In celebration of Canada Day, here’s some of my photography to give you a glimpse of our country and its inhabitants.
If you also follow me on Exceptional EA, you’ll find an almost entirely different series of Canadian images there today, as well.
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Oh, Canada! Join in the Celebration
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This clip is about the sounds more than the sights, as it’s not only we humans who are thrilled to welcome spring.
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Plants and people are turning their faces to the sun in Vancouver this week.
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Out for a walk ... #goose #canadagoose #vanlife #vandusen #vandusenbotanicalgarden #spring #birdsofinstagram #your_best_birds #bestbirdshots #wonderousnature #birds_captures #best_birds_of_ig #nuts_about_birds #planetbirds #birds_adored #birds_nature #birding #waycoolshots #splendid_nature #feather_perfection #vancouver #vancity
Vancouver has become a city of smiles with this gorgeous weather.
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In addition to the nearby tennis matches, you’ll hear the sounds of the courting Great Blue Herons back in their Stanley Park colony.
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More signs of spring in Vancouver
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The Great Pacific Blue Herons are back in their Stanley Park colony and the courting rituals seem to have begun!
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It’s nice to have the Stanley Park seawall open once again, and enjoy Siwash Rock.
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All right. We know that, as far as Canadian climates go, we’re spoiled in Vancouver. Still, we’ve earned these first blossoms by virtue of the record breaking cold weather we had these past few weeks. Forget the calendar; spring is unfurling, and not a moment too soon!
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They’re baaack ... and action around Vancouver’s Pacific Great Blue Heron colony this morning suggests that it won’t be long before we see this year’s chicks.
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Incredible colours and textures, courtesy of nature and with no edits or filters. Why would you?
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A lovely Scottish swan in profile - you’ll find an abundance of these forward beauties (looking for food, I think) at St. Margaret’s Loch, in Holyrood Park, Edinburgh.
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A morning drink
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A Pacific Great Blue heron, off the shores of Vancouver’s Spanish Banks
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The pelicans at St. James’s Park, London
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Pretty flamingos
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Another look at London’s Belgrave Square
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Closer to home with these sweet crocuses - you can feel and smell the change in the air these past couple of days, and we’re expected to reach 16 and higher Celsius in the week to come. At last!
It’s doubtless plans to be back in England and Scotland this spring that have me going back through pics from the last couple of visits. Here, beautiful Belgravia.
Last March in Covent Garden
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Beautiful pictures! My favorite is the bench. 🙂
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Thanks, Laura! … and isn’t that bench peaceful?
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Yes! Very peaceful. I’d like to sit there and listen to the birds. 🙂
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😀 It wa tough to limit the shots I included (could you tell?), but I had to include at least one garden setting and those cherry blossoms were beautiful.
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Sometimes a gallery is needed!
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Agreed! 😀
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