Spotted this beauty stalking a fly trapped in its web on a bridge in Fraser Foreshore Park in Burnaby.
I’m thinking a kind of orb weaver?
Category Archives: Nature
Burnaby Balcony Wild Kingdom
Sora the Cat and I had lots to look at while hanging out on the balcony this morning.
Nuthatch
Chickadee
Burnaby Balcony Staredown
Crow and cat size each other up. . .
Anna’s Hummingbird at Centennial Beach in Delta, BC
Yumi spotted this cute hummer checking out blossoms on our three-hour ramble of trails at Centennial Beach in Delta, BC, today.
Great Blue Heron at Centennial Beach in Delta, BC
Uh, don’t think I’m gonna fit, eh? 🙂
Kitty Spots a Hummer
Sora the Cat was sitting at the dining room window looking through the screen when she started chattering.
We looked up and there was a hummer on the tree outside. Fortunately it stayed while I ran down to my office to get Big Bertha, spinning the ISO up to 3200 and shooting handheld at a 35mm equivalent of 900mm.
Nikon D7200 and Tamron 150-600 zoom, first gen.
Northern Flicker, Brown Creeper in SE Burnaby, BC
A gorgeous Northern Flicker visited our balcony late this afternoon.
And then Yumi spotted a Brown Creeper on a nearby cherry tree. Amazing how they blend in. . .
It’s just above the circular knot
Ah, that’s better!
Passels of Baby Crabs at Cates Park in North Vancouver
It was nearly impossible to walk the beach at Cates Park in North Vancouver this afternoon without fear of stepping on something.
I shot over a dozen varieties of wee crabs in various colours and patterns, ranging in size from my pinky fingernail to my thumbnail.
What a blast!
Red-Breasted Sapsucker Feeding Young
As we were rambling around in North Vancouver today, Yumi heard the sound of young birds begging. She soon spotted this lovey sapsucker coming in with food delivery.
I got a few shots but we din’t stare too long, not wanting to disturb the family.
Spectacular Aomori Sea of Japan Coast Marred by Plastics
One of my “nieces” (cousin’s daughter) is starting a project documenting all the plastics used in her life. That got me thinking about our trip to Japan last year when one day we went to the Sea of Japan coast in Aomori Prefecture.
The views were spectacular, but once you got up close, there were piles of plastic garbage strewn all over the beach. Much of the crap was not Japanese, but had floated in from other countries across the sea.
It occurred to me that I’d never posted these photos to my blog, so here they are. Shot in April 2019.
And then this. . .
