We watched this lovely Northern Flicker for several minutes as it groomed itself on a snag near lower Byrne Creek in Burnaby, BC.
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Turkey Vulture, Goldfinch, Waxwing at Burnaby Fraser Foreshore Park
Sunny stroll along Fraser Foreshore Park and lower Byrne Creek in SE Burnaby, BC, today.
Lovely Bee
Found this expired bee on the way back from the post box today. What a beauty!
Great Day for Playing With Ultra-Wide Zoom
It was a gorgeous day at Centennial Beach in Delta, BC, today. Had fun with my Sigma 10-20mm ultra-wide zoom, which I don’t use that often.
Bugs at Centennial Beach in Delta BC
Chasing butterflies, damselflies, and a wasp.
Birds at Centennial Beach in Delta, BC
Birds at Centennial Beach in Delta, BC, today.
I’ll throw a bunny in here, too, seeing as It’s likely on the Harrier menu. . .
The hunter. . .
and the hunted.
Sparrow lunching on an ant
Sparrow lunching on a green bug
Two Thumbs Up for The Global Forest
I just finished the delectable and moving collection of essays called The Global Forest: 40 Ways Trees Can Save Us by Diana Beresford-Kroeger.
Written some ten years ago. the book is prophetic, and the last few paragraphs resonate deeply today. A few snippets:
“. . .the children of this generation will want to help the planet and nature in a collective way. . . They will alter their parents’ ways. . . ”
“The media is filled with stories of nature’s abuse. . . There seems to be no end to greed. . .”
“But the children exist. . . the consumerism of their lives bores holes of unbearable solitude. They are already reaching for something else, something elusive, something that is color-blind to race. It is called dignity, the dignity of life, all life.”
A wonderful book for those who love and nurture nature, and who can lose themselves in gorgeous writing. I often found myself rereading paragraphs and even entire essays.
Killdeer at Iona Beach Regional Park
Killdeer at Iona Beach Regional Park near YVR. Thinking it may be nesting? They nest in the open, apparently shifting around with some pretend sites to confuse predators.
TransCanada Bunnies
Bunnies from the Bradner Rest Stop on the TransCanada Highway in Abbotsford, BC. I had an order to pick up, and stopped on the way home to make a call and have a drink.
Fraser Foreshore Birds, Blossoms
Yes, another slow ramble in Fraser Foreshore Park in south Burnaby, BC. Always lovely things to see and photograph.
This crow was not happy about having raptors in its ‘hood
The small white specks are cottonwood fluff in the breeze
Canada Geese in the pond
