Touring round Banff National Park

Was woken early as the weather looked good for trip to Moraine lake - apparently it is best in the morning in the sunshine.
On the journey we spotted a pelican, two cormorants and an osprey.
Just as we got to Banff Kathleen, our friend and guide, realised that the clouds were too thick in the direction of the lake so we took off towards the sunny area.
We did a lot of walking into various valleys and up pathways to view waterfalls. At one point we arrived at a car park where a sign showed us we were on the border between British Columbia and Alberta. So we had our picture taken sitting back to back with Rita in one state and me in the other. Well you have to don't you.
In Banff we went to see the Bow Falls. It was the deepest Kathleen had ever seen the river. Nearby is a golf course and as well as the usual hazards like bunkers and water features this course is known to have elks and bears. We were lucky to find to female elks wandering across the course.
We arrived back at the house a couple of woodpeckers were having a go at the side of the building. On was having a go at the window frame. All we could see was its head as it looked around into the room.