I spent a few hours ramlbing Iona Beach Regional Park today, and while I’m usually looking for birds, I love photographing any other wildlife that catches my eye, including bees, wasps, and bugs.
I took over 300 shots of this Blue-eyed Darner in flight to get a dozen usable shots.
iNaturalist is suggesting Bog Fly
Western Tiger Beetle
Sand Wasp
Waiting for the iNaturalist hive mind to kick in, but it’s suggesting Genus Diplotaxis
We had fun rambling the North 40 Park Reserve and the Boundary Bay dyke near 72nd today.
Cliff Swallow
Barn Swallow
Cedar Waxwing
A quick stop at Porteau Cove on the Sea to Sky on my way home from an overnight camping trip.
Now that we’re allowed to travel within Fraser & Coastal Health regions, I took a one-night camping trip to Nairn Falls Provincial Park. As usual, one of the highlights was One Mile Lake.
Now that we’re allowed to travle within two regional health zones, I took an overnight camping trip to Nairn Falls. I walked around One Mile Lake yesterday evening and this morning, and was elated to photograph an Osprey both times.
Very diffent sky in the evening and morning shots. . .
Taking a fish
An assortment of buzzers and bugs in and around Byrne Creek and Taylor Park in SE Burnaby, BC.
Spotted two Anna’s Hummingbirds in Taylor Park in SE Burnaby, BC, in their usual spots again.
I heard some crows making a racket and figured they were harassing a raptor.
Sure enough, I eventually made out this hawk (Red-tailed?) in a tree.
After awhile the crows flushed the hawk, and it flew to a light standard above the Skytrain maintenance yard, where the crows continued to dog it.
I’ve been hearing woodpeckers on my daily walks but despite the noise they make, they can be hard to spot. I finally got some shots of this Downy Woodpecker in Taylor Park in SE Burnaby, BC, today.
A birding first for me. A Cinnamon Teal playing peekaboo in a marshy area at Centennial Beach in Delta, BC, this morning.
