I walked the blossom trail between Edmonds Skytrain Station in Burnaby and 22nd St. Skytrain Station in New Westminster and back.
It’s lovely at this time of year despite the trains rumbling by overhead. . .
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Mourning Cloak Spreading Wings
I came across this Mourning Cloak opening and closing its wings at Fraser Foreshore Park in SE #Burnaby, BC, today. Lovely. . .
House Finch Day in South Burnaby, BC
I took two walks today, one in Byrne Creek Ravine Park and Taylor Park, and one at Fraser Foreshore Park in Burnaby, BC, and was pleased to spot House Finches.
Eagle, Herons at Fraser Foreshore Park in Burnaby
There was a Bald Eagle keeping lunch watch over the pond just west of Byrne Creek in Fraser Foreshore Park in Burnaby, BC. There were also several Great Blue Herons.
South Burnaby Blossoms
Blossoms shot from our balcony as the light began to take on the golden hues of evening.
While many kinds of flowering trees are well past peak in the ‘hood, these are just hitting their stride — perhaps because of the species and because this tree is shaded from the sun by the tall cedears of Byrne Creek Ravine Park until past noon every day.
Anna’s Hummingbird on Byrne Creek
I’ve had the good fortune to come across hummingbirds several times a week recently on my rambles. Here’s one in Byrne Creek Ravine Park in SE Burnaby.
Sandhill Crane at Burnaby Lake, BC
Today’s birding treat was a Sandhill Crane at Burnaby Lake in Burnaby, BC.
Western Painted Turtles at Deer Lake
It was nice to see native Western Painted Turtles at Deer Lake in Burnaby, BC, today, amid all the invasive Red-eared Sliders.
Cooper’s Hawk at Deer Lake in Burnaby, BC
Just a few mintues after we started our walk around Deer Lake in Burnaby, BC, today, we came upon this Cooper’s Hawk.
It was calm, allowing us to get to within a few meters of it.
Eagles, Finches, Pine Siskin & More in Burnaby
I spent a couple of hours at Fraser Foreshore Park in SE Burnaby this morning. In addition to my previous posts today featuring a Downy Woodpecker and a Rufous Hummingbird, here’s a collection of other birds I saw today.
Bald Eagles
House Finch male
House Finch female
Pine Siskin. These are the wee birds that have been suffering a salmonellosis outbreak around the BC lower mainland this year. Wildlife organizations asked people to take down bird feeders months ago to help prevent the spread of the disease, and AFAIK that advice still stands.
Yumi and I found a couple of dead ones earlier this year, so nice to see this one looking OK.
American Robin
Black-capped Chickadee
Green-winged Teal