St Bride’s, Newfoundland. A tiny town , few services, but enough to get you by for a few days. Three days here to visit the Northern Gannets in Cape St Mary’s.
A typical home in St. Bride’s.Population is 252 ( 2016)
Cape St. Mary’s Ecological Reserve.
From a distance of the cliffs of Cape St. Mary’s, you can see all the white dots of 24,000 Northern Gannets
Bird Rock, home to over 24,000 Northern Gannets. They arrive here to mate and nest on these 200 ft cliffs and sea stacks.
You can hear the sounds a long distance away from so many Northern Gannets.It’s an amazing site.This region is a birder’s ( and this photographer) Paradise.
Northern Gannet. They nest in massive colonies on rocky cliffs. Food here is abundant, as they plunge into the cold Atlantic waters from these cliffs.
A pair of gannets greet each other with the touching of their bills, it’s also a mating function.
Cape St Mary is also home to thousands of Black-legged Kittiwakes nesting on high narrow ledges. Mom with her two chicks.
A long dive down for dinner, but these Gannets are ocean going large birds.
A greeting of two mated gannets with a ( very muddy) chick between them/
A big storm the day before, left everyone wet and muddy on these cliffs. This chick should be white, but he is covered with mud and demanding food.
Norther Gannets
Another chick on a mud, seaweed and rubbish nest,glued with guano.
These dwarf like Irises are growing every where in this area. ( Also called Blue Flag)
Trinity,NL, one of my very favorite places to photograph, Time seems to have stood still for this quaint fishing village. It has preserved many of its 19th -century buildings. The colors of all their lovely old homes and buildings are colors of a
Trinity, St Paul’s Anglican Church. 1st founded 1730 2nd founded 1821 and lastly founded 3rd 1892.
Trinity waterfront
Sunrise in Trinity
Sunrise in Trinity
Trinity, as you can see fog is coming in. Saw plenty of fog during out stay in NL.
Trinity
Lupine grows everywhere in NL. It’s all growing wild, and some consider it a weed. Once it starts growing, they say they can’t get rid of it and takes over their gardens.
Trinity
These old sheds are everywhere on the waterfront. This one is in Trinity.
Trinity. There are a lot of these structures that are Registered Heritage Structures. They are well preserved and occupied.
Trinity
Trinity. Population in summer is 169.(2016) In winter most business’s are closed and the population is than around 50.
Ox-eye Daisy grow wild every where.
Trinity
Fort Point Lighthouse at Trinity, NL Rebuilt in 1871.
Saw these old tombstones in someone’s back yard. Unable to read anything on it. Trinity
Yes, that’s pouring down rain!! We ran into a lot of fog and cold also,
Trinity
A bumpy sea and a cold day to whale watch. Photos aren’t to exciting, but saw a few humpback whales
Humpback Whale. The pattern of their tail flukes are a unique as fingerprints.
Finn Whale,a massive creature is one of the fastest swimmers among whales ( up to 25 miles an hour) One of the largest animals on earth ( Blue Whale is bigger)
Atlantic Puffins,near Elliston, NL. Thousands of puffins nesting in holes on these cliffs. They are the provincial bird of Newfoundland.
Atlantic Puffin
Great Black-backed Gull . Largest gull in North America..
Black Guillemot, also known as Sea Pigeon.
Black Guillemot. Found near Bonavista Peninsula, Dungeon Provincial Park, nesting amount the Atlantic Puffins.
A mating pair of Atlantic Puffins
The rocky coast where the puffins live
Atlantic Puffin
Atlantic Puffin
Atlantic Puffin
Razorbill a stocky-billed bird. He is the closest relative of the extinct Great Auk.
Yes he was that close to me, just a few feet away. The puffins here aren’t afraid of people.
Atlantic Puffin
If you look closely on this green cliff area, those white dots are all Atlantic Puffins.
I put this photo in to show you how these puffins were not scare of us. They actually did some mating while they had all these people quietly looking on.
These two puffins were mating at one point. They are in their hole they nest in.
A mated pair.
Yes there are a LOT of puffin shots! I just couldn’t stop myself, they are so cute, and so close to my camera, I couldn’t take a bad shot.
Nuphar waterlilies . (Temperate to subarctic Northern Hemisphere.) Saw these lilies in a lot of ponds in NL.
Bonavista, NL, an afternoon exploring and lunch. One of the largest towns in this area.
Bonavista,NL
Bonavista,NL
Bonavista,NL
Bonavista NL
Skerwink Trail, a 5.3 KM hike. Rugged coastal scenery , sea stacks all while hiking on high cliffs. An amazing look at nature.
Skerwink Trail
Sherwink Trail, our friends, Lee and Leslie and my hubby trailing.
Sherwink Trail
Sherwink Trail
Sherwink Tail. And yes, fog was coming in fast.
Top of Sherwink Trail, fog sort of ruined my photo op.
Yes, fog was arriving on Sherwink Trail
Next stop for four days is this amazing B&B, Captain’s Legacy in Twillingate,NL
Part of our B and B,, one day we had sun,, perfect to sit here.
Twillingate NL
Twillingate,NL
Lobster pots,Twillingate,NL
Twillingate,NL
Twillingate Islands Coastal Trail. ( winds blowing hard this am) Hiking up on these trails looking down to the Atlantic Ocean was beautiful.
Twillingate Islands Coastal Trails
Twillingate Islands Coastal Trails
Twillingate Islands Coastal Trails
Twillingate Islands Coastal Trails
Some eating fare on the menu’s in NL
Ok, draw the line on anything with moose!! And don’t forget you can also get a moose burger!!!
This must be one of the reasons I lost two pounds on our vacation!! (Poutine is french fries covered with gravy and than melted cheese added on top)
Twillingate,NL, population of 2196 ( 2016) located on Twillingate Islands, in Notre Dame Bay
Twillingate, NL
  Root cellars  keep food from freezing during the winter and keep food cool during the summer to prevent spoilage. Typically, a variety of vegetables are placed in the  root cellar  in the autumn, after harvesting.Saw a lot of c
Twilligate NL, fishing harbor.
Twillingate fishing harbor
Twillingate fishing harbor
Twillingate, NL
Twillingate, NL
Harebell. Newfoundland is mostly rock on this island. As you can see these harebells found a crack in the rock.
Twillingate NL
Sheep Laurel. There are many types of flowers in NL, most are small and with small stems
Twillingate, NL
Twillingate,NL
Twingate,NL
Twingate,NL
Roses find their home in NF, just not to many
The skills and creativity, these Newfoundlander’s showcase. One of my favorites was this pot for sale. ( to big for my suitcase!)
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Another hike in Twillingate,NL
Another hike along the cliffs and the Atlantic Ocean. A nice sunny day.
French Beach, Twillingate,NL
Twillingate,NL
Twillingate,NL
This is a beautiful hike this sunny day
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Pitcher Plant. A strange looking flower, it’s a carnivorous plant.
Cloud Berry, only found a few places in the world, one is in NL the other in Norway..
Ox-eye Daisy, along with a pretty bug.
Fragrant Waterlily in NL
My very favorite dinner in Twillingate, Canvas Cove. A pound of lobster on top of the pasta, amazing. Along with Iceberg Beer( Canadian beer)
St Johns’s and the Harbor,Newfoundland. Last two days before heading home.
St John’s,NL, Signal Hill, Battery Road. On the cliffs overlooking the harbor.
Battery Road is suspended above the city. it has the best location and views perched on the cliffs above St John’s Harbor. A very narrow street goes in-between these closely knit homes.
The close knit of your neighbors on Battery Road.
Signal Hill, Battery Road
Cape Spear Lighthouse was built a few miles from St John’s. Built in 1834.
As our first day in NL, and our last day and in-between, saw a lot of fog. Here is the fog rolling in at the Cape Spear’s Lighthouse.
Over looking the Atlantic Ocean by Cape Spear Lighthouse.Watching the fog come in.
We walked all over St John’s exploring our last day, Here is what my smart phone said I did. Walked 5.2 miles, 14,190 steps,39 floors!! These steps up to Cape Spear Lighthouse was one part.
A Skipper Moth on a Canada Thistle
St John’s row houses are an amazing array of colors. Block after block, every color you can imagine.
Ok, of course it’s raining for these photos AND I can’t remove ALL the wires. St John is one huge wire,EVERYWHERE. So bare with me. Wires, rain, that was my day.
St Johns. Also most of these row houses are on hills and almost none have garages. So rain, wires and cars!
St John’s NL
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Some of row houses are on top of business’s.
These boots were meant for walking! ( in Newfoundland)
Another great trip to Newfoundland. Despite the fog, and more fog, everything went smoothly. NL is a great place for photographing and of course not to mention birds. We shall be back I’m sure.
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