Blossoms and assorted buzzers along the river walk in New Westminster, BC.
A cool sip on a sunny day. . .
Loaded up and heading home. . .
Love the peeling patterns on this arbutus
Category Archives: Nature
One-Day North Vancouver Staycation
We took the Skytrain and Seabus to North Vancouver today, and wandered west along the shore, and then back east along the shore. Then back on the Seabus to the south side to ramble around Canada Place before heading home.
Gorgeous day!
Red-tailed Hawks Still Putting on a Show at Our Place
The juvenile Red-tailed Hawks are still hanging around in the tree canopy next to our townhouse in SE Burnaby, BC.
They are now taking short flights of up to around 10-20 meters. One ventured as far as the roof of a townhouse across from us, hung out there for awhile, and then flew back into the trees.
There were three in view this evening.
Juvenile Red-tailed Hawks in SE Burnaby, BC
More photos tonight taken from our bedroom window of young Red-tailed Hawks in SE Burnaby, BC.
There are at least two young, shrieking all day long for several days now, as the adults increasingly ignore them to try to get them to fly . . .
At this point they are still learning to fly, and just take short hops of a few meters high up in the trees.
We popped the screen out of the window so I could get unobstructed shots with a Tamron 150-600mm zoom on a Nikon Z50.
Red-tailed Hawks Readying to Fly
The family of Red-tailed Hawks nesting above our townhouse balcony in SE Burnaby, BC, was putting on a show tonight. Lots of vocalizing and short tree-to-tree flights. I think maybe the parents are trying to get the young to fly. Cool!
Butterfly, Dragonfly, Birds at Fraser Foreshore in Burnaby, BC
I had a wonderful pre-lunch walk at Fraser Foreshore Park in Burnaby, BC. Perfect weather, not too hot yet. . .
Western Tiger Swallowtail
Four-spotted Skimmer
Spotted Towhee
Violet-green Swallow
Mama Wood Duck with ducklings
Grosbeak, Cowbird, Hummers ’n More at Fraser Foreshore Park
Had a great walk at Fraser Foreshore Park in SE Burnaby, BC, this morning. Photographed a Black-headed Grosbeak, a bird I don’t see very often. Also both Anna’s and Rufous Hummingbirds, a Brown-headed Cowbird grooming, and more.
Black-headed Grosbeak
Anna’s Hummingbird
Rufous Hummingbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
Cedar Waxwing
Red-tailed Hawk in SE Burnaby, BC
Red-tailed Hawk above our townhouse in SE Burnaby, BC, this afternoon. Crows were not taking kindly to its presence. . .
Campground Visitors at Miracle Beach
A couple of dollar-store visitors to my campsite at Miracle Beach Provincial Park on Vancouver Island the other day.
A buck or two. . . 😉
Crows Harassing Red-tailed Hawk in Burnaby, BC
Crows giving a Red-tailed Hawk a warm welcome to the ‘hood in south Burnaby, BC, this morning.
We heard some action before breakfast, and Sora the Cat came dashing in from the balcony when the hawk began screaming.
Later I went for a Byrne Creek walk, and as I neared home, I heard the crows getting fired up again, so I ran inside, grabbed Big Bertha (Tamron 150-600mm on a Nikon Z50) and got these shots from our balcony.
