The next outing we went to was to the Eco Museum in Ste. Anne De Bellvieu.
Until that day I didn't even know we had an Eco Museum in Montreal. But, after that outing I was very glad we did. It was such a pleasnt surprise!
The place was bigger than I thought it would be, considering the area it was situated in. It wasn't too far from the highway and was practically surrounded by trees and all manner of foliage.
It looked like it could have been taken out of any adventure book you might have read as a child.
It was such a beautiful place!
We got to see it on a very sunny and chilly Saturday morning. Once through the main building we pushed through the back doors and the first creature we saw were a group of Snowy Owls. They were of a good size and so amazing to look at. As we wandered around the place we came upon a long man made bridge that traversed a body of water that could have been out of a Louisianna Bayou, green moss skimming across the surface and all.
There were a set of very playfull Sea Otters, a rather pungent porcupine, White Tailed Deers, at least three Black Bears, and so many opportunities for nature photography that my cup runeth over.
I particularly loved this aspect of the day. I shot so many images that I had to change cards!I was both surprised and dissapoint to find that the lake where the water fowls were to be was under construction. But,from what I hear it should be finished by next summer.
A real surprise was the basement of the main building. there they housed the anphibians, turtles, and snakes. I got a great shot of a turtle with his nose just barely poking out of the water's surface. I shot it without a tripod so, I was klucky it came out the way it did.
I really enjoyed this place. The price wasn't too high to get in, from what I remembered, so it's a perfect place for families. It's somewhere I would definitely return to and highly reccommend to others.
Keep the activities coming UPM!
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