Lovely afternoon at Burnaby Lake in Burnaby, BC, today.

Let’s start with some wildlife, then move on to views of nature.

The sun broke out today in the lower mainland of BC — a lovely sight after weeks of winter grey. We headed out for the Reifel Migratory Bird Sanctuary but when we got near the entrance, staff were out directing overflow traffic to park back up the road.

While we were happy so many people were out enjoying the wonderful sanctuary, we were not in the mood for crowds, so we thought we’d try Centennial Beach in Tsawwassen, which is another great place to see all sorts of birds.

It was not very crowded at the beach, and once we were out on the raptor trail, there were only a few other walkers around.

Yumi finds a quiet spot on the beach

Yumi working out while I twiddle with cameras

Mt. Baker with people walking on Delta dikes in the foreground

Mt. Baker

Gull carrying a crab for lunch

Harrier eyeing lunch? : -) Just kidding!

Great Blue Heron in flight

Watch your head! Gulls use the pier to crack shellfish.

Surf scoter

Scaup double date

It was a cold, wet day for a wetlands tour in south Surrey, BC, today.

Thanks to City of Surrey, BC., Friends of Semiahmoo Bay Society, and Ducks Unlimited for a cold, wet, but educational wetlands tour in south Surrey today.

Shot this mallard couple in flight during the tour

Lovely sky on the Sea to Sky.

Two versions shot a few minutes apart. One mostly grey, another with more blue.

I spent a couple of hours shooting at Deer Lake Park in Burnaby, BC, this afternoon. I saw this cormorant, and it sat on this log for over an hour as I walked here and there, returning to it several times to capture it in changing light.

There were lovely clouds again on our walk this morning in SE Burnaby, BC.

Give me a push?

Zoom! Yee-haw!