Frosty walk on Byrne Creek in Burnaby, BC. Herons, Teal, Wood Ducks. . . We were looking for salmon, and spotted about a dozen coho and large trout.
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Starting the Day Off with Eagles in South Burnaby
As we were sipping our coffees this morning we heard eagles. Looked out the window, and saw this pair of beauties. What a glorious way to start the day!
Love Getting Kids Into Nature
Great times with Stream of Dreams Murals Society building nest boxes at Central Elementary in Coquitlam.
It’s such joy doing the Stream of Dreams watershed education program, and then coming back to a school again and expanding the education and hands-on participation to other habitat enhancement.
The kids built homes for many bird families today. Looking forward to checking out the avian uptake in the spring!
Mushroom Log Explosion on Byrne Creek
I walk this trail several times a week, and these ‘shrooms were not there just a few days ago. Well there were a few, but nowhere near what was there today. I love how they can, er, mushroom seemingly out of nowhere so quickly.
Lush Byrne Creek Stroll in South Burnaby
Didn’t expect to see spawning salmon on a dark, overcast, rainy day, but I did spot one coho and one chum in the Byrne Creek sediment pond.
It was a lovely walk, though. . .
Byrne Creek Twilight, Burnaby, BC
Today’s Byrne Creek walk ended in near darkness. While I love this light, I’m looking forward to days getting longer again. . .
Almost home as darkness falls
Mink on Byrne Creek in SE Burnaby, BC
Spotted this cutie at the stop log in the sediment pond on Byrne Creek in SE Burnaby, BC. It bopped around a bit and then headed up the culvert. My heart stopped for a moment when I saw a heron in the culvert, but the little fuzzbutt made it past OK.
Mushroom Mania in North Vancouver
I shot all these different kinds of mushrooms within a few dozen meters of each other in North Vancouver today. Didn’t pick any, as I know just enough about mushrooms that some are dangerous, and I don’t have the knowledge to identify them.
Chum Salmon Spawning in Byrne Creek
Was elated to find a pair of chum salmon paired off and spawning in Byrne Creek in SE Burnaby, BC, today. The female was flipping sideways and using her tail to dig a nest in the gravel for her eggs, while a male monitored her progress.
This year chum have been late returning, and sparse in numbers.
Coho, Chum Salmon Spawners Seen on Byrne Creek
Volunteer streamkeepers have now seen both coho and chum salmon returning to spawn in Byrne Creek in SE Burnaby.
We were getting a bit on edge, as they usually start showing up in mid-October. Fingers crossed that we’ll still get a decent run.