while FreshCo marks down by 30-50%. Add to that, you may have a points offer at Loblaws or you can use your gift card at FreshCo which makes it an even better deal.<br />
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Canadian Tire and Mark's have a "triangle" program that has replaced Canadian Tire money. You have to log into your account to activate deals.<br />
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I find out about a lot of deals on Redflagdeals.com and smartcanucks.ca. Both have forums where people can post deals. I also love the "brag" section where people write about the things they bought and the deals they got. <br />
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I almost forgot about coupons! I don't use a ton of them because it seems that ever since the Extreme Couponing show on TLC came out, the value of coupons has shrunk. However, I still use them and I find that most of the expensive stores carry them but you can redeem them at the less expensive stores.<br />
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There are a few other programs and apps that people use like Checkout 51 and ebates. I don't use either but they are another option.<br />
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I think that's it. If you just take a bit of time once a week, preferably a day or two before new flyer prices take place, you can really save a lot of money. Go through your pantry and the flyers and see what you can save on!<br />
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<br />Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11579953875263309634noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6729029330663459433.post-11415924269355486812014-01-11T11:08:00.000-05:002014-01-11T11:30:07.732-05:00Fraser Valley Bald Eagle Festival, November 16/2014<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I stayed in Mission and drove out to Harrison Mills and had another beautiful drive. I don't think there is such a thing as a boring drive when you're in BC because of the mountains, rivers and trees. I arrived in Harrison Mills and saw more beautiful scenery...and eagles!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">You can click on the photos to enlarge them. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">These are Trumpeter Swans. You can see the white heads of adult bald eagles in the trees behind them. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Notice the big lump under the thoat where the white and brown feathers meet. That's called a crop and it's a place for birds of prey to store food. Sort of like a pantry!</span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This handsome eagle is Sonsie and he is an educational bird at OWL, a rehab facility in Richmond, BC. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">That's the end of Day 1 at the festival. If you love eagles as much as I do and are thinking of going to see them, here is the link to the festival: <a href="http://fraservalleybaldeaglefestival.ca/">http://fraservalleybaldeaglefestival.ca/</a> </span><br />
<br />Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11579953875263309634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6729029330663459433.post-48060619798311533882014-01-04T15:12:00.000-05:002014-01-04T15:27:16.764-05:00November 13 & 14/2013, Vancouver and Squamish<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I made it back out to Vancouver between November 13 & 19/2013. The trip was centred around the Fraser Valley Bald Eagle Festival in Harrison Mills, BC, but the first highlights began soon after I landed in Vancouver. I went to Vanier Park and said hello to the male adult bald eagle who nests in the park. His favourite hangout is the top of the totem pole.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The following morning, I woke up while it was still dark and grabbed my camera and tripod to try my hand at night photography. These are ships out in English Bay.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">From there I went up to Squamish which is about an hour northwest of Vancouver and is one of the most beautiful drives anywhere. I had to remind myself to watch the road and to breathe regularly. No pictures of the drive, obviously, and I went there with no expectation of seeing eagles since I had heard there were none about three weeks ago. However, I was pleasantly surprised.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There were approximately 20 eagles hanging around, some in trees, some on the sand feasting on fish carcasses. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">All in all, one of the most amazing days of my life, the weather was perfect, the eagles were close and I didn't want to leave. I told a friend that if it rained the rest of the time it wouldn't matter because I had this day. Little did I know, it was just the start!</span>Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11579953875263309634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6729029330663459433.post-31140406327516251412013-06-02T15:08:00.000-04:002013-06-02T15:09:44.302-04:00June 1, last day in VancouverI woke up early and planned to go to the eagles' nest but noticed that the bus didn't start until 8 am. I changed my plans and headed along the sea wall towards Stanley Park to watch the herons. They didn't disappoint!
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It started to rain so I went back to the hotel for breakfast and to check out, then went over to the eagles' nest:
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This trip started out soggy but got better every day!Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11579953875263309634noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6729029330663459433.post-16688689044831076192013-05-31T18:56:00.000-04:002013-05-31T20:15:57.265-04:00Eagles from May 31A few more from today:
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But I just flew out to Vancouver to do some birdwatching although after the first few hours I guess it's more like rainwatching with a bit of birding! Anyway, after watching 4.5 episodes of Criminal Minds on the flight, I took the train and a bus to my hotel, dumped off my luggage and went to Stanley Park. When I was here a few years ago there was a great blue heron colony and there were almost 200 nests so I was pretty excited about coming back.
I had my big, heavy umbrella with me which didn't do my photography any favours. The first thing I noticed was the sound of all the herons, the second was the putrid stench! I tried taking some pics but they didn't turn out too well since I was using one hand.
