Pearce Estates & Inglewood Bird Sanctuary June 23, 2021

For the past while I had success driving the Deerfoot during morning rush hour but this morning the experience was rattling my nerves so I aborted the highway at the next exit.  That meant I had to perform a "save the day" as I merged onto 17th.  I didn't really want to go back to the bird sanctuary so soon, so I took a right to Pearce Estates.  

I felt a bit blue letting Deerfoot get the better of me, but that feeling soon passed when I began seeing bluer than blue everywhere.  Seeing a pretty bouquet of flowers is always a welcome sight!

After checking out Harvie Passage, I then took to the dirt trails throughout The Estates.

following alongside a creek

a mini waterfalls

chairs of blue

With more pep in my step to put to use, I decided to head south from Pearce Estates and go back to the Inglewood Bird Sanctuary.  The pathway leads straight to there and I preferred this pathway over the path that heads to city centre.  

My belief that things happen for a reason was confirmed when I arrived at The Sanctuary to see two fawns with their Mom.  I was told on Monday they had arrived yet were being sheltered.  Today they came out to explore their new world.  They were a bit shaky as they made their way through the grass.  

The views were stunning this morning.  See the deer on the trail?

These are two of the numerous birds I spotted:

-Eastern Kingbird

-Common Grackle

a muskrat feeding on the grass

After time spent meandering about the Bird Sanctuary, I hit the trail back to The Estates.

This morning's "out & about" was not in the plan but I am thankful for how it turned out.