Just to the north of Vancouver, over the Burrard Inlet is Grouse Mountain. Across the winter months this is a ski resort for the people of Vancouver but in the summer there are grizzlies, eagles, wolves and views, and so after leaving the hotel this is where we went. We parked at the bottom of the mountain and went to the top via a cable car.
On arrival at the top we went to see the two grizzlies. They are both orphans who were found and have been living on the Mountain for a while. One was enjoying himself throwing lumps of wood in the water and the other spent most of his time digging in the snow that remained in their enclosure. The bit Harry and Toby liked most about the bears was when one walked over to the the watching people, turned around and did a big poo right in front of them! I had been getting jealous that they were going to get some good photo’s but the bear clearly had other ideas!
Next up was a short display of owls and eagles, much to Sally’s bird fearing delight! They were bought out and flew around the crowd from post to post. We had watched them bring the birds of prey out in preparation for the display and I had been hoping to see a bald eagle but that hadn’t bought one out. Much to my pleasure though, they had clearly done this before and had kept the bald eagle out of sight until the very end. Although it is a bit of a cheat, I am rather pleased with the eagle photo’s – they will probably be the best I can get during our time here – unless I treat myself to that Canon lens that is in the Bellevue shopping mall …
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