I saw many bunnies at the Historic Stewart Farm and Elgin Heritage Park in Surrey, BC, today. There was also a Red-tailed Hawk on the prowl, but I didn’t see any fur fly.

It was a lovely day for a long ramble with Big Bertha, my Tamron 150-600mm zoom mounted on a Nikon D500. Throw in a Manfrotto monopod and it’s a heavy rig, giving me a good workout over the course of a several hour walk : – ).

There were a couple of herons fishing, and I always find them fascinating to watch.

We heard this Barred Owl’s distinctive call well before we spotted it. And when we did, it appeared to be dozing off : – ).

We went for a walk at Fraser Foreshore Park in Burnaby, BC, today, and were pleased to see a pair of Pileated Woodpeckers at a nest cavity, the Bald Eagles on their nest, a coyote in the marsh, and a bathing White-Crowned Sparrow.

It was a lovely day for a ramble at Centennial Beach in Delta, BC. Not sure if it was the highlight of the day, but we almost got beaned by a chunk of crab falling from the sky — gull?

Spectacular views!

And of course, birds and bees. . .

House Sparrow

Nootka Rose

Spit Bug

Yumi on the beach

We strolled the boardwalk in New Westminster, BC, this morning, and spotted this Northern Flicker.

Some more photos from my walk at Deer Lake in Burnaby, BC, yesterday:

Canada Goose coming in for a landing – the last shot with the tongue sticking out looks like effort, or perhaps embarrassment at the splashy landing : – ).

Great Blue Heron fishing, and another passing overhead:

Sleepy Mallard:

Happy Sparrow in the sunshine:

Some amazing cavity excavation work. I’d guess Pileated Woodpecker?

I was happy to spot this native Western Painted Turtle at Deer Lake in Burnaby, BC, this morning. I’ve never seen many there though I’ve been photographing turtles there for decades. The next log had the regular crew of invasive Red-eared Sliders. . . .