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So after I saw the herons I walked a little way along the sea wall and kept hearing this squeal. I saw 2 crows going after each other...except that's not what they were doing. They were dive bombing an eagle! This may be one of the Vanier Park eagles or it could be the one that I saw the last 2 times I was here, over by the swimming pool at Second Beach. I would never have seen it because of the umbrella so a big thank you to the crows for alerting me. Again, not the greatest because of the umbrella and all but eagles are eagles.
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That's it for day 1. It's not even 6 pm and I'm ready for bed because my body thinks I'm still in the eastern time zone!Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11579953875263309634noreply@blogger.com3Vancouver, BC, Canada49.292329348017674 -123.148326873779349.281972348017675 -123.16849687377929 49.302686348017673 -123.1281568737793tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6729029330663459433.post-59776133749649983442012-07-17T20:47:00.002-04:002012-07-17T20:47:26.831-04:00ING Direct and the cost of gasThis one is too good to be true, but it definitely is legit! You all know ING Direct from the commercials with the guy with the accent who tells you to save your money and not to use other banks. Well right now, they have a referral program to people opening new accounts. If you are referred by another account holder and you open an account with them, when you deposit $100 before the end of August you each will get $50 deposited into your new account! I did it last Friday, filled out the form, sent off the cheque, today is Tuesday and they already cleared my cheque and put the $50 into my account.
If you are interested, <a href="http://www.ingdirect.ca/en/">this is the link</a>. It explains all of their different accounts and if you want to open an account and you need a referral, my Orange Key is 39626323S1 which you can enter near the bottom of the form. I originally was just going to open this as a savings account for emergencies but I compared the interest rate of my bank's TFSA to ING's and will be moving my TFSA over to them as well as they pay higher interest. It's not a huge amount but better in my account than theirs!
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Also, for those of you who drive, there are a number of sites that tell you if the price at the pumps is going up or down the following day. I usually get updates on twitter via 680 news but they don't always post about gas prices. <a href="http://tomorrowsgaspricetoday.com/">This site</a> seems to be the most reliable and it's not just for the Toronto area, in fact, not even just for Canada. I like knowing whether I should fill up or top up the day before.
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Hope everyone is surviving the never ending heatwave!Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11579953875263309634noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6729029330663459433.post-29306611369523402792012-06-24T18:46:00.000-04:002012-06-24T21:10:35.865-04:00Cheap...not cheep, cheep!This one isn't about birds!
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I haven't done a lot of shopping lately but this week got a few great deals:
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Ocean Spray Cranberry juice - no coupons but $1.50 for 1.89 litre containers is a great price so I got 7 at No Frills, usually they are usually between $3 and $4.
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Egg creations - I like these because I eat a lot of eggs and these are just egg whites, usually around $3 but they were $1.50 each and I had $1 off so it came to .50 for one container. I am going back for more. 1 carton is the equivalent of 9 eggs and I use them for omelettes or quiche.
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Cheese Strings - $2 a pack, usually almost $4, I had coupons for .75 off so they were $1.25 a pack and had $6 in coupons inside. Among the coupons were $.75 off cheese slices and I just noticed they have small packs of them on sale for $1 so I'll go and get some of those this week!
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Oasis juice - Orange juice and some other varieties for $2, I have a ton of $1.25 off so I bought 4 for .75 each. They have excellent juices so I'll likely get more. I've been on a smoothie binge lately so they are great with frozen fruit and protein powder.
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Catelli pasta - 3 boxes at $1.47 each minus 2 coupons at $1 each and one at .75. That's tonight's dinner!Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11579953875263309634noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6729029330663459433.post-72455659168629875762012-06-09T12:28:00.000-04:002012-06-09T12:28:01.412-04:00Who, woo, hoo doesn't like owls?Okay, these owls don't hoot, they screech (occasionally), they whinny, they meow, they tremolo and they're always adorable!
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Papa Screech:
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Mama Screech:
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Baby Screech:
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I saw a mama raccoon climbing into the cavity of a tree, and when I went closer..
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Hello sweet little face! I think there were 3 babies in there and they were quite happy to have mama return.
After that, some baby starlings were screaming at their parent for food:
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And more baby starlings!
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Beautiful paths. Last picture before Bluffers:
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A very loud red-winged blackbird at Bluffers Park:
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I love willows:
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Robin:
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Mallard ducks and ducklings!
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Looks peaceful, right? All of a sudden, something swimming below the surface made a beeline for the duck family. I'm pretty sure it was a mink but I never saw it because mama duck freaked:
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Safe!
