Sadly, no bears to be seen during my stay in B.C., but on a simple morning walk up from Gibsons, four deer appeared out of a garden. Here is one of them.
On another stroll, around Bonniebrook Beach, we saw squirrels, many different birds including a tiny white-crowned sparrow, a heron, a loon and a chipmunk.
But we were greatly surprised to see, on the beach, a bald eagle being dive-bombed by crows. We watched it for ages as it drank from a small creek.
What a wonderful experience! Not such a wonderful photo, but we couldn't get any closer than this.
This is a real close-up of a rather smaller creature.
Tent caterpillars make silk tents in the branches of trees, usually alder, hawthorn or apple trees, and as they grow, they strip the trees of their leaves.
There has been an invasion of them this year!!
This is a real close-up of a rather smaller creature.
Tent caterpillars make silk tents in the branches of trees, usually alder, hawthorn or apple trees, and as they grow, they strip the trees of their leaves.
There has been an invasion of them this year!!
Pets
This is next door's little dog. I don't know if I have the facts entirely right about this little survivor, but when she was a tiny puppy she was picked up in the talons of a bald eagle, which then dropped her from quite a height!
On recovery, she was adopted by Karen's next door neighbours.
What an amazing escape!
Finally, here is Ben, eighteen years old and curled up cosily in his bed.
He is no longer with us but it was a joy to share his last summer with his family.
