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 : – )