We spotted a few critters during today’s walk in the drizzle around Deer Lake in Burnaby, BC.
Belted Kingfisher
Great Blue Heron
Monthly Archives: September 2021
Deer Lake Autumn Colors in Burnaby
We walked around Deer Lake in Burnaby, BC, today. It was overcast and drizzling, but the muted colours were lush and lovely.
Look out, there’s that tree hugger again!
Cool wire sculptures in the fence at the Burnaby Village Museum reflecting the Carousel horses
Orange Shirt Day: Every Child Matters
ORANGE SHIRT DAY: Every Child Matters
Deer Lake, Burnaby, BC.
We would like to acknowledge that we live on the unceded and traditional territories of the Coast Salish peoples including the territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and sel̓íl̓witulh (Tsleil-Waututh) nations.
Stream of Dreams Dreamfish Supporting Life
Life-supporting Dreamfish! Fungi and a wee snail about the size of a pencil eraser.
Kids paint Dreamfish in the Stream of Dreams Murals Society watershed education and community art program.
These old Dreamfish are being salvaged after having graced a schoolyard fence for many years to remind folks that All Drains Lead to Fish Habitat.
Robin Eating Berries, Hummers in Burnaby, BC
There were a couple of Anna’s Hummingbirds at our front door today, and American Robins were chowing down on these berries in Byrne Creek Ravine Park in SE Burnaby, BC. An Orbweaver spider was also at our door.
Byrne Creek Invasive Species Pull
To celebrate River’s Day, the Byrne Creek Streamkeepers Society, the Lower Mainland Green Team, and the City of Burnaby partnered to pull invasive plant species.
It was a gorgeous, sunny day for an outdoor activity.
It’s great volunteering with the Green Team for they provide sanitized equipment and oversee protocols for the safety of participants.
Vulture, Raven, Warbler, Hummers at Fraser Foreshore Park
Anna’s Hummingbird, Yellow-rumped Warbler, Common Raven, Turkey Vulture at Fraser Foreshore Park in Burnaby, BC, this afternoon.
Stream of Dreams Watershed Education/Community Art Program
It was great to be back in an elementary school helping to deliver the Stream of Dreams Murals Society watershed education and community art program!
There has been some remote program delivery, and while getting the message across, it doesn’t compare emotionally with being in a school.
With careful protocols, some adjustments to delivery, and repeated and thorough sanitization between each class, today’s sessions went smoothly, and several teachers said they loved the program!
And of course team members, teachers, and students are masked at all times.
Team members are cross-trained to do both the watershed/environment education part of the program, and supervising kids through the Dreamfish painting.
The fish will eventually be installed as a beautiful mural on the school’s chain-link fence to remind students, their families, and the entire neighbourhood that All Drains Lead to Fish Habitat!
Video of Pink Salmon Spawning, Paradise Valley Road, Squamish
Pink Salmon spawning in a small creek off the Paradise Valley Road near Squamish, BC, today.
Pink Salmon on the Cheakumus
Pink Salmon spawning in the Cheakamus near Squamish, BC, today.
This cycle of life is amazing to behold.
Look at the tail fin on that female, abraded down to a stub as she dug a redd — a depression in the gravel and cobble in which to lay her eggs — and then covered it up after a male released his milt.
I don’t know how many years we’ve been heading out to observe this miracle of life-death-life, but we never tire of it.
It’s awesome and humbling.
