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Posted on: May 18, 2025 at 2:20 PM
One of my favourite photos of 2024, and it is not a bird! (smile)
Check out those fingers and toes!
Ted
Posted on: Feb 25, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Photo taken 29 April 2024
When photographing hummingbirds, I sit for hours waiting for hummers to show up. In the meantime if I am lucky other birds will show themselves. This is one of those other birds, and after photographing birds for years, this is the first Hermit Thrush I have seen.
The hermit thrush is aptly named for it's retiring ways. The hermit thrush is a bird of the dense forest understory and thickets and is often heard before it is seen. The hermit thrush has an ethereal, haunting beautiful song.
Ted
Posted on: Feb 18, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Mocha is my walking partner. I started walking Mocha in Oct of last year. Bill her owner due to health reasons cannot do long walks.
When I first started walking Mocha, I didn't know there were two Australian Shepards, the Standard and the Mini, when Bill told me this, I did some research.
This is a very short history of the Miniature Australian Shepard.
The breed was developed in the 1960s in the States by artificial selection, in 2015 they were granted full recognition as a breed under the name Miniature American Shepard, I like the name Miniature Australian Shepard and use that when referring to her.
Size different.
Standard Australian Shepard
18 - 23 inches
50 - 65 lbs.
Miniature Australian Shepard
14 - 18 inches
17 - 30 lbs.
Ted
Posted on: Nov 12, 2024 at 4:33 AM
Posted on: Oct 30, 2024 at 3:12 PM
This is Ember she is a Golden Doodle, as you can see, she is mostly Doodle. She lives in Kerry Village where I live, I have walked her for 5 days while her mom was out of town, this was my last day 27 Oct. She is a going concern, very lively, and a beautiful dog and a pleasure to walk.
Ted
Posted on: Apr 30, 2024 at 11:34 PM
happy Birthday Sylvia, was so great to get togther at the vgh reunion at Sharons last year. She just had the memorial foor Roland last weekend at her home...it was great to meet some of her family I have never met before and some really long time ago people from north van high. hope you are all well and healthy, do give me a call if you come over again...yes I have been meaning to call Joan but winter does not seem to be a time for socializing and now I am busy keeping things going at 498. oxo Susan
Posted on: Nov 12, 2023 at 4:33 AM
Posted on: Jul 20, 2023 at 6:58 PM
I photographed this owl in the woods back of our home. It was on July the 5th this year, that was my Birthday. So, I thanked the robins for leading me to the owl, and I thanked the owl for posing for this photo. What a beautiful present they gave me for my Birthday!
Ted
Posted on: Jul 17, 2023 at 5:26 PM
Posted on: May 22, 2023 at 9:17 PM
trying to work through adding photos
Posted on: May 19, 2023 at 6:26 PM
This plant grows in moist shady forests, glades , openings and forest edges. In spots the leaves of vanilla-leaf can form a nearly continuous green carpet over the forest floor. When dried the leaves give off a sweet smell of vanilla, why it is also called deer's foot, I do not know.
Ted
Posted on: May 19, 2023 at 6:15 PM
Ted
Posted on: May 03, 2023 at 9:14 PM
On April 7th Darwin and I had just turned the corner onto Shawnigan/Mill Bay road when a taxi driver coming our way called out of the car window, elk on road. When we got further along the road I saw two elk on our side of the road, one of the two is pictured in the first photo. I could see the remainder of the herd was still on the other side of the road. When we got down to where they were we crossed the road, and I took some photos of the remaining herd. Darwin and I then continued down the road a ways, and I turned around and watched them single file safely cross the road. It was by chance good timing and an exciting experience!
Ted