Gull playing with golf ball at Piper Spit on Burnaby Lake in Burnaby, BC.
At first I thought it might have mistaken the golf ball for shellfish, and was trying to crack it open, but after observing for awhile, I think it was just having fun.
It would drop it and try to catch it again in mid-air.
The sad thing is there were dozens of golf balls in the shallows to the east of the spit.
Could they be washing down Eagle Creek all the way from Burnaby Mountain Golf Course?
There’s always lots of action at Piper Spit on Burnaby Lake. And lots of people out enjoying the sunshine.
Green-winged Teal
Mallard
Mallard
Mandarin Duck
Northern Pintail
Wood Duck
Scaup
Scaup
Hairy Woodpecker
Spotted Towhee
Unfortunately we found another dead Pine Siskin. Samonellosis is spreading among these cute wee birds. Yumi picked it up using some sticks so as not to touch it, and buried it, hopefully to help contain the spread.
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