Taking Macro Lens on a Pre-Dinner Walk

It’s such a lovely day in Burnaby, BC, that I went for a second walk before supper, a slow perambulation around Ron McLean Park next door.

I decided to take my Sigma 105/2.8 macro lens only, because I usually rely on a broad-range zoom. The fixed focal length forces you to move, and the macro narrows your perceptions to fine details.

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Hummingbirds, Robins, Towhees in Burnaby, BC

I had great fun photographing this Anna’s Hummingbird near Taylor Park in SE Burnaby, BC. I started shooting from a distance, and slowly moved in closer.

At one point I was standing underneath it, but was shooting into backlight, so I wondered if it would hang around while I climed a six-foot embankment to get a better angle.

I was gratified that it waited for me :-).

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I liked the diagonal effect of this robin and the blossoms

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Spotted Towhee singing

Cute Raccoon in Byrne Creek Ravine Park

A few minutes after I started out on my Byrne Creek ravine walk in SE Burnaby, BC, this morning, I heard several crows doing an intruder alert.

I followed the noise, suspecting they were harrassing an owl or a hawk, but I had trouble spotting anything.

As I wriggled my way closer through the bush, I finally noticed a lump on the tree the crows were focused on, and eventually it became evident the lump had a ringed tail, and then this face came into focus 🙂.

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