Windermere Lake Provincial Park in Althalmer, British Columbia, Canada, is a fantastic location for bird-watching, hiking, photography and enjoying the natural beauty of the surroundings. Nestled amidst the Rocky Mountains, Windermere Lake...
Windermere Lake Provincial Park in Althalmer, British Columbia, Canada, is a fantastic location for bird-watching, hiking, photography and enjoying the natural beauty of the surroundings. Nestled amidst the Rocky Mountains, Windermere Lake Provincial Park offers a place for both outdoor enthusiasts and nature lovers to explore. Windermere Lake Provincial Park is also a very popular nesting spot for Bank Swallows. In an effort to protect the Bank Swallow habitat, BC Parks has recently installed barriers to protect sensitive Bank Swallow nesting colony areas in Windermere Lake Provincial Park in Athalmer, British Columbia, Canada.
With the spring melt, this up hill walkway in Athalmer, British Columbia was quite slippery. In this spot at Windermere Lake Provincial Park I could have used some extra grip on my boots to help me up the hill.
BC Parks created these signs to help provide information for visitors about the sensitive breeding area of species-at-risk at Windermere Lake Provincial park. You can see the Bank Swallow nesting area in the background.
Bank Swallows are the smallest swallow species in North America. They live and breed in large colonies like this one at Windermere Lake Provincial Park in British Columbia, Canada.
The Bank Swallow nesting area looked very fragile. It is important to protect the habitat for these species at risk at Windermere Lake Provincial Park in British Columbia, Canada.