Deas Island Regional Park

We went to Deas Island Regional Park today, another gem in the Metro Vancouver Regional Parks system. It was our first time there though we’ve visited many Metro parks for decades. Lots of wildlife, too!

When you’re driving through the Massey Tunnel, you’re passing underneath this island.

Some interesting history here. . . John Deas was a “free black tinsmith” who established a cannery in 1873 that for a short time was the “leading producer on the Fraser River.”

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Yumi hanging on to Big Bertha while I adjusted a shoelace.

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Barn Swallow

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Bald Eagle

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Rufous Hummingbird

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Juvenile Robin

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Spotted Towhee

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Song Sparrow

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Yellowjacket

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Sand Wasps

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Great Horned Owl

It was in a swampy area and we couldn’t get around for a better shot.