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Birds and Beasts of Deer Lake, Burnaby, BC

A morning ramble around Deer Lake in Burnaby, BC, turned up plenty of wildlife, not all of it native.

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Cedar Waxwing

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Assorted dragonflies

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Double-crested Cormorant takes a fish. Extreme range with tight cropping. . .

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Invasive Pumpkinseed fish

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Invasive American Bullfrog

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Lorquin’s Admiral

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Wasp nest — fortunately many meters away from any trail