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Regrouping...
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We're baaaack!
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And we're beautiful!
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A baby Killdeer is getting bigger!
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Run!
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This last picture is from the east parking lot. Swallows nest in the bluffs. You can see them flying around and some of them are in the nest holes:
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We went along the west side and saw...nothing. No turtles, no beaver, no night herons. We got pretty excited when we saw a robin so it wasn't looking good, even though the robin was adorable.<br />
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We kept going because I wanted to show her the Canada goose on the nest, and as I approached it I was horrified because there was some green thing on her neck. I thought it was garbage of some sort but it was a band:<br />
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That really bugs me because it's so big but they do this for a reason, it just seems way too invasive to me. We walked over to the boat launch and go figure, a second Canada goose with a green band was swimming around:<br />
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What we really wanted to see was the long-tailed ducks, and they didn't disappoint: <br />
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Buffleheads wouldn't come too close:<br />
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Beautiful Mallards:<br />
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Beautiful swan:<br />
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Complaining gull:<br />
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Canada Goose:<br />
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Sharp-shinned hawk on the east side of the park:<br />
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A Brown Thrasher. I didn't get a clear shot because he went into the branches and was gone really quick.<br />
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A male Downy Woodpecker:<br />
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Male red morph Eastern Screech owl who gets cuter every time I see him!<br />
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A male Gadwall (thanks Lev!)<br />
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Two Night Herons in flight! <br />
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Double-Crested Cormorant:<br />
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Turtles, turtles rah rah rah, turtles, turtles ha ha ha! <br />
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The Night Herons landed on some fences but I couldn't get too close. Their eyes are orange/brown:<br />
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The three of them flew into a tree:<br />
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A female Canada Goose on eggs. I saw a solitaire Canada Goose swimming nearby and figure it was the male. Needless to say I didn't stick around.<br />
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How smart are they? The Bluffs are so steep where they were climbing and it took them a while to get to the top.<br />
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A couple more of the Herons before they flew off:<br />
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We met up at the park because we wanted to see the screech owls flying around, calling each other, and possibly mating. Screech owls rarely fly during the day so you have to go at night. So there we were, watching the owls, waiting for dark to arrive and finally we saw them take flight. We heard them calling each other, the male with typical tremolos, the female with a freaky tremolo that almost sounded like morse code. I think she was telling him to get a move on and find her dinner!<br />
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Soon after, we heard one of them in a pine tree and the other showed up. Within seconds we heard "cheepcheepcheepcheep" and knew they mated. We made some juvenile jokes and started to walk to the cars. <br />
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We were alone in the park and we were looking for the other owls while talking, so we were on high alert, almost like the owls were except our heads couldn't swivel all the way around. Suddenly we heard this really loud noise out of the blue behind us and we yelled and started to run. Turns out it was a kid on a skateboard! We thought it was a killer who was stalking us, or even worse, an owl getting revenge for being photographed so much!Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11579953875263309634noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6729029330663459433.post-37535685986330799232012-03-29T00:29:00.001-04:002012-03-29T08:47:40.818-04:00The awesomeness of owlsOver the past few years, a group of birding friends has been following the trials and tribulations of 2 pair of Eastern Screech Owls in a local park. The original pair has been there for at least 5 years and the newer pair for 3. Of course, they could have been there long before we discovered them...<br />
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There is something so mysterious about owls that you don't see with other birds. Part of it is their swivel head that seems to be held up by a pipe cleaner instead of a neck. The thing that is mesmerizing with Screech owls is their calls, they don't hoot like other owls and they only occasionally screech, most of the time they tremolo, sometimes it sounds like they're meowing and other times they whinny like a horse. They're tiny birds, maybe as tall as a robin but they can stretch themselves out and when they look at you, it's so intense and ferocious that it will make you take a step or five back!<br />
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Unlike most birds, their eyes are in front of their face like a human's. It almost looks like a human face trapped behind a mask. Screech owls don't fly during the day unless they're threatened. Males will fly and hunt during the day when babies need feeding since the female stays in the nest, otherwise, they mostly stay hidden in pine, spruce or cedar trees. Sometimes they'll be in a hole in a tree and a passerby won't even notice because they blend in so well with bark.<br />
