Chickadee Photo Art

Seven Sisters Falls

// March 11th, 2010 // No Comments » // Boreal Forest, Mammals, Manitoba Tourist Destination, Otters, Scenic, Whiteshell Provincial Park

This is the hydro generating station at Seven Sisters Falls, Manitoba.  This operational station is situated on the Winnipeg River System just outside Whiteshell Provincial Park.  Most of my visits have occured when the waters are  low and the river bed floor is quite visible.  The photos below show the Canadian Shield bedrock that lies below the Winnipeg River System.  We watched a river otter dragging a ling cod that it picked up in one of the pools at the river bed bottom.  The fish was larger than the otter.  Pelicans and Cormorants also sit here for the easy pickings from the small pools.

Below: Facing North East waters heading toward Pinawa, Manitoba

Enjoy!

~Sharon

Once in a Lifetime – An Otter Story

// August 5th, 2009 // No Comments » // Boreal Forest, Canadian Shield, Mammals, Manitoba Tourist Destination, Otters, Scenic, Whiteshell Provincial Park

I couldn’t believe what I was being told on the phone until I actually saw these photos. My son and his fiance were canoeing in the Whiteshell Provincial Park when this curious otter decided to pay them a visit and literally hopped into their canoe. Maybe it was just tired of swimming around and wanted a lift back to shore  . . . At first, they said they were a little leary about having a wild animal in such close quarters and weren’t quite sure what to do about their “little buddy”. As you can see, the otter didn’t have those feelings at all. I presume some cottager in the area had likely befriended this otter as it did appear overly tame. This otter was nibbling on her ear and made itself comfortable on her lap – just like a puppy would. The photos (taken by my children) speak for themselves. Amazing !

Enjoy !

~Sharon