Picking up where we left off yesterday with provincial and territorial birds, Saskatchewan has the Sharp Tailed Grouse, Yukon chose the Common Raven, and British Columbia has the Steller's Jay.
Nunavut selected the Ptarmigan, while Ontario chose the Common Loon.
Prince Edward Island features the Blue Jay, Nova Scotia chose the Osprey, and Quebec chose the Snowy Owl.
For Newfoundland and Labrador, it is the Atlantic Puffin. And for Manitoba, the Great Grey Owl.
Stepping out of the Bird Gallery and back into the Queens Lantern, I took this shot of stained glass.
I looked up for these shots.
The Lantern honours both Queen Victoria and her great-granddaughter Queen Elizabeth II, who dedicated it in 2010.
The next gallery is the Water Gallery, and its centerpiece is the skeleton of a blue whale.
All life on earth finds its origins in water. Fossils of ancient life are preserved in rock like this.
The biggest animal on the planet feasts on very tiny organisms- the blue whale has a taste for krill.
I wish I would be able to photograph an owl one day.
ReplyDeleteMe too, in the wild.
DeleteI would love to photograph a snow owl one day
ReplyDeleteSame here.
DeleteThe museum is beautiful, love the exhibit and the stained glass! Take care, have a wonderful day!
ReplyDeleteThank you.
Delete..and I would love to see an owl in the wild some day.
ReplyDeleteThat's the consensus.
DeleteThe puffins in Newfoundland are among my favourite birds.
ReplyDeleteThey are characters.
DeleteIt's nice that we chose a loon for Ontario's bird, William.
ReplyDeleteI agree.
DeleteI like the idea of provincial birds but I don't know what it's all about. Why have provincial birds?
ReplyDeleteI like the idea.
DeleteI'd love to see an owl, never had but can always hope.
ReplyDeleteThe upward facing shots are great.
ReplyDeleteI like seeing the birds and that owl. I have seen two on my farm. Always a treat.
ReplyDeleteGreat to see all those birds.
ReplyDeleteFascinating exhibits indeed!
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