I followed the sound of crows attempting murder ( : – ) and found them harassing this raccoon up in a tree eating cherries near the Byrne Creek dyke in south Burnaby, BC.

As I was approaching the parking lot, I heard another bunch of mobbing crows, and spotted another raccoon about 15 meters  up a tree.

Came upon this Cedar Waxwing enjoying a good scratch at Fraser Foreshore Park in south Burnaby, BC, this morning.

I found two Great Blue Herons fishing in Fraser Foreshore Park in Burnaby, BC, on my morning photo ramble. Both successful!

When doing volunteer streamkeeping activities we occasionally come across expired coho smolts and cutthroat trout with stab wounds. There you go. . .

We rambled the Big Bend area of Fraser Foreshore Park in Burnaby, BC, today. Lots of wildlife!

Downy Woodpecker

Red-tailed Hawk

Same hawk being harassed by a crow.

There were several Cedar Waxwings

Great Blue Heron

Violet-green Swallow

I took advantage of the sunny, albeit breezy day to do a loop of Deer Lake in Burnaby. Here are some scenic views and some beasts encountered along the way.

Cedar Waxwing

American Goldfinch

Red-tailed Hawk

Damselfly

Black-tailed Bumblebee?

Strider

I spent a few hours ramlbing Iona Beach Regional Park today, and while I’m usually looking for birds, I love photographing any other wildlife that catches my eye, including bees, wasps, and bugs.

I took over 300 shots of this Blue-eyed Darner in flight to get a dozen usable shots.

iNaturalist is suggesting Bog Fly

Western Tiger Beetle

Sand Wasp

Waiting for the iNaturalist hive mind to kick in, but it’s suggesting Genus Diplotaxis

We had fun rambling the North 40 Park Reserve and the Boundary Bay dyke near 72nd today.

Cliff Swallow

Barn Swallow

Cedar Waxwing