Connor, Kevin and I went canoeing at Tiny Marsh today. Normally we are the only ones there but it was very busy today despite the cool temperature. There are trails and observation towers, an education centre and of course the marsh. The water was very high so we got to paddle in places we normally can't access. We saw swans, a turtle, a muskrat who went right under our canoe, several beavers and fish, a few great blue herons, terns and red-wing blackbirds and Connor found the 2 Northern Water Snakes shown below. They weren't bothered at all by us sitting there taking pictures for 10 minutes.
After the paddle, we went for a brief walk on one of the trails. All the mama Canada Geese were hiding there with their babies. There must have been 50 goslings in 50 feet!
Sorry we didn't get any pictures of the other wildlife. The camera is buried in a dry bag andKevin couldn't get it out fast enough when the swans took off nearby.
For supper we had quiche with asparagus and chives from our garden. Yummy.
4 comments:
What an awesome place. The baby goslings were great but as for the snake....YUK! Where is Tiny Marsh?
I like snakes.... and quiche too.
Sounds like a nice place.
Looks like a relaxing way to spend an afternoon!
Tiny Marsh is north of Elmvale. There are lots of websites if anyone is interested in hiking, paddling or geo-caching
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