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Daughter and Son in law sent this pic among others, seems they are having a fantastic time in Canada.

They are off to see the Kings of Leon today in Vancouver.

The freebies and the Hotel upgrades they have been given for being honeymooners are fantastic, so thanks Canada for looking after them.

Barman;1230661 wrote:

Daughter and Son in law sent this pic among others, seems they are having a fantastic time in Canada.

They are off to see the Kings of Leon today in Vancouver.

The freebies and the Hotel upgrades they have been given for being honeymooners are fantastic, so thanks Canada for looking after them.


great pic of our brown bear having breakfast!

thanks for sharing!

So nice to hear they got some freebies and upgrades!:guitarist:guitarist

Glad they are having such a great time here!:-6

Oh, what a beautiful picture Barman. I'm so glad your daughter and hubs are having a wonderful time. Geeze, it must have taken them at least 12 hrs. to arrive at the west coast of Canada...no....Did they make any stop overs:)



Canada is certainly a gorgeous country:-4

OMG I hope that was a super duper zoom lense on that camera.... I would never get that close to a bear... yikes.

The pic is nice mind you.

Kings of Leon, oooo I am jealous, they plaed here Thursday nite and my daughter got to go, I am still jealous hehehehe

minks;1230858 wrote: OMG I hope that was a super duper zoom lense on that camera.... I would never get that close to a bear... yikes.

The pic is nice mind you.

Kings of Leon, oooo I am jealous, they plaed here Thursday nite and my daughter got to go, I am still jealous hehehehe


it better have been super duper lense eh?:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

minks;1230858 wrote: OMG I hope that was a super duper zoom lense on that camera.... I would never get that close to a bear... yikes.

The pic is nice mind you.

Kings of Leon, oooo I am jealous, they plaed here Thursday nite and my daughter got to go, I am still jealous hehehehe


Have a few pics of daughter stood a little too close for my liking, i will find one later. (After the golf):D

Oh Barman, in my life time of living near the mountains and growing up with them as my playground I have become a bit of a crusty old biddy when it comes to tourists photographing wild life. Lucky your daughter was careful

minks;1230876 wrote: Oh Barman, in my life time of living near the mountains and growing up with them as my playground I have become a bit of a crusty old biddy when it comes to tourists photographing wild life. Lucky your daughter was careful


your so right, we see it here in Algonquin Park, tourist are just way to close and have noooooooo idea just how fast an animal can move and what they can do....especially if their babies are around.

Odie;1230881 wrote: your so right, we see it here in Algonquin Park, tourist are just way to close and have noooooooo idea just how fast an animal can move and what they can do....especially if their babies are around.


No kidding, they make great pics indeed and Barmans daughter has a keeper there I am envious but I could never do that.

minks;1230884 wrote: No kidding, they make great pics indeed and Barmans daughter has a keeper there I am envious but I could never do that.


oh that pic is just amazing, I couldn't do that either!:yh_rotfl:yh_rotfl

These were taken up Grouse Mountain where ever that is.

Timber Wolf having a little nap.



A Bald Eagle, i think you are right, a stonkin great zoom lens.



Some more bears.



Just too scary.

Amazing photos. Do you have any idea how hard would be not only to find any of these animals to photograph in the first place, but then to actually get a great photo of one as well? To find a timber wolf and a bald eagle? Wow! Never mind a bear.

I would never get that close to a wild bear. When we were on our holidays through the Rockies my kids kept saying ‘ I hope we see a bear’ and I kept saying, ‘as long as we are far enough away from it and heading in the other direction’.

Barman;1230992 wrote: These were taken up Grouse Mountain where ever that is.

Timber Wolf having a little nap.



A Bald Eagle, i think you are right, a stonkin great zoom lens.



Some more bears.



Just too scary.






omg.......yup......definitely a heck of a zoom lens

these are awesome and very hard to find them at the right time.

the bald eagle is a masterpiece.......

looks like black bears this time, that last one was a little to close....lol



thanks for sharing.....love it when its the real McCoy!:D

I think my post vanished somewhere atop Grouse Mountain.

Barman your daughter is a natural, those pictures are National Geographic worthy. Amazin!

Grouse Mountain is near Vancouver, I believe there is a ski hill there. Never been and pulling that info out of my.... small brain

minks;1231390 wrote: I think my post vanished somewhere atop Grouse Mountain.



Barman your daughter is a natural, those pictures are National Geographic worthy. Amazin!



Grouse Mountain is near Vancouver, I believe there is a ski hill there. Never been and pulling that info out of my.... small brain






Total brain size and the volume of several brain parts were compared in male and female ranch mink of varying age and body size in an attempt to quantify postnatal maturation and growth processes in this altricial species. Volumes of fresh whole brains and of different brain parts were calculated from prepared histological sections from juvenile (2- to 3-month-oId), subadult (5-month-old), and adult (older than 7 months) individuals. Allometrical calculations were performed on the basis of body weight. Changes in size of different parts of the brain obtained to different degrees were found to be dependent on age but independent of body size. From the juvenile stage to the subadult stage, total brain size remains unchanged, although most major brain parts increase in size, while the grey matter of the isocortex decreases. During subsequent development from subadult to adult, total brain size evidently decreases. Within the brain all major structures also decrease in size, except for the medulla oblongata and the mesencephalon, which remains relatively stable in size. The grey matter of the isocortex shows the greatest decrease, followed by the allocortex and corpus striatum, the cerebellum, the white matter of the isocortex, and the diencepha-Ion. Thus, an unusual but evident 'overshoot' in size of the total brain and certain parts apparently occurs in this species before adulthood is reached. This phenomenon is discussed in connection with size changes concomitant with domestication as well as with cageing of individuals and with postnatal and seasonal size changes known from some soricid species as the so-called Dehnel phenomenon.

Nomad;1231394 wrote: Total brain size and the volume of several brain parts were compared in male and female ranch mink of varying age and body size in an attempt to quantify postnatal maturation and growth processes in this altricial species. Volumes of fresh whole brains and of different brain parts were calculated from prepared histological sections from juvenile (2- to 3-month-oId), subadult (5-month-old), and adult (older than 7 months) individuals. Allometrical calculations were performed on the basis of body weight. Changes in size of different parts of the brain obtained to different degrees were found to be dependent on age but independent of body size. From the juvenile stage to the subadult stage, total brain size remains unchanged, although most major brain parts increase in size, while the grey matter of the isocortex decreases. During subsequent development from subadult to adult, total brain size evidently decreases. Within the brain all major structures also decrease in size, except for the medulla oblongata and the mesencephalon, which remains relatively stable in size. The grey matter of the isocortex shows the greatest decrease, followed by the allocortex and corpus striatum, the cerebellum, the white matter of the isocortex, and the diencepha-Ion. Thus, an unusual but evident 'overshoot' in size of the total brain and certain parts apparently occurs in this species before adulthood is reached. This phenomenon is discussed in connection with size changes concomitant with domestication as well as with cageing of individuals and with postnatal and seasonal size changes known from some soricid species as the so-called Dehnel phenomenon.


um ok...

what about the "pre seniors brain"??

minks;1231390 wrote: I think my post vanished somewhere atop Grouse Mountain.

Barman your daughter is a natural, those pictures are National Geographic worthy. Amazin!

Grouse Mountain is near Vancouver, I believe there is a ski hill there. Never been and pulling that info out of my.... small brain


your right Minsky, National Geographic would love to see them!