It was blustery and chilly at Iona Beach Regional Park near YVR, so I didn’t tarry, but I did get some shots of Snow Geese and a hawk.
Monthly Archives: December 2020
Ordered SSD to Replace Flaky Laptop Hard Drive
I’ve written before about burgeoning concerns with my Dell G3 laptop.
I’ve had to run utilities a couple of times now to keep the 1TB HD functioning, and it still seems to be getting slower and slower.
I’ve got a Terabyte Drive Image clone running to an external USB 3 HD as I write this, just in case the drive dies completely.
So I figure it’s time to replace the HD. I was happy to see that SSD (solid state) drives have come down a lot in price, so I ordered an internal 2.5″ 1TB Sata 3 SSD for $C104 from Canada Computers to replace the flaky HD . They have a handy location just a few minutes drive away.
I’m hoping the SSD will also result in significantly faster boot times and overall responsiveness. . . The stock HD in this laptop spins at 5400rpm, about 2/3 of the 7200rpm HDs in my tower, so the laptop has always felt sluggish in comparison.
Will report back after the new SSD arrives, and I get it cloned and installed in the laptop. . .
Home Office Coup
When you go off to refresh your tea, and you return to find that the office assistant has staged a coup d’état and assumed a senior management position. . .
Hawk, Heron at Historic Stewart Farm
I love raptors ‘n herons. This hawk was way up a tree at the southwest end of the meadow near the Historic Stewart Farm in south Surrey, BC.
Patient Eagle Near Historic Stewart Farm
This eagle put up with me for quite awhile before flying off. West of Historic Stewart Farm in south Surrey, BC.
Jousting With the King(fisher)
This Belted Kingfisher was not very approachable. We played follow the leader for about half an hour today near Historic Stewart Farm in south Surrey, BC, before it tired me out!
Chilling With the Birds at Fraser Foreshore Park
Despite it being cold and wet, we spent a few hours at Fraser Foreshore Park in Burnaby this morning. We started from Byrne Road and walked east to the meadow, back to Byrne, and then out west to Sussex Creek and back.
Initially it was quiet, but eventually we started seeing lots of birds.
Brown Creeper. I love watching these cute little birds creep up a tree, flutter down to the bottom, and start over again.
Cormorant
Eurasian Collared Doves
Northern Flicker
Great Blue Heron
Spotted Towhee
Golden-crowned Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Bald Eagle
Green-winged Teal
Squint Lake Birds in Burnaby
We’d never been to Squint Lake in Burnaby before. I don’t know if I’d call this tiny body of water a lake, but there were plenty of birds enjoying it.
Ring-necked Duck
Wood Duck couple
Great Blue Heron
Mallard
Mother Nature’s Jewels
My 2021 Wildlife Calendar Arrived Today
My calendar for 2021 arrived today. Last year I made a calendar of Japan photos, and this year I did a selection of my wildlife shots over the course of 2020.
I got five copies made, one for me, one for Yumi, one for Yumi’s folks, and a couple more to share as the opportunity arises.
