Despite the cold, windy weather, I got lots of bird photos at Fraser Foreshore Park in south Burnaby, BC, today.
Anna’s Hummingbird
Nice to see Bald Eagles hanging out at last year’s nest.
Girls are attracting a lot of attention at the Fraser Foreshore Park ponds. Two Wood Duck males and a female, and two Ring-necked Duck males and a female.
Hooded Merganser
My first ramble with my new (to me) Nikon D500 DSLR body.
I’ve always wanted one of these tanks that are great for wildlife/action photography. Yes, the D500 is old, but it’s still a superb performer that got a Gold rating from DP Review.
Got the body, two batteries, charger, manual, and original strap for less than half of what a D500 body cost new at its introduction.
Oh, yes, and 81,000 shutter activations, with a rating of 200,000, so lots of life in it yet. . .
Byrne Creek blossoms
Varied Thrush in Byrne Creek Ravine Park
Kinglet in Taylor Park
Wind-blown clouds viewed from Taylor Park
And later. . . Sora the Cat asking if I’m ready for cuddly/sleep yet . . .
We’re sad that TV Japan will no longer be available via cable. We’ve had a subscription here in Canada for many years at around C$18/month.
It’s the channel we watch together the most (my partner is Japanese), and it likely takes up the most PVR recordings.
It’s got amazingly photographed documentaries and nature shows.
Heart-warming family shows like Kazoku ni Kampai with Tsurube, and travel/history/geography/geology fave Tamori.
Morning talk show Asaichi that explores interesting places in Japan, good food, and social and health issues.
The quirky Instruction Manual Theatre.
Natural Grandeur of the East with its mind-blowing nature videos.
Somewhere Street that travels the world to document cities and their historical sites and local food. . .
Kokoro no Tabi in which we follow a crusty old dude who cycles around Japan to visit sites suggested by letters from viewers for sentimental reasons. . .
“My late mother loved walking a path to a beach near . . . .”
“The best years of my life were in elementary school in . . . where we’d climb a hill . . . ”
They are moving to an online streaming service — at US$25/month, or nearly C$40/month. Sigh. That’s over double. . .
Buds!
In addition to the Northern Harrier I chased (see previous post), I also saw other birds at Centennial Beach in Delta, BC.
There were lots of Bald Eagles. At one point over a dozen were soaring high together.
I heard these Killdeer before I spotted them.
Golden-crowned Sparrow
Spotted Towhee
I followed and watched this Northern Harrier for about an hour at Centennial Beach in Delta, BC, this morning. I’ve got a sore neck and back, but got a few decent photos out of the near 200 that I shot of this raptor!
Yumi spotted a few dozen fry near the footbridge in Byrne Creek Ravine Park in SE Burnaby, BC, on our late afternoon walk today.
It was getting dark, so we couldn’t ID them, but I did get this video:
We’ll be watching more carefully now, and will try to get an ID soon.
Taking advantage of a late shift today to do a south Burnaby ramble in the morning.
In addition to the several Great Blue Herons that I photographed at Fraser Foreshore Park in Burnaby, BC, this morning (see previous post), here are a few other species.
Hawk at extreme range. I still have trouble distinguishing between Cooper’s and Sharp-shinned, but it was quite small.
Male and female Ring-necked ducks.
Bufflehead diving in lower Byrne Creek near the confluence with the Fraser.
Bald Eagles on a log boom. The one on the right was eating something that looked like a small mammal.
I photographed several Great Blue Herons at Fraser Foreshore Park in Burnaby, BC, this morning. Several of them were snoozing.
