Pinawa Wildlife

We spent a few days in our recent Manitoba visit back in Pinawa, and while it's too early in the year to see many of the insects or amphibians that live in the area, there are a few iconic mammals and birds which are either easy to find or striking enough that I thought we should share a few pictures. First off, there are white-tailed deer EVERYWHERE in town, much like this little fellow wandering along the ice by the beach. These guys seem to know very well where they can and can't be hunted, and subsequently congregate in town where they eat people's gardens and generally wreck havoc in the most adorable way possible.

 Great grey owls are very striking and impressive birds, despite the fact that a sizeable proportion of that bulk is made up of fluff and feathers when compared to smaller owls such as the great horned. Regardless, they are often obliging birds that perch out on telephone poles at conveniently observable heights. This fellow was out during a snow flurry so we didn't get as much time to watch it was we would have liked, but it was a great sighting all the same.

 Rounding out our set with admittedly a bit of a cop-out, Kathryn and I always enjoy seeing my parents cat Darwin. He's a very friendly little fellow, and while he has his own heap of weird kitty quirks, he is very good about being picked up or having his feet patted. Every time we visit, we make sure to get our kitty feet fix before returning to our own reprehensible animal who in no way tolerates such things.

And apologies to anyone who has noticed our 6 week gap in posts lately. I have had a particularly punishing tax course lately which ends in 10 days and took up a disproportionate amount of my time. Regular weekly posts to resume shortly for both of our loyal readers ;)