As I was patrolling for spawning salmon this morning, a Belted Kingfisher exploded down the length of the sediment pond on Byrne Creek in SE Burnaby, BC.
I’d heard it cackling, but it still took me by surprize, so this is the best shot I got.
Zoom! Looks like a fighter jet!
This Varied Thrush in Ron McLean Park sat still for about five seconds : – )
There were three or four Steller’s Jays rooting around in moss on tree branches in the lower ravine in Byrne Creek Ravine Park in SE Burnaby, BC, this morning.
We’ve been getting so few spawners back that this is a wonderful sight to see. Especially with Coho, since many of the few females that come back to our creek die before spawning.
The female with her tail abraded from digging in the gravel/cobble. You can see the redd, or nest of eggs, to the right.
A few mintues later when she hid under a log with the larger, darker colored male