Volunteers processed one dead Chum male, saw two live Chum females, and noted two redds (nests of eggs in the gravel/cobble) on a spawner patrol today.
Chum numbers are very low this year.
Volunteers have training and permission to process dead salmon for species, size, and spawning status.
This chum female was just downstream of the footbridge in the lower ravine
Same fish viewed from the bridge
A big male chum
It can be tough getting at dead fish at times!
I had some errands to run and managed to incorporate a quick stop at the Historic Stewart Farm in south Surrey, BC. It’s one of my favourite place to photograph wildlife, but I only had time to stroll the farm for a few minutes today.
Cooper’s Hawk trying to catch an Eastern Grey Squirrel at Fraser Foreshore Park in Burnaby, BC, this morning. The hawk dove a couple of times but the squirrel got away.
(Correct: I’d previously posted that I thought this was a Sharp-shinned Hawk, but now have a “Research Grade” confirmation from iNaturalist of a Cooper’s.)
I got out today for a Byrne Creek ravine walk in Burnaby, BC, before the rain hit. The colors are gorgeous though many leaves are already on the ground.
Bald Eagles were adding sticks to two existing nests at Fraser Foreshore Park in south Burnaby, BC, today. There were also several hawks.
Balancing on left talon while right talon carries a stick
