Photo Doubleheader: Burnaby Lake and Deer Lake

Morning at Piper Spit at Burnaby Lake in Burnaby, BC, and sandwich lunch and lake loop at Deer Lake.

Red-winged Blackbird at Piper Spit at Burnaby Lake in Burnaby, BC
Red-winged Blackbird in full display mode at Piper Spit

Northern Pintail at Piper Spit at Burnaby Lake in Burnaby, BC
Northern Pintails are among my fave waterfowl – they look so sleek and elegant

Double-crested Cormorant at Deer Lake in Burnaby, BC
There were lots of Double-crested Cormorants at Deer Lake

Red-eared Slider at Deer Lake in Burnaby, BC
Temperature records were set all over BC today, and the invasive Red-eared Sliders were basking at Deer Lake

Great Blue Heron at Deer Lake in Burnaby, BC
This Great Blue Heron was perched high in a tree at Deer Lake