Evening Eagle

So glad my camera was handy when I looked up to see this eagle in the arbutus/madrona limbs ......

It was just about dusk but I was hopeful the photos would turn out as I did have my new camera and I just set it at automatic. The next couple photos I lightened up so I could see the eagle better. 

 Then I caught him (or her?) just as she flew off for the evening......

 Ahhhhhh.... it feels so awesome to see these incredible birds spread their wings and fly ......

Summer Holdiays .... Oh Canada!

Summer vacation! The last weekend in June my husband and I flew up to Victoria, Canada and the weather was gorgeous for our week together on Vancouver Island. I took a few photos the morning we wandered about downtown Victoria near the harbour .....

 The Empress Hotel .... love that ivy and old architecture.....

Next to our hotel was a little plaza area with fountain and the emblems of Canada and its 10 provinces and 3 territories. The last one on the right is of the newest territory, Nunavut. Doris from True Blue Canadian told me how she pronounces this, "Noo-na-vut". I was living in the US when Nunavut was created and didn't hear the news as it happened back in 1999. Here is a bit of basics from Wikipedia "Nunavut /ˈnuːnəˌvʊt/ (from Inuktitut) is the largest, northernmost and newest territory of Canada. It was separated officially from the Northwest Territories on April 1, 1999 via the Nunavut Act and the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement Act, though the boundaries had been contemplatively drawn in 1993. The creation of Nunavut resulted in the first major change to Canada's political map since the incorporation of the new province of Newfoundland and Labrador in 1949."

I couldn't resist catching a couple bird photos .....

 Hope you're enjoying a wonderful July where ever you are!