When my husband starts sneezing and snuffling, I know that allergy season has arrived. Here […]
Category: Destinations
20th Annual Brant Festival – March 5 to April 28
The return of Brant geese to the estuaries and bays of Vancouver Island in late […]
Pacific Rim Whale Festival (March 6 to 14)
Every March, spring splashes into Canada with the Pacific Rim Whale Festival! This year’s festival […]
Rainfall on the “Wet Coast”
One of the questions I often get asked is, “How much does it rain on […]
Victoria Natural History Society Field Trips
Joining a local natural history club is an excellent way to learn more about nature […]
See Shells by the Sea Shore
One of the joys of walking the beaches of Vancouver Island is finding a clam […]
Point Holmes Tide Pools
This weekend I spent some delightful time poking around in tide pools at Point Holmes […]
Cape Scott Provincial Park by Water Taxi
Cape Scott Provincial Park is at the northern tip of Vancouver Island. The conventional way […]
California Gulls, California Gulls
I happened to be down in Parksville yesterday and did some pre-meeting birding at the […]
Winter Birding at Oyster Bay
The eastern coast of Vancouver Island has many locations that are excellent for winter birding. […]