Today’s menagerie from a 3-hour south Burnaby, BC, ramble. Glad we got home before it got hot!
House Finch
Cedar Waxwing
Northern Flicker
Western Tiger Swallowtail
We spotted a few small-to-midsize frogs in the ditch along Meadow Ave. Not sure yet if bullfrog or other. