Saturday, September 01, 2007

Canadian wildlife


Bald eagle
These are everywhere - there were a pair nesting in the garden of one of our B&Bs - they have a white head and bright yellow beak.


Big horn sheep
This was one of about 12 which decided to cross the road in front of us in Banff.


Black bear
We went bear watching in Tofino and saw 10 - they come down to the shore at low tide, turning over the rocks to look for crabs. We saw a couple more beside the road on our travels too.


Ground squirrel
They look a lot like chipmunks, but apparently aren't related at all. They were everywhere we went and are particularly tame - it must be the Japanese tourists feeding them muffins!


Hump back whale
We went whale watching from Victoria, and watched this humpy for an hour or so.

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