I was happy to see several Coho salmon fry in Byrne Creek in SE Burnaby, BC, on my morning walk today. I’ve been volunteering as a streamkeeper for about 20 years on Byrne Creek, and it’s rewarding to see Coho succeed in spawning, hatching, and growing in this urban creek that is often beset with pollution events.
As I was shooting the fry, I unintentionally got this flowing foto:
I was excited to spot a Belted Kingfisher at the mouth of Byrne Creek in Fraser Foreshore Park in Burnaby, BC, today. I’ve seen them now and then, but have rarely been able to get any decent photos. This one hung around and didn’t mind me shooting away while it groomed. . .
There were several Great Blue Herons fishing. This one was at the mouth of Sussex Creek.
We visited Terra Nova Park in Richmond, BC, for the first time today.
A beautiful place but some awkward history.
I don’t recall coming across any reference to First Nations at the park, though there is a tish of information on the website.
I also don’t recall coming across any reference to Japanese fishermen/cannery workers on the site, though again, there’s a bit of info on the website about Japanese homes in the area being destroyed when Japanese-Canadians were interned during WWII.
And it is odd that it still retains the name Terra Nova which was bestowed upon it by a few early “settlers from the Maritimes” who got the land in grants around 150 years ago.
Perhaps to them it was “Terra Nova,” but. . .
I’m still mulling all this in my mind, but get the sense that much of the awkwardness is not exactly highlighted.
Perhaps the presentation of that history could finally change in this age where Canadians are deeply rethinking the racism still embedded in our society, be it anti-FN or anti-Asian. . .