We spent another beautiful late afternoon/evening at Whytecliff Park today where we saw a male surf scoter which is a large sea duck swimming right in front of us.
The usual harbour seals were there as well as a bald eagle sitting at his favourite spot.
And we spotted some harbour porpoises, too, before the amazing sunset sent us home again.
Beautiful flowers at Whytecliff Park
A bald eagle sitting on top of a tree at Whytecliff Park
A large sea duck, a male surf scoter, at Whytecliff Park
Two harbour seals at Whytecliff Park
A harbour porpoise at Whytecliff Park
A harbour porpoise – almost swallowed by the waves – at Whytecliff Park
The sun is setting over ‘porpoise mountain’ at Whytecliff Park
In the afternoon we made our way to Whytecliff Park again. The sun was shining, a light breeze was blowing – so perfect to spend some time there.
Of course, we wanted to see if there were harbour porpoises around – and yes, we saw a few!
And we also had a beautiful sunset over ‘porpoise mountain’.
After our successful stamp collection tour (we now have the minimum 20 stamps we need!) we went to Whytecliff Park to relax a bit there.
We were rewarded with seeing harbour seals, harbour porpoises, amazing clouds, and a nice sunset.
Together with Danny and Denise we explored BC a bit today before we headed to Whytecliff Park in the evening, but more about that later.
Our first stop was the BC Hydro Powerhouse at Stave Falls in Mission where explored the 100-year-old power generating site which was really interesting.
We then had a quick stop at Fort Langley, before we went to the Greater Vancouver Zoo. There we had tons of fun walking around seeing all the various animals.
We were lucky to see the red panda as well as the grizzly bear really up close.
And, of course, my favourites, the hippos, were out, too.
Welcome sign at the BC Hydro Powerhouse at Stave Falls
Inside the main hall at the BC Hydro Powerhouse at Stave Falls
Inside the BC Hydro Powerhouse at Stave Falls
A Tesla coil electricity demonstration at the BC Hydro Powerhouse at Stave Falls
At the BC Hydro Powerhouse at Stave Falls
A peacock at the Greater Vancouver Zoo
White-tailed deer at the Greater Vancouver Zoo
Ankole-Watusi or Ankole Longhorn at the Greater Vancouver Zoo
An aoudad or Barbary sheep at the Greater Vancouver Zoo
Two hippopotamuses at the Greater Vancouver Zoo
Hippopotamuses at the Greater Vancouver Zoo
A close-up of the hippopotamuses at the Greater Vancouver Zoo
A mara at the Greater Vancouver Zoo
A black-and-white ruffed lemur and a ring-tailed lemur at the Greater Vancouver Zoo
A red panda at the Greater Vancouver Zoo
A grizzly bear at the Greater Vancouver Zoo
A grizzly bear up close at the Greater Vancouver Zoo
A grizzly bear lying in the grass at the Greater Vancouver Zoo
A cougar or mountain lion at the Greater Vancouver Zoo
A cougar or mountain lion up close at the Greater Vancouver Zoo
Indeed, whenever we spent some time at this beautiful park in West Vancouver, we are rewarded with so many experiences nature has to offer.
So today we saw a blue heron (no picture of it though), a bald eagle, the usual crows, seagulls, ‘our’ little white-crowned sparrow in addition to harbour seals, sea lions, and so many harbour porpoises which was more than amazing.
A pair of Canada geese swam by with their little goslings – maybe the same two we saw a few days ago, but this time showing off their offspring.
What a special day!
Canada geese with goslings at Whytecliff Park
A harbour seal at Whytecliff Park
A sea lion at Whytecliff Park
A bald eagle at Whytecliff Park
A bumblebee at Whytecliff Park
A shark? No, a harbour porpoise at Whytecliff Park
A harbour porpoise at Whytecliff Park at sunset
Two harbour porpoises foraging at Whytecliff Park
And there were four harbour porpoises at Whytecliff Park
A group of seven harbour porpoises at Whytecliff Park
This harbour porpoise was fleeing from a boat at Whytecliff Park
Three harbour porpoises fleeing from a boat at Whytecliff Park
The sun is setting over ‘porpoise mountain’ – view from Whytecliff Park
On this overcast day we enjoyed the peace and quiet at Whytecliff Park. We hardly saw any other people there, but as usual there were quite a few animals at the park.
We saw a pair of Canada geese swim by and come back some time later. (We believe it was the same pair.)
We also saw a few harbour seals popping their heads out of the water, often looking at us, too, and, luckily for us, some harbour porpoises also made an appearance.
Some beautiful flowers at Whytecliff Park
Canada geese swimming by at Whytecliff Park
A harbour porpoise almost swallowed by the waves at Whytecliff Park
A beautiful harbour porpoise at Whytecliff Park
This harbour porpoise blends in so well at Whytecliff Park