Wild Jay Wanders

01/01/2025

It's a sad day for north Vancouver Island today. One of my favourite spots to visit was devastated by an early morning fire. Telegraph Cove is a gem on the North Island with its brightly painted buildings on the boardwalk over the harbour. It's home to the first whale watching company and the end terminus for the original telegraph on the Island. It was also home to the Whale Interpretation Centre, a volunteer run museum accessible by donation, that housed a unique collection of whale, marine mammal and bird skeletons found and donated to the centre, including a 20ft fin whale hanging from the ceiling. The museum was completed gutted, along with the restaurant and other businesses. It's one place I hoped to take you all one day. Unfortunately, all that's left are a few photos.

01/01/2024

The other night I mentioned I'd heard the bark of a sea lion and posted a very bad pic. Here's a video taken on Christmas Day! Sightings of sea lions in this area are very rare!
Normally, this time of year, the male stellars come down from Alaska and the male California's come up from - well, California - and congregate around Chamainus, Ladysmith and Nanaimo on Vancouver Island, following the herring run.
Hopefully, their presence is an indication of improved water quality in the harbour as we become more cognizant of our impact.

01/01/2024

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

What a fabulous way to finish out the year! Thanks to your generosity the Firefighters Burn Fund will be receiving $145 From tonight’s tour! Thank you so much!

It has been a pleasure to take you along to all these fabulous events in the Greater Vancouver region over the last year. I am so grateful for your continued support and friendship!

I wish you all love, laughter and lots of adventures in 2024!

31/12/2023

Another fun - albeit wet and rainy - visit to downtown Vancouver for Christmas at Canada Place and bonus stroll through Coal Harbour! As I was walking back, I heard the bark of what I was sure was a sea lion so I zoomed my phone camera as far as I could and, sure enough, the big brown lump at the end of the dock in the last photo is a sea lion! Cool!

24/12/2023

Wishing you all the best the holiday season has to offer! May your homes be filled with love and laughter. Thank you for celebrating the Christmas season with me!
Stay tuned . . . There’s more to come!

11/12/2023

What a great evening at Burnaby’s Village Museum, discovering the nostalgia and novelty of a 1920’s Christmas! Thanks to everyone who joined me in the rain for this wonderful event. The carousel was definitely the highlight, don’t you agree?

10/12/2023

Yesterday I mentioned I would post some of the photos from Fleurs de Villes Voyage that happened last spring at Van Dusen gardens. We weren’t able to do a tour at that time so I hope you enjoy the artistry and creativity,

09/12/2023

This is the view from the skytrain on my way home from today’s tour! I thought some of those raindrops looked a little thick . . . And white!

09/12/2023

Well, it was a wild and windy winter day in Vancouver! Despite Mother Nature trying to blow us away, we saw some incredibly beautiful creations by our local floral artists! Thank you all for joining me, even with our early challenges! 😂 It was definitely worth the effort!

Here are some of the ones we missed!

07/12/2023

White Rock was lovely tonight. Thank you to everyone who joined me for a stroll among the art and light!

03/12/2023

We had a perfect morning in downtown Vancouver for a little holiday magic along Christmas Tree Lane! The Woodward’s windows were a nostalgic walk through time and the trees gorgeously decorated! Did you have a favourite? Post a pic in the chat!

27/11/2023

Tonight we all fell in love with the lights at Lefarge! Since 2011, the city of Coquitlam has been aweing visitors with their fabulous displays that seem to just get bigger and better every year! This year was no different!
Thank you to everyone who came out and joined me me for this spectacular walk around the lake!

19/11/2023

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19/11/2023

It was a perfect Sunday morning in downtown Vancouver for yet another fabulous public art walk! There’s always so much to see! Thank you to everyone who joined me and shared these sculptures , murals and mosaics !

15/11/2023

Bear Creek Park was aglow tonight ! Thank you to everyone who joined me for this celebration of light and colour! It’s the perfect family friendly kickoff to the holiday season !

09/11/2023

Thank you to everyone who joiour wet nature walk this afternoon. It was lovely to get out into the park for a stroll and show a different side than we’re used to! I promised I would post a photo of the barred owl, one of the many species common to the park. Hope you like him!

05/11/2023

Lumiere was a blast! Thank you Melissa for suggesting this fabulous event ! And thank you to everyone who discovered it with me! The creativity and interaction with the displays made it so much fun!
Did you have a favourite ? Let me know in the chat.

01/11/2023

So the best laid plans sometimes go awry when you’re dealing with wildlife ! While we all showed up, the geese did not despite having heard they were there last week! A few did a fly by but never landed!
I will arrange another attempt in a few weeks so stay posted!
Thank you to all who shifted with me for a walk around the park. Here’s a few pics of what I saw and if I have some good ones of the river otter, I’ll post them after I download from my camera .