Yes mora, we got to see a few pretty leaves, but with the overcast skies and rain they didn't look as brilliant as I'd hoped. None the less, they were beautiful, almost too much to take in! I chronicaled our trip on a bit of paper from the hotel room, must have been pretty impressed with the food because I wrote in great detail where we ate and what we had. :) We put on 2100kms in those few short days, did the Cabot Trail, stayed in Baddeck, Antigonish, Halifax & two nights in Indian Harbour. Got as far south as Lunenburg, and made a trip over to the Wolfville area, drove out to Cape Split. VERY COOL! I've never seen fields of cabbage before, and seeing the red soil out that way was amazing! We were getting pretty road weary on the last day. Wish we'd had more time... ahhh... that's the sign of a good vacation! Thanks for asking!

I heard it was just going to be some rain and wind, well that is what they are saying so far, I don't quite believe it either. The weather has been a bit weird, too humid for this time of year, the animals are acting weird, the geese are in the harbor honking already, fawns still have their spots? I am prepared as i can be for whatever comes our way, lots of water, dishes are all washed, the cupboard is stocked with canned foods, batteries and wood in the basement. Brought in all of my garden ornaments just in case, don't want any of those cans flying through the air. I just have a feeling we are going to get hit with something, perhaps not Ophelia, but something. Batten down the hatches all. Here she blows. Valerie

Hi TJ I looked at the beak but it seems a lot shorter than that of the Dowitcher (a short-billed one at that!). I enlarged the pic a little -does this help? Thanks Shyamala

Thanks Gail and TMFF! Belted kingfishers apparently nest in the area of Cape Breton where I saw them in the first week of July,2011. After looking at more of my pics and comparing them with the images on the web, I believe that is what I took pics of. Folks in this forum are such great resources and willing to share their knowledge! Thanks again to both! Shyamala