I hit Piper Spit on Burnaby Lake, did a circumrambulation of Deer Lake, and ended today’s photo Odyssey at Fraser Foreshore Park, all in Burnaby, BC.

I ran into a few photographers, several interested in my Manfrotto monopod. It adds some stability to Big Bertha, while being much lighter than a full tripod. I have quick-release plates mounted on all my cameras and the big lens. All photos shot with  a Nikon Z50II and a Nikkor Z 180-600mm zoom lens.

Tree Swallow at Burnaby Lake

Violet-green Swallow at Burnaby Lake

Swallows are fast and do amazing aerobatics, so it’s a fun challenge to photograph them on the wing. . . .

Bald Eagle at Deer Lake

Great Blue Heron at Deer Lake

Double-crested Cormorant at Deer Lake

American Coots at Deer Lake

Northern Flicker near Fraser Foreshore Park

Juvenile Bald Eagle near Fraser Foreshore Park

I photographed both Anna’s and Rufous Hummingbirds along the river in Burnaby, BC, today.

We walked along Fraser Foreshore Park in Burnaby, BC, from Byrne Road to Boundary Road and back this morning. Lovely day!

Bald Eagle

Great Blue Heron

Heron in flight

Ruby-crowned Kinglet

Bewick’s Wren

Salmonberry blossoms

Skunk cabbage

Yumi and I spent a few hours ambling about Iona Beach Regional Park today, part of the excellent Metro Vancouver Regional Parks system.

Some of the highlights of the day:

Rufous Hummingbird

Red-winged Blackbird males were getting feisty, with some scrapping going on. . .

There were plenty of Tree Swallows zooming about, finally spotted one sitting still long enough to get a photo. They did not appear to be staking out the nest boxes along the river yet. . .

Great Blue Heron overflight

And a sadly mangy Coyote. It kept stopping and scratching itself, and had no fur left on its tail. . .

Beautiful Anna’s Hummingbird at the Historic Stewart Farm in south Surrey, BC, this morning.