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Tonight, a number of us met at the park about an hour before dusk. The owls made their haunting tremolo calls and then flew out of the pine tree and into a bare maple. A few minutes later and the male took off while the female waited. We stood back and within a minute or two, the male returned with a small bird which the female tore apart. Gross, yes, but it's nature and the term "cruelty free living" is not in their vocabulary! After her meal they flew to a few more trees before mating for no more than 2 seconds and then they flew apart again. We left after all that entertainment, but will definitely be back to see them.<br />
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If you'd have told me 5 years ago that we had owls in Toronto, I would have pointed and laughed. Never did I think I'd regularly see 4 owls within 5 minutes, and if we have babies that number could easily triple!<br />
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Update: While I'd love to tell you where the owls are, I can't. The "bird paparazzi" as many of us call them get crazy when they find out certain exciting birds are around. We love sharing the owls but feel the need to protect them because of baiters (photographers who bring feeder mice to get the birds to hunt so they can get an action shot) or idiots who go right up to their faces and use a flash in the owls' eyes. One charmer used an external flash in the face of the baby owls a couple of years ago on their first full day outside the nest. Newsflash to people like him: When people get their picture taken they expect the flash, owls don't. We can't warn them that powerful light is going to hit their eyes. Then there is the other brainiac who posted a picture on a large, national weather site and told people where the birds were. The paparazzi showed up in large numbers but by that time, the owls had hidden themselves quite well and we just lied whenever someone with a camera asked where the owls were. <br />
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We <i>have</i> to respect these birds. So often they are sitting right out in the open, sunning themselves. Watch them from a distance and don't crowd them. You wouldn't like it if someone came up to you and snapped a shot of your face without warning and the owls don't like it either.<br />
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End of rant.Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11579953875263309634noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6729029330663459433.post-88938847051694330162012-01-15T21:14:00.000-05:002012-01-15T21:14:13.363-05:00Ravens chasing snowies and snowies being sneaks!Chris and I went out for a few...okay several hours today. We left at around 8 am, had an adventurous time at the gas station consisting of an overflowing gas tank, washing windows with a faulty squeegee, giving up and getting a car wash and a panic attack over a possibly forgotten camera battery. Once that was all sorted out we headed northwest of Toronto in search of wildlife. <br />
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We knew there were snowy owls in one area and it was my time to prove that I was no longer <a href="http://gonewildphotography.blogspot.com/2010/12/rough-legged-hawks-white-tailed-deer.html">wildlife repellent</a>. The pressure was on, but since we had a lot of time on our hands I had a feeling good things would happen. Click on any photo to enlarge:<br />
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Could he be cuter? See ya!<br />
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Check out the nails!<br />
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Their wingspan is 4.5 to 5.5 feet wide. <br />
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We started to drive around and were happy to see snow. We haven't had much snow at all this winter and this field was pristine:<br />
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We couldn't figure out what this machine was doing. I thought he was getting a jump on spring planting but he was ploughing a snowmobile trail:<br />
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Ugh, the hay is STILL in the barn:<br />
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Snow buntings were next but we couldn't get too close:<br />
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And another snowy!<br />
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As we were admiring the snowy we heard croaking. We turned around and saw a Common Raven chasing a white bird...which turned out to be another snowy!!<br />
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That was so exciting! We didn't expect to see a raven, let alone one that brought us another snowy! And even better, a few minutes later we saw a second raven!<br />
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We thought it was an eagle initially but weren't disappointed that it was a raven. <br />
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Our final snowy took off and flew across the field:<br />
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But wait! After I got home and was checking out my pictures, look at who was on the top, right corner:<br />
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Snowy number 7!!! Actually it was #5 because we saw #6 perched on a pole and #7 in a field after we started heading back. But without the picture we would never have noticed. I had him in a couple of pictures and Chris did as well. <br />
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What a fun day! This was my first full weekend off in years, I rarely get a day off let alone a full weekend so it was nice of the birds to co-operate!Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11579953875263309634noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6729029330663459433.post-73615917844917054302012-01-10T20:20:00.000-05:002012-01-10T20:20:06.057-05:00Last day and the flight home!It was raining again but I've had no complaints about the weather. Every time I go to Vancouver I end up with spectacular weather so a bit of rain won't hurt. I took my DSLR for one final walk along the sea wall and another trip to Stanley Park, followed by a trip to Vanier Park to see the eagles one last time.<br />
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The boats and ships were out on the water:<br />
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My eagle friend made one final appearance but was unsuccessful in catching any birds while I was there. They scattered and chased it away:<br />
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The sun rose and the fog started to burn off:<br />
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The great blue heron decided to show off its flying skills:<br />
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And a final trip to see my eagles at Vanier Park. Ms Vanier, you are gorgeous!<br />
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As we were walking over to Granville Island, a crow was chasing the male back to his nest:<br />
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And that's it! Now, a few pictures from the air:<br />
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Bye Vancouver, see you next time!Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11579953875263309634noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6729029330663459433.post-32118940828536831412012-01-10T17:47:00.000-05:002012-01-10T17:47:29.674-05:00Rainy morning with lots of wildlife!It was raining from night to morning but I wanted to take a walk. The hotel provides nice, big umbrellas so I was ready to go. I didn't take my DSLR with me, just my point and shoot, so the pictures aren't all that clear. The one thing my point and shoot has is video, and it came in handy. You'll hear the rain falling in each of the videos.<br />
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The ships look different when they're lit up:<br />
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I was walking along the sea wall, hoping to see my eagle friend and curious to see where his lookout was now that the big tree was cut down. As I was thinking this, an adult eagle flew past me, very low and out onto the rocks by the water. Of course I was excited because I'd never seen an eagle on the rocks before and hoped I could get closer. While watching the eagle, I noticed some other animals in the water swimming in a group of 5 or 6 so I started to shoot. As I was shooting them, the eagle took off. What I didn't realize at the time was the bird in its talons! I only noticed this when I went back to the hotel and watched it on my laptop.<br />
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The swimmers were otters. They came up to the shore and then ran back down to the water again:<br />
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They were SO cute! I decided to try and follow them because I'm a stupid human who eventually realised they were going further out into the water. I never saw them again, but I did see a very rude great blue heron who wouldn't share his fish with crows:<br />
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Remember the eagle's lookout tree? It was cut down because it was dead and now it's been turned into a lovely piece of furniture:<br />
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Yes, a loveseat! Now think of the size of trees in Ontario that you thought were big. Could any of them be as big as this one? I thought this was great, the tree has had its purpose for decades and maybe centuries and now it has a new job.<br />
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I had one day to go and I was really missing my dogs and cats, then I saw this lucky dog walker. How cool would it be to be able to walk around Stanley Park every day? And with such well mannered dogs?<br />
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Just before I went back to my hotel, this group of Canada Geese walked across the street and onto the beach. We had to stop for them and they weren't in a hurry:<br />
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Ho hum, there goes an eagle, a juvenile this time:<br />
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A few ducks:<br />
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Water taxi at False Creek:<br />
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Taken from the Burrard Street Bridge. The flag is at Vanier Park where the eagles' nest is:<br />
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Crow at Granville Island:<br />
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The Great Blue Heron from yesterday:<br />
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This cormorant caught a fish!<br />
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Had to take a picture of this!<br />
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Stanley Park from Vanier Park:<br />
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GM Place:<br />
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Rogers Centre:<br />
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The Science World geodesic dome:<br />
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Cormorant:<br />
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Statues of sparrows!<br />
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Here is the Inukshuk at English Bay. Look at what someone put on it!<br />
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Making my way to the Burrard Street Bridge and Vanier Park where the eagles' nest is. I have to go up a couple of flights of stairs and then walk across to the end of the bridge, then backtrack to the nest. If I could fly it would take 5 seconds but to walk it's about half an hour.<br />
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This little dog was having a ball as he jumped from rock to rock:<br />
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See the tall tree across the water on the right hand side? That's where the nest is.<br />
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Apparently this dog is wasted:<br />
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And the eagles are in the nesting tree! The long hike was worth it!<br />
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Just to prove I'm not obsessed with eagles and only eagles:<br />
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A wet and dirty dog is a happy dog! <br />
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Here is the eagles' nest. I would say it's about 4 feet deep and 6 feet across. <br />
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This totem pole is between Vanier Park where the eagles live and Granville Island, where I'd like to live:<br />
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This sign sums up about 75% of where I was over the week!<br />
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The other side of the Burrard Street Bridge while approaching Granville Island:<br />
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This Great Blue Heron flew over and landed on a boat!<br />
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On my way back to the nest I spotted something swimming alongside the pathway...a seal! I was so happy to see it! I had seen one there a couple of years ago and later found out the fishermen feed it, as well as the eagles.<br />
