Our south Burnaby walk today was quite quiet, but we did spot some wild life, er, wildlife. . .
Slow motion love. . .
Wait for me!
House Finch
European Starling
Our south Burnaby walk today was quite quiet, but we did spot some wild life, er, wildlife. . .
Slow motion love. . .
Wait for me!
House Finch
European Starling
Byrne Creek Streamkeepers volunteers released 40,000 chum fry into the creek this morning. Thanks to the small group of masked folks who made a quick job of it.
We usually rotate releases through local schools in the watershed to get kids involved in this fun event, but due to Covid precautions we were asked to keep it to handful of society volunteers.
So it was bittersweet — so nice to see the wee fry swimming free, but sad not to be able to share with a couple of classes of awestruck, happy children.
UPDATE: Adding some GoPro underwater video. First time to use GoPro!
Every spring I start keeping an eye out for snails climbing trees in Byrne Creek Ravine Park in SE Burnaby, BC. Today was the first time this year that I noticed a few.
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. . .
I came across this Mourning Cloak opening and closing its wings at Fraser Foreshore Park in SE #Burnaby, BC, today. Lovely. . .
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.
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.
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.