Dolphins in Training
It's impressive to me the power that food has over animal behaviours. I'll do pretty much anything for a treat too, as will these dolphins for some fishy morsels:
Duck, Duck, Goose!
Goose on the right is whispering to goose on the left, "Psssst! Hey, do you ever get the feeling that you're being watched?"
And the Silly Awards of the BC Highland Games Go To…
This guy in the green kilt who showed his friends something obviously hilarious. At least his green kilt wasn't lifted when he got that reaction from his pals:
This most mis-matched couple dancing a Scottish reel. It was a crowd-participation moment so you can easily identify here who's teaching who. I stick my tongue out too when I'm concentrating:
These two guys for doing a facepalm in a kilt:
This child for becoming so upset from reading the festival programme. I had the same internal reaction upon realizing no food booths were peddling the haggis I'd long awaited for:
This guy for being unable to restrain himself from paying homage to World Cup 2010:
To #2 in line here for illustrating how hard it must be to blow into a set of bagpipes. Or for having a look of the worst case of indigestion ever. Maybe it's a good thing there wasn't any haggis around afterall:
The BC Highland Games and Scottish Festival
For all you Scots out there an assortment of activities were held yesterday at the 2010 BC Highland Games and Scottish Festival in Coquitlam to celebrate your heritage. I was hungry and ready to partake in loads of haggis, but I found nary a bite of it available. There was lots of other fun to observe regardless:
The RCMP Pipe Band.
Highland dancing competition.
Falconry demonstration with the largest of the falcon species - the Gyrfalcon.
A practice session by the world championship SFU Drum Corps.
Texting and Driving Don’t Mix
I wouldn't feel like I was getting much support if this was my accident scene and the cop was having a hearty laugh like the one here. Hopefully this guy that crashed his car through some rose bushes then mowed down a tree before finally coming to a full stop at a pole didn't get a ticket for inadvertently parking under the no parking sign.
Beluga Whales Through the Looking Glass
Through the viewing glass at the Vancouver Aquarium I saw these beluga whales just one week ago. The year-old grey calf, Nala, died Monday night from two stones and a penny that had become lodged and infected in its airway. Aquarium staff say Nala had been sick for about 2 weeks, which means it was feeling under the weather in this photo. I couldn't tell otherwise - both Nala and mom Aurora here looked rather magnificent. Don't throw away your pennies for a whole host of reasons, this being just one more.
Granville Island Sea Village
Do you think sleeping on a waterbed is fun? You can expand that concept to living fulltime on a houseboat in this community of Sea Village at Granville Island. I'm not sure how comfortable it would be when the waters in False Creek get choppy, but on the flipside you'd never have to concern yourself with mowing a lawn or watering the grass.
Sea Lion’s Best Side
Showing his best side for his closeup and cute enough to hug - although you'll need to towel off afterwards - this adorable sea lion can be seen at the Vancouver Aquarium. How do they hear out of those tiny ears? It must be part of Darwinian evolution, with the small ear openings keeping a lid, so to say, on the occurrence of Swimmer's Ear.
Getting Around False Creek
If you're lucky enough to have a boat and the opportunity of leisure time to travel to Vancouver, Pelican Bay Marina pictured above at the Granville Island Hotel is an option for you for temporary moorage. Then you can take a colourful Aquabus across False Creek to upscale Yaletown. Oh, to have the free time. And money.
Bird’s the Word
Usually feeding the birds is frowned upon because it encourages them to stick around, expect handouts and make a mess. On Granville Island there seems to be a bird-friendly area where throwing bread for the birds gets a green light. Kids love it. So do adults. Geese, pigeons and ducks, oh my!
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