We had the day off today, so Yumi and I headed up to Stoney Creek and the Brunette River in NE Burnaby, BC, to look for salmon. We saw several chum and a coho.
While we were exploring, a Bald Eagle made a brief appearance. We then heard, and eventually spotted a Belted Kingfisher, but true to form it was exteremely skittish, so I didn’t get very good shots of it.
Chum
Coho
Grain elevators in the distance against a brooding, snow-coming-soon sky during a trip to Saskatchewan last week.
Wintry skies in Saskatchewan on a recent trip to visit relatives.
Water tower and grain elevators, Wakaw
Spotted this Northern Harrier while I was driving north on Highway 6 from southern Saskatchewan to Melfort about a week ago.
And a coyote on the prowl near the Quill Lakes info sign on the Yellowhead Highway
Looks like a 12-guage shotgun slug hole near the center of the sign, and a scattering of approximately 9mm or .30 cal bullets. Hmmm. . .
A few days ago volunteer streamkeepers spotted salmon returning to spawn in Byrne Creek in SE Burnaby, BC.
Today I had a chance to go out and take a look, and was happy to see three magnificent Coho.
It was overcast so this is the best shot I got.
Got a Byrne Creek walk in this morning before the storm hit. Have yet to see any salmon coming back to spawn, though they are back in several creeks and rivers in the lower mainland.
We usually start seeing salmon around mid-October in Byrne Creek, but last year they didn’t arrive until the end of the month.
But I did see a gorgeous Steller’s Jay and a shiny Crow.
Steller’s Jay
Crow
Northern Flicker
Today’s Byrne Creek walk in SE Burnaby, BC. Lovely colours along the creek, a Northern Flicker, and a Dark-eyed Junco.
We took a walk in the rain in Byrne Creek Ravine Park in Burnaby, BC, today. It appeared conditions were perfect for fungi, as we saw many varieties.
Note: Don’t ask me which are safe, I just take photos! : -)
We took a ramble round the Historic Stewart Farm in Surrey, BC, enjoying the bees working on the beautiful blossoms, and Steller’s Jays working on acorns.
Frog, Great Blue Heron fishing, and a Belted Kingfisher during a Deer Lake ramble in Burnaby BC, this morning.
Belted Kingfisher at long range. These raucous, yet skittish birds are hard to shoot!
This Great Blue Heron caught several small fish in a span of a few minutes.
