I walked along Byrne Creek in SE Burnaby, BC, this morning all the way to the Fraser River and back to Edmonds.
I was thrilled to observe a Red-tailed Hawk pas de deux, and a Sandhill Crane overflight, both not far from Riverway Golf Course.
Monthly Archives: March 2022
Hummers, Swallows, Waterfowl on Deer Lake Walk, Burnaby, BC
I took a three-hour ramble this morning to Deer Lake, around the lake, and home this morning.
There were lots of Tree Swallows and a few Violet-Green Swallows
Anna’s Hummingbird
Common Merganser couple
On the way to the lake I saw this crow apparently carrying nest-building material
Northern Flicker
European Starling
American Wigeon
Bufflehead couples
American Coot
Skunk Cabbage
The large and the small : – )
Flickers, Bee, and Blossoms in South Burnaby
A couple of Northern Flickers and max-bloom blossoms in SE Burnaby, BC, this afternoon.
South Burnaby in Bloom
Lots of blossoms and burgeoning foliage on a SE Burnaby, BC, walk today.
Kindergartners Enjoy Woodpecker on Byrne Creek
I came across a couple of gangs of kindergartners walking in Byrne Creek Ravine Park in SE Burnaby, BC, this morning. One bunch had seen a Pileated Woodpecker at close range and were amazed.
The woodpecker was still hanging about high up in a tree, and I got a few semi-OK shots with my Canon pocket zoom camera.
I love it when kids start getting engaged with nature from a young age!
Three-Hour South Burnaby Birding Ramble
I walked from our place near Edmonds Skytrain Station all the way to Fraser Foreshore Park and back. With nature photography included, it was a nearly three-hour ramble.
This Double-crested Cormorant was in Byrne Creek just upstream of the bridge into Riverway Golf Course.
There were several Great Blue Herons along the way, some fishing, some snoozing.
Male Hooded Merganser scratching an itch in the pond just west of the outfall of Byrne Creek.
Female Hooded Merganser
Eurasian Collared Dove
Male Wood Duck
Two female Wood Ducks having a spat over dating rights to the male pictured above 🙂
Ring-necked Ducks
Bald Eagle and nest
Bufflehead
Enjoying Birds at Iona Beach Regional Park near YVR
We hadn’t been out to Iona Beach Regional Park near YVR for some time, so spent several hours there today.
This Great Blue Heron let us walk up to within three or four meters — we didn’t even see it until the last second. I took a dozen shots and then we backed away and left it in peace.
There were several other herons across the pond, and eventually they all took off one after another.
Red-winged Blackbirds were displaying their epaulettes.
Violet-green Swallow. Damn they’re fast!
CSI Iona Beach Regional Park. We have come across bones and even an entire gull wing beneath a Bald Eagle’s nest at the park.
Northern Flicker
Ring-necked Ducks
Spotted Towhee
More Byrne Creek, Taylor Park Wildlife in Burnaby
More birds and blossoms on another south Burnaby, BC, walk.
Anna’s Hummingbird
Bald Eagle
Green-winged Teal
Song Sparrow
Bewick’s Wren
Western Skunk Cabbage
Deer Lake Birds in Burnaby, BC
I walked around Deer Lake in Burnaby, BC, this morning, and had fun shooting photos along the way.
Bald Eagle
Anna’s Hummingbird scratching an itch
Another Anna’s Hummingbird stretching its wings
Common Merganser
American Coot
Great Blue Heron
Pied-billed Grebe
Gadwall
Female and male Bufflehead
Spotted Towhee
Eastern Grey Squirrel
Crappy shot on the wing at extreme range, but looks like a Violet-green Swallow
Byrne Creek Jewels
I love taking photos in a light rain, or after rain has fallen. Bejewelled flora in Byrne Creek Ravine Park and Taylor Park in SE Burnaby, BC.
