The short answer is brilliant!
š Start & finish: English Bay
š« Steps: 15k
ā°ļø Elevation: 122 m
ā±ļø Time: 4h 5 min (we stopped every 5 mins so more like 3)
Have you ever done the entire Stanley Park loop?
@alltrails #alltrails #vancouver #stanleypark #explorebc
š„ our first mini doc The Birder is now on YouTube šš link in bio
When we first met Rich @vancouverbirds we were struck by his passion for birds. We spent a few days with him in Vancouver, following him through parks and other green corners of the city to understand what is it about birds that inspires so many people to seek them out. Their beauty? Their songs? Or is there more to it than that?
We hope you like the film and that it encourages you to look a little longer next time you pass a tree or hear birdsong from somewhere you didnāt expect āŗļøšæ
Watch it on YouTube (10 mins!) and show it some love ā„ļø (every comment helps)
šø Richās photography page: @vancouverbirds
š„ RED Comodo X & SonyA7 IV, Sony and DZO Vespid lenses
āØš Full film on YouTube - our channel can be found in our bio!
#birdwatching #vancouverbirds #naturedocumentary #exploreBC #bcbirdtrail #ExploreCanada #sonyalpha #dzofilm
Not ashamed to say I cried watching these bears chase after each other for a female bear š we sat on the boat for almost an hour as they moved about without any concern for our presence! Weāll never forget this moment, so grateful for this trip @riversafari #wildlife #blackbear #beautifulbc
Sunshine Coast last weekend was such a good trip! This place has it all: beautiful bays, breathtaking hikes and the most peaceful vibe āļøšš² And itās only a 40-min ferry ride from Vancouver. Is it too soon to want to go back?
#sunshinecoastbc #explorebc @sunshinecoastbc
Minutes before this, we were watching this beautiful whale feeding near Siwash Rock in Stanley Park along with dozens of other people and feeling so damn lucky!
Then we saw a jet ski going at speed, past the whale and toward Lions Gate Bridge. When the jet ski turned back and started speeding right at the whale we just knew. We both said it out loud. A few people around us said it too. Everyone could see the danger except the person on the jet ski, either completely oblivious or just plain ignorant.
And then it happened so fast š
The sound of the jet ski hitting the whale at full speed was absolutely sickening. What was supposed to be a lovely evening of watching wildlife disappeared instantly. We were shaken. Sad for the whale, angry at what weād just seen and honestly just disappointed.
People will say accidents happen. But when youāre speeding close to a whale thatās been in the same area all afternoon, with people clearly watching from shore, youāre significantly increasing the risk. You have the whole bay, why go that close?
Moments like seeing a whale can turn someone who never thought much about wildlife into someone who does. If you saw it this week, we hope you felt the same sense of joy we did. And that matters, because we tend to protect what we love. But more people sometimes means more harm. And thatās when we need to have rules. Not to ruin anyoneās fun, but because ābeing adults who should know betterā isnāt always enough.
Please give wildlife space. Itās illegal to get within 200 metres of gray whales on any vessel, including non-motorized ones like kayaks and paddle boards. 200 metres is roughly the length of two soccer fields or about 15 school buses. In fact, there were a few kayaks and two sailboats in the area and they all kept their distance. The jet ski was the only one that didnāt.
The whale spouted a few times afterward but stopped feeding. We donāt know if itās okay, but we do know our inlet needs better protection for whales when they come this close and stay this long.
Watching this gray whale from the beaches in downtown Vancouver has been the highlight of our week āŗļøāŗļøāŗļøItās so great that so many people have been able to see it too!
You mostly catch its spouts and tail and thereās actually a reason for that. This whale is actively feeding. Gray whales feed by sucking up sediment from the seabed, so in shallow water their tail sticks up out of the water for a few seconds at a time. That behaviour is called āsharkingāāŗļø
Hope you get a chance to see it if you havenāt already! Watching from shore not from the water is the way to go!
#explorebc #vancouver #graywhale
This view hit 11/10 and was absolutely worth the hike..!
And yes, thereās another viewpoint along the trail thatās even better. No, we wonāt show you. Yes, you have to go find out yourself š or head to our blog (š in bio) and find it in our Goat Ridge guide š
Share this with the person you want to hike here with š«¶
We talk about Earth Day like it's a calendar event. But Earth Day should be every day š«¶
The Earth is always speaking to us. Through the forests, the rivers, the mountains, the wind. Through every fellow species that was here long before us and deserves to be here long after. It asks us to listen, to show up, to care.
When I think about our Earth today I feel happiness and grief at the same time, caught between its extraordinary beauty and what we're doing to it. The loss of species, pollution, habitat destruction, deforestation, climate disruption. For those of us who feel things deeply, it's a lot to carry. And I don't think we talk enough about this kind of heartbreak that comes from loving the natural world and watching it struggle.
If you feel this too, you're not alone. It's a feeling more and more of us are starting to recognize. So letās not look away from it. Because maybe when we all really feel it, that's where change begins š±
Anna x
#earthday #earthday2026
Hiked up Grouse Mountain yesterday to see Grinder and Coola, the rescue bears āŗļø Highly recommend if youāre looking for something to do as they just woke up from hibernation šš²
#vancouverbc #grousemountain #grinderandcoola #explorebc #canoncanada
