She has been offered a proper bed, with her choice of two sofas, a duvet covered queen-size bed and up to three warm laps at any given time…
…but she prefers the waste paper bin that we use for kitchen towels or piles of papers left on floors and tables. Maybe she is trying to tell us something about our housekeeping?
A little story from Vancouver…
As we were walking through the park down to Jericho Beach, a couple of rabbits appeared from the under the shrubs. Right away you could tell they were not wild rabbits, but pets that had been released into the woods. The only markings you usually see in the wild are brown, and some varieties have white coats in the winter.
As we walked a little further, another bunny appeared, then another, and soon they were everywhere: they had multiplied into a feral colony. Even though most of them had probably never lived indoors with humans, they were fairly bold, coming right up to us to see if we had brought any food with us. They foraged along the edge of the woods, among the many crows living in the park.
Such beautiful, quiet creatures.
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The first new bird I saw at Stanley Park in Vancouver quickly became the one we would see everywhere. The Spotted Towhee stood out among the foliage with its bright orange breast, and its mischievous red eyes reminded me of a certain troublemaker back home.
These American Wigeons were also regulars at a few of the wet spots we visited. I love the colours in their plumage; velvety brown, black and white pin-striped wing feathers, and a dark teal stripe across their eyes. Very dashing.
Happy Birding :)
Yesterday I returned from a wonderful, well-deserved vacation in Vancouver. I stayed with my aunt, who is a generous hostess, and I visited my husband’s family as well. We did so much in the last week, but for me, the highlight (besides my adorable nieces and their fantastic birthday party) was all of the bird-watching we did. Everywhere. On the street, in the woods, over the ocean, you name it. I will share the photos from my trip over several posts (I took about 700+ pictures) but here are a few to give you an idea of what I did while I was there:
