Week 15, Day 99, Sunday

A gloriously beautiful day, and I headed out with my niece to Lois Hole Nature Preserve, a significant wetland in St. Albert, Alberta.  A wide stream meanders through the countryside and empties into Big Lake, which gives plenty of space for a variety of species of ducks and a plethora of Canada geese.  It had been improved quite a bit since last time I was here a few years ago, and the boardwalk through the reeds and tussocks of grass stretched for a couple of kilometers at least.  It is still only very early spring here, and there was a lot of ice on the lake and snow on some of the tussocks.  We walked for 3 hours, and enjoyed every step.

American Tree Sparrow - there were lots of these around!