As we walk the trails and beaches of Prince Edward Island, even the most familiar ones, there is always something different or unusual to see. This collection of items is from the last month.
This is Tate the Tater,
a mascot for the Prince Edward Island Potato Board. He was present the day Farm and Food Care PEI gave away bags with potato, turnip, cabbage and milk to islanders. This is the second such giveaway in our area. The farmers and producers on the island have been really generous during this pandemic. Thank you!
This rabbit is the first one we’ve seen on the island in our ten years here. I took the photo with my daughter’s cell phone and couldn’t manage a clear shot.
One early morning recently, we spotted a number of slugs making their way along the boardwalk. While some are squashed into the wood or gobbled up by birds, others manage to avoid the predators and footfalls as they retreat for the grass.
Along one of the trails at the Rotary Friendship Park this nest is visible in a tree at eye level. It is much bigger than the tiny nests made by the sparrows around our house. I wonder which bird makes such a big nest?
A few weeks ago our daughter transported a bat to our house on her vehicle. This week we found this swallowtail caught in the grill of our car. Unlike the bat, sadly this butterfly didn’t survive.
During our recent trip to Chelton Beach, what we thought was the sound of a motorboat was actually a front end loader in the distance. The loader carried rock which it deposited along the shoreline in front of a cottage along the beach. Erosion is a problem all along the coastline. This cottager is attempting to hold on to his waterfront property for another few years.
27 comments:
I hope that cottager has some success.
Hello,
It is great to hear about the food care program and giveaway. The bunny is a cutie, great sighting. Sorry the butterfly did not survive.
I hope the cottage survives the eroding coastline. Take care and stay safe! Enjoy your day, have a happy new week!
It's so nice to see your lovely island. I hope that the erosion can be mitigated by that owner's efforts. And we have so many bunnies here that I see one almost every time I go walking. :-)
glad to read of your "summary" from a mascot of Prince Edward Island to erosion.... love bunny.
Have a great day
There's never just ONE rabbit! I hope your island doesn't get overrun!
I also seem to always find interesting things, even with my limited mobility.
The giant potato is so cute! That's wonderful that people there have been so generous during the pandemic. It seems like Canada has done a remarkable job of things. I saw a cartoon on Facebook recently about how Canada must feel like the apartment above a meth lab with the way things are going here. I imagine that's at least partially true.
That's so strange to me that seeing a rabbit was noteworthy for you. We have dozens of them in and around our yard. Duke kills and eats them every chance he gets, and they still come in our yard, and it doesn't seem to be reducing the population at all. We've taken to knocking on the glass before we open the door to let him out, so we can scare off rabbits before Duke goes out in the yard.
Will that bunny make many more?
What a beautiful place you live in.
So nice with that give away!
Wonderful photoes :)
Anita
Bunnies have long been a problem in Australia. It is a long time since I have seen a wild one.
Thank you (so much) for taking us walking with you.
Awe, wonder and delight.
The Tater looks very jolly Marie and yes it is a really generous giveaways, so good to see companies helping the community. Can't believe this was your first bunny sighting Marie, I spotted one just the other day in the bush by the beach 🐰 Gosh the bat was lucky survive a car trip! Do hope the home owner is successful in saving his home, what a scary predicament!
Coastal erosion is an issue in many places - it must be frightening to have your property disappearing like that, even if it is a fairly natural process.
Isn't it great to spy out different things on a walk? I think that is partly why I am such a slow walker, I like to stop and look at things rather than get from one end of the track to the other :)
It's nice that there is a food care program for the people who need it. Your slug is a lot smaller than the ones here.
Nice photos, Marie. Have a great new week.
Nature and the world around us provides us with so many interesting sights. Thanks for sharing your world.
Walking and keeping your eyes open gives you many good photo opportunities. Thanks for sharing.
Nice set of photos...I would do my best to avoid stepping on a slug! Yuk. I wonder what that is....
I have friends who lost their home to Lake Erie. It was a long time happening and then it did.
That'll look good on someone's job application: Previous experience - I once dressed up as a potato.
I saw a young rabbit with myxomatosis the other day - the first I've seen of this cruel disease for a long while. I'd rather have rabbits than myxy.
Coastal erosion is happening all along our Norfolk coastline; there are plenty of attempts to slow it down but all end in failure sooner or later.
I believe that the nest is of Common Grackle, a species that is found on PEI but quite sparingly I suspect.
As Elephant Child commented Rabbits have caused terrible devastation in Australia. On my recent road trip, I saw a sign which stated that owning a rabbit would incur a $30 000 penalty.
I just love the Potato Man and his generosity.
The Tate The Tater Is A Classic - Be Well And Stay Strong
Cheers
Squirrels make messy nests like that, often not very high in the tree. So that's my guess.
Hard to fight erosion. The sea wins eventually.
Hello, wascally wabbit!
You always have something new to show us!
: )
this is heart warming to know how generous the people of your beautiful island dear Marie !
such uplifting news rise my hopes for better future of life on this planet
i saw crow make big nests like this
Farmers are generous people. Facing their own problems, they still look for a way to help others.
Always something to see, if we keep our eyes peeled!!!
"Beside a babbling brook" blog
'Miss BB'🐝🐝
Post a Comment