Our front yard, nothing but a deer highway! #arbutusridge #deer #vancouverisland

Such a mild winter on Vancouver Island our daisies are still blooming in jan! #flowers #cowichanvalley

If you love hummingbirds like we do, these are two excellent documentaries. one from Los Angeles, and one from Victoria, BC. Both are available on YouTube here in Canada, I assume also in the USA. #birds #hummingbirds

Oh, here it is! #birds #hummingbirds

Where is our food? #birds #hummingbirds #vancouverisland

Merry Christmas to Bluesky users. Have a blessed holiday! 🎄☃️⛪ #christmas #vancouverisland

Guarding the palm or its feeder, not sure which! #birds #vancouverisland

Butchart Christmas part 2: 6 Geese a-laying, 7 Swans a-swimming! #birds #butchartgardens

Some of the birds we saw at Butchart Gardens Christmas display! A Partridge in a Pear tree, 2 Turtledoves, 3 French Hens, 4 Calling Birds. 👍🏻🤔 #birds #butchartgardens

Mount Baker shows itself after hiding behind clouds for weeks at a time. #satellitechannel #saltspringisland #arbutusrdige

Sea Lion party at Cowichan Bay docks. 😱 #cowichanbay #vancouverisland

Hummingbirds with Mozart, part 2! #birds #arbutusridge

Inspired by another Bluesky user to post a few photo's of our hikes in Sedona, AZ. Such an amazing place! #hiking #sedona

Almost November and our flowers still hanging in there! #flowers #vancouverisland

If I could get this one away from the feeder I can clean it! REALLY important to clean regularly, can be fatal to them if not done at least once a week. Mild soapy solution, lots of hot water and new sugar solution weekly, more often in hot climates. #birds #vancouverisland #arbutusridge

Back deck feeder… #birds #arbutusridge

This hummingbird really loves this feeder, it hardly ever leaves it alone! #birds #vancouverisland

Some great hikes around Quebec, in order: Town of Perce seen from Mont. Sainte Anne Coastline from Cap-des-Rosiers at Forillon Park Cap-Bon Ami beach at Forillon Park Perce as seen from Bonaventure Island, near Le Trou-du-Chat, (where our Irish ancestors lived in the late 1700's) #hiking #quebec

Hummingbirds came back quickly after we were gone 3 weeks! Hated to leave them without food, but you should change it at least once a week. #birds #vancouverisland #hummingbirds

Mallards in the Welland Canal. #birds #wellandcanal

Estimated at 175 years old, this Bur Oak resides at what is now the Aurora Leisure Complex. This was farmland back in 1850’s when this was an acorn! #trees #auroraontario

Swans in the pond at Aurora, Ontario leisure complex. #birds

This is my rock! #birds #niagarafallscanada 🇨🇦

Go Blue Jays! #birds #torontobluejays

From a previous US visit. Not everyday you see this on the interstate! #drivingtrip #biggestshoppingcart #southcarolina

A visit to the Inner Space Caves near Austin, Texas. Very cool, and no one but us there that day! #caves #texas

Gorgeous morning for a walk down to our local beach at low tide. #hiking #satellitechannel

Some gorgeous flowers from yesterday… #flowers #vancouverisland

Another in my series, ”Flowers with Bees.” #flowers #bees #vancouverisland #butchartgardens

A few pretty flowers from our morning walk... #flowers #millbay

Misty morning flight across Mill Bay... #birds #vancouverisland

English Daisy doing well this year. #flowers #cowichanvalley

New Zealand hike on Mt. Tongariro crossing. Such an amazing variety of ecosystems there! #hiking #newzealand

Flowers from our morning walk, such a lovely place here. 🌞🐝 #vancouverisland #cowichanvalley #flowers

A hike down to our local beach at low tide. #manleycreekpark #cowichanbay

So, if it is called "canning," why do we use "Mason Jars?" I guess calling it "Jarring" would be too confusing? This is garlic I just put up to freeze... #confusedinthekitchen

Lots of blooms now, love the colours. #flowers

A triple header! 😱🌻 More common in sunflowers than baseball I imagine? 🥎🥎🥎 #flowers #sunflowers

Roses looking pretty awesome today! #flowers #roses

Busy, Busy, Busy Bees! 🐝 #flowers #butchartgardens

LOVE this time of year, free berries! so delicious...😋 #blackberries #vancouverisland

California Quail party! 🥰👍🏻 #birds #arbutusridge

Some smaller blooms happening…👍🏻🌺 #flowers #vancouverisland

My overly large flower starting to open up… #flowers

Interesting tree stumps, and flowers! #flowers #vancouverisland

Morning hike up Cobble Hill Mountain to an overlook for Shawingan Lake. Great trails here! #vancouverisland #hiking #cobblehillmountain

Good morning to be flying! #birds #stoneyhillspark

A morning hike at Stoney Hills, Vancouver Island. Cannot get enough of the views from here! #hiking #vancouverisland

Flowers, bees and butterfly for a beautiful day. 🐝🌺🦋 #flowers #bees #butchartgardens

Flowers to calm me down…🌻🌺 #ilovecanada #flowers