In my book, Dancing in the Rain, the character of Brenna entertains the tourists on Grouse Mountain by hand feeding the whisky jacks, a bird commonly found on the mountain. I liked the idea, but had never actually done it myself. Yesterday I spotted a group of them in in the trees while snowshoeing on Mount Seymour . I put out my hand to see what would happen. Immediately a bird landed on it, looking for food. Because she was so friendly I shared my Cliff bar with her. Nothing makes me happier than being up close to wildlife.
Shelley Hrdlitschka
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Canada’s National Bird
FYI – here are the 5 finalist for Canada’s National Bird. In November 2016, the Whiskey Jack won. – good choice.
Gray jay / Whiskey jack
Common loon
Snowy owl
Canada goose
Black-capped chickadee
Thanks Brian. Yes, all were good choices, but apparently the gray jay/whisky jack is almost exclusive to Canada, so I think it was the right decision.
What a sweet encounter Shelley.
It was Andrea, thanks!