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The downside of seeing the seal? I missed one of the eagles getting chased back to the nest tree! But that's okay, more fun was to come. Here is one eagle in the tree after being escorted back by a couple of crows:<br />
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And now it's being escorted to another area of the park:<br />
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One eagle watches with a look of amusement while the other jumps awkwardly from one branch to another:<br />
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Overhead shot:<br />
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You know it's coming...The eagle has landed!<br />
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And away we go!<br />
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Weeeeeeee!!<br />
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After that we went to a few other parts of the city. This is a clock that operates on steam:<br />
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The Olympic Cauldron!!! It is smaller than I expected but I was so happy to see it. I loved the Vancouver Olympics!<br />
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What it looks like up close:<br />
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A different view of Stanley Park:<br />
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I went for my daily walk along the sea wall:<br />
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Remember the dead tree the eagle was using earlier in the week?<br />
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The final result of the tree's remains will be shown in an upcoming blog entry. How's that for drama? <br />
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I bought a day pass since we were going to use public transit quite a bit today. We took a bus to the sea bus and then another bus to <a href="http://www.greatervancouverparks.com/LynnCanyon.html">Lynn Canyon</a>. Here are some pictures of Lynn Canyon. It's very quiet in there, I only saw a couple of birds and heard a raven somewhere but never saw it.<br />
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I love the suspension bridge:<br />
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Back on the sea bus towards Vancouver and following a float plane:<br />
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After that, a delicious dinner at <a href="http://eatchronictacos.com/index.php/locations/location_landing/909">Chronic Tacos</a> in Kits. I ordered 3 tacos and thought they weren't filling enough. <br />
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I was SO full after we ate. Then I crashed a few hours later because of my early morning wake up and vigourous hike. I never thought I'd see the day where I went to bed at 9 because I was waking up at 4!Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11579953875263309634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6729029330663459433.post-78742341958247347452011-11-05T22:25:00.000-04:002011-11-05T22:25:37.594-04:00Monday: A cycle around Stanley ParkI woke up unreasonably early yet again, and today was the big day. I hadn't been on a bike in 15 years or so, but I bought a voucher from <a href="http://vancouverbikerental.com/">Spokes Bicycle Rentals</a> for a day long rental of a bike. They had 2 offers, one for 2 hours, the other for the full day and since I didn't want to be rushed I opted for the full day. I didn't intend to ride on streets, I'm not confident or crazy enough for that, but just wanted to ride around Stanley Park because they have a bike path all the way around the park. You have to ride counter clockwise so it's great, it's strictly for bikes and roller blades and the walking path is right next to it. <br />
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My weapon of mass destruction, complete with a basket and a map:<br />
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Eeeeek! Fortunately, the bike also came with a helmet!<br />
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The shop was right by Stanley Park so I just walked the bike to the entrance, took some pictures and was on my way. It was SO awesome! It would have taken ages to walk around the park since it's almost 10 km in total, but riding was great. I was able to stop and look at the scenery and take pictures as well. <br />
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The Totem Poles:<br />
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Float plane going in for a landing:<br />
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Lions Gate Bridge. You can see the walking path next to the bike path as well.<br />
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Brockton Point Lighthouse:<br />
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Lions Gate Bridge, just a bit closer:<br />
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A seal! I wasn't sure so I took a picture and saw it on my laptop when I went back to the hotel.<br />
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The Point Atkinson Lighthouse:<br />
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Siwash Rock:<br />
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The Queen Flower:<br />
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Fountain in Lost Lagoon:<br />
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Mute Swan:<br />
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Cute little face:<br />
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Up, up and away:<br />
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I ended up going around twice because it didn't take all that long. I also stopped quite a bit the second time because I was a bit tired plus I wanted to take in the scenery. <br />
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For dinner we had a voucher for a restaurant called <a href="http://moosesdownunder.com/">Moose's Down Under</a> and the food was quite good. I had penne with roasted red pepper and sun dried tomato cream sauce, garlic bread and a salad. J had Schnitzel but the picture didn't turn out so here's mine, which turned out kind of blurry:<br />
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I ran into a sad, crying, complaining baby gull:<br />
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Looked out at the ships:<br />
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What's that in the distance flying towards me with a massive wingspan?<br />
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Yessss! My first eagle, and definitely not my last, because...<br />
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This juvenile bald eagle showed up an hour later! The day was off to a fantastic start. I started walking along the seawall and met one of many crows:<br />
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There are tons of crows, Canada Geese and Gulls in Vancouver, in addition to eagles and waterfowl. As I started to make my way to <a href="http://vancouver.ca/Parks/rec/beaches/second.htm">Second Beach</a>, I looked in a fir tree that was taller than the surrounding trees. Two years ago when I was in Vancouver I spotted an adult bald eagle in the tree as I was walking along the seawall, just before the pool. Of course, I expected an eagle to be there again. Well I thought I saw something white in the tree and immediately dismissed it as hallucination. But when I got closer:<br />
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Eagle number 3!!! I couldn't believe I saw one adult in flight, one perched in a tree and a juvenile as well. The adults are likely from Stanley Park where there are 4 known nesting pairs. The juvenile could be from there or it could be from Vanier Park or elsewhere. <br />
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I kept walking along. It's funny to look at these trees and think they are the same size as trees in Toronto. In this next picture you can see people jogging, walking and riding bikes along the seawall and they're tiny! <br />
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On the water:<br />
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Have a seat. They have tons of benches along the seawall:<br />
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So, you know how the eagle's lookout tree looked kind of dead? It's really dead! <br />
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I turned around and started walking along the beach towards the Burrard Street Bridge. That's it on the top right side of this picture, yes, a long way off. Now that I look at it I can't believe I walked that far.<br />
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English Bay with the Inukshuk in the middle and further back, Second Beach and the eagle tree:<br />
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Mini Inukshuks:<br />
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Over the bridge and into Kitsilano, my destination. A bit of scenery:<br />
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And finally, lunch! I had purchased 2 vouchers to <a href="http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/14/1534911/restaurant/Kitsilano/Moii-Cafe-Vancouver">Moii Cafe</a>, a little place that specializes in crepes. <br />
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They were SO good! We only used 1 voucher because we wanted to go back a second time later in the week. <br />
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And for the grand finale, we went over to Vanier Park, hoping to see the eagles. They generally return to the nest in early October. Two years ago, they returned around October 4th which was shortly after I left, but this year, I was lucky:<br />
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Both of them were in the nesting tree! Before I took this picture I could only see the fluffy tail feathers of one, but you can see the second eagle in this picture. The tree was still full of leaves so they were hard to see from any other angle. That makes 5 eagles in one day, I couldn't believe it.<br />
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We went to the hotel later and decided we'd go to <a href="http://www.clubzone.com/c/13939/the-calling-public-house-vancouver">The Calling Public House</a>. I bought a voucher to this pub as it was right across the street from my hotel. I took pictures of my meal but they came out looking horrible so I'm not going to post them. The food was amazing, I had mushroom soup and quinoa salad and my friend had a burger and fries. <br />
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Cheesecake for dessert:<br />
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And that was it. By 8 pm I was ready to sleep. I needed a lot of sleep because I was renting a bike the next day and I wasn't sure what I was getting myself into!Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11579953875263309634noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6729029330663459433.post-46689551278160376082011-10-28T20:54:00.002-04:002011-10-28T20:59:16.296-04:00Off to Vancouver!In June I decided it was time to take a week's vacation and head out to Vancouver. I'd been there 3 times since 2007 and I love it, English Bay, Stanley Park, eagles, crows, Canada geese, there is so much natural beauty right at the edge of the city. I am on a very tight budget and had about 4 months to plan so here's what I did to make the financial dent seem, well, like a dent!<br />
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I like staying at the <a href="http://book.bestwestern.com/bestwestern/CA/BC/Vancouver-hotels/BEST-WESTERN-PLUS-Sands/Hotel-Overview.do?propertyCode=62025&srcPage=SelectHotel&isMapOpen=true&selectedHotels=">Best Western Plus Sands</a> hotel, not because it's fancy but because of the location and price. I stayed there on my last trip and I loved how close it was to Stanley Park, Vanier Park, Kitsilano and a lot of restaurants. I could get to all these places on foot, which is important because I didn't rent a car.<br />
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All I need, besides location and price, is for the room to be clean, have a hair dryer and free wi-fi. The coffee maker and huge umbrellas were an added bonus. Having bus stops right out front was excellent. <br />
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This is English Bay. I love the ships and could just sit there and stare out at the water:<br />
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Air Miles had a deal on this summer where if you bought gift cards, you'd receive the equivalent number of Air Miles. I bought $400 in gift cards which gave me 400 more Air Miles, enough to cover the flight and I was also able to redeem 1,875 Air Miles for $250 in gift cards which covered my entire stay, and I still have $30 left on one for my next trip! I don't buy things to get Air Miles because the stores that offer them charge a lot, so what I do - and this may not work for everyone - is put everything on my Air Miles credit cards and pay the balance monthly. I don't pay an annual fee for my cards but I tend to get around 100 a month. It all adds up! <br />
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The view from my hotel room:<br />
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Like I said, we had no car, so my friend J met me at the airport with a book of bus tickets in hand. The <a href="http://www.translink.ca/">Vancouver transit system</a> is fantastic. When I first went to Vancouver in 2007 I took a shuttle bus to my hotel and spent almost $50 for both trips. In 2008, the sky train from the airport to downtown wasn't ready yet, so we took the bus...3 of them, to be exact, in order to get downtown. In 2009 and this year, we took the sky train from the airport to downtown and then took a bus which dropped us off right at the hotel. This came to $2.50 for me, a big savings from the first year and a huge time saver since the train is a lot quicker than 2 buses. Plus, there is a ton of space for luggage. It really helps to be in the city with someone who knows the routes, and I've found that after going on the buses so many times, I could probably do it by myself without getting TOO lost. The buses come by pretty frequently in Vancouver and the nice thing is, the ticket is automatically stamped with an expiry time when you get on. I think you have about 90 minutes to use it, so you could go for lunch or groceries and then jump back on without paying a second fare.<br />
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On Sundays, if you ride with someone who has a monthly pass, you don't have to pay. It may only be a few bucks but it all adds up. The monthly pass can also be transferred between people so we used that to our advantage once. In the almost 8 days I was there, I ended up using 9 bus tickets in total and I used the bus a lot.<br />
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For the flight, it's usually 3,125 Air Miles for a round-trip flight between Toronto and Vancouver. I had enough but Air Miles has periodic specials where you can get a flight for 25% less Air Miles. One of these came along and I ended up having to spend 2,343 Air Miles, so by saving 782 I was able to redeem $100 in a Best Western Gift card, as mentioned above. I still had to pay for taxes and insurance on the flight, but I saved about $350 on the flight.<br />
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I took these while flying over the Rockies. I always get a window seat because I like to check out the other provinces, and the Rockies are spectacular!<br />
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And the most important part: food! I knew I wouldn't be cooking because a) my room didn't have a kitchen and b) who wants to cook when they're on holidays? Vancouver has a ton of amazing restaurants and cafes and I knew all my meals would be eaten out. What I did was check the following sites daily: <a href="http://www.groupon.com/r/uu16990203">Groupon</a>, <a href="https://livingsocial.com/redeem_invite/26839627-sammie?ref=lnk">Living Social</a>, <a href="http://www.wagjag.com/?wid=f905c10e9ea7e19a06d11032329632a5">WagJag</a>, <a href="http://www.tastygo.com/r/124529">and TastyGo</a>. I had to find places to eat that were either near my friend's apartment, my hotel or somewhere along the transit routes. They also had to have a lot of vegetarian options for me, and the vouchers had to be good during the time I was there.<br />
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I ended up with enough to cover almost every meal. All of the vouchers were at least half off, for example we'd pay $10 to get $20 worth of food. We didn't have a bad meal, and it was really hard coming home to pasta, toast and frozen waffles! We always checked online reviews before deciding to buy a voucher and afterwards, I wrote reviews on Trip Advisor and Yelp because it will help other people and will also be good for the restaurants.<br />
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This was eaten in a restaurant on Denman Street called <a href="http://www.acaciafillobar.com/index.html">Acacia Fillo Bar</a>. We ate there when I was in Vancouver 2 years ago and I was SO hoping they would have a deal. Luckily enough, it happened so we bought 2 vouchers and ate there immediately after I checked in to my hotel. We ate there again a few days later. This was spinach and wild mushrooms wrapped in fillo pastry and it comes with roasted yams and potatoes and a side salad.<br />
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We also had enough <a href="https://www.scene.ca/programearning.aspx?gclid=CKaCquXQjKwCFQMUKgodwnz5nQ">Scene points</a> to see 2 movies and some extra points for popcorn and candy. We saw 2 movies while I was there.<br />
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I'm planning to go back in October, 2012. This time, I have more time to plan and I have to save up a lot of Air Miles. I had saved up Air Miles for 2 years for this trip and this time I'll only have 1 year so I'm keeping my eyes open for sales on items that also give Air Miles. I'm really hoping Best Western has another deal on the gift cards because that really beefed up my account.<br />
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When you book a trip, you have to do a lot of legwork beforehand but that's all part of the fun. It comes together slowly and before you know it, it's time to take off!<br />
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I'll be posting more pictures as time allows. I have SO many to go through!Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11579953875263309634noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6729029330663459433.post-5727935434209038632011-10-23T21:27:00.000-04:002011-10-23T21:27:10.848-04:00Algonquin's breathtaking sceneryOn October 1st I went on my third trip with Authentic Canadian Tours in 2011. This one was to Algonquin Park. We left Toronto at 7 am and headed north in the rain and cold! Among the birds we saw were turkey vultures, a juvenile bald eagle perched in a tree, and once we were almost at Algonquin we saw a couple of ravens in flight. It was raining off and on as we drove up and then the rain turned to wet snow for a few seconds, yes, snow. We stopped off at Tim Horton's and it was FREEZING. Got some snacks, went to the Visitor's Centre and got cold again, and when we left and headed towards the park, what I thought was fog in the distance was snow, white snow, real snow, not wet snow. On October 1st. Yup, it was going to be interesting!<br />
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We're not ccccooooold!<br />
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And we're off!<br />
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An American Woodcock ran across the road a little way up from where we were. It stopped long enough for us to take pictures: <br />
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