Spotted this cute Wilson’s Warbler at Fraser Foreshore Park in south #Burnaby this morning. We played peekaboo for several minutes. . .
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Downy Woodpecker at Burnaby Fraser Foreshore Park
Had a great time photographing this Downy Woodpecker on the trail at Fraser Foreshore Park in south #Burnaby today. Folks being good to maintain physical distancing.
Someone had left a pile of mixed bird seed on a downed tree, and the Downy was picking up sunflower seeds and stashing them in cavities in nearby standing trees.
Great Blue Heron Fishing in Fraser River
Great Blue Heron fishing from a log boom off Fraser Foreshore Park in SE #Burnaby today. I’d say it was batting around .700 . . .
Down the hatch!
Physically Distancing Canada Geese
Overheard this little tiff down at Fraser Foreshore Park in SE #Burnaby, BC, this morning:
“Hey you honker, you’re not physically distancing!”
“Fine, I’ll get my own piling. Sayonara, baby!”
Kestrel, Crow Harass Red-Tailed Hawk in Burnaby, BC
Kestrel and Crow taking turns harassing a Red-Tailed Hawk, #Burnaby Fraser Foreshore Park this morning.
Unfortunately I didn’t have Big Bertha along, so these are rather grainy super crops, but still kinda cool. . .
Byrne Creek Evening Flora
Post-dinner walk in Byrne Creek Ravine Park in SE Burnaby, BC.
South Burnaby Bird Bonanza
We rambled around SE #Burnaby, BC, for about three hours this afternoon. Lots of birds in Byrne Creek Ravine Park, Taylor Park, and along the BC Parkway urban trail.
American Goldfinch munching on dandelions
House Finch?
Northern Flicker drumming on a lamp post near Taylor Park Elementary
Lots of hungry American Robbins!
Anna’s Hummingbird
Sunshine Sisters
Sunshine Sisters. Glad to see Sora the Cat learning to relax and hang with Midori. Our late Choco the Cat and Dori always got along, but it’s taken Sora longer to play nice. . .
We think things began to even out the other day when Dori finally did a patrol of the entire living room, asserting it was her space, too .
At 27 or so, Dori is slowing down a bit . . .
Thrushes, Hummingbirds, and Tree Huggers in Burnaby
We took a morning ramble around SE #Burnaby. Did the Byrne Creek Ravine Park trail, had fun spotting salmon fry in the creek, and saw several thrushes and Anna’s Hummingbirds. Not much people hugging going on these days, so hugged a cherry tree in Taylor Park :-).
Old Manitoba Prairie Churches in Ruins
Old prairie Ukrainian churches in ruins. From my photo archives, Oct. 24, 2008.
If I recall, these are all north of Dauphin, Manitoba. I wonder how many of them and their bell towers are still standing 12 years later. I would love to do another road trip around the area some day. . .
From what I could see of the land, this was not a friendly area to farm. Lots of rock piles in the fields, perhaps the immigrants didn’t know what they were getting into back in the late 1800s and early 1900s.
Just a hundred miles further west in Saskatchewan the land was much better, from what I’ve seen.
I’m not a very religious person, but I admire these Slavic ancestors who put faith in faith. They pulled together in the harshest conditions and built churches, community halls, schools . . .
Some broke their backs and their hearts, but others prospered, and gave back to their communities.
These photos may seem sad, but I see strength and love in them. And memories eternal. . .