A couple of day trips - Dunnville Museum and Bird Studies banding.

 Rick and I, looking for something different to do, went to the Dunneville RCAF Museum, that we had first noticed last winter.

Inside; plenty of memorabilia from when it was a training airfield during WW2.

and planes,

one that you could go inside. Very cramped, pilots must have been small. (Photo by Rick)

There were volunteers there to answer questions and tell the stories. Pilots were trained from Canada, Britain, Australia and South Africa.

A display on the role of women. They could not fly in combat but could fly planes over to Britain to be used in combat.

It was also interesting to read about what happened to the 100s of surplus planes, after the war.

Another day we drove to Long Point Banding Station

We walked the trails beside the mist nets with the captured birds waiting to be rescued.

We were not permitted inside to see the banding process (this was taken through the open door)

but after the banding

a volunteer bought each bird out for us to see up close

and identified them for us

as well as telling us some interesting facts

and answering any questions we had.

Afterwards we took a trail out into the marsh.

Enjoying the flora

and fauna.

Topped off by a late lunch, nachos, at Turkey Point Marina.

Belted Kingfisher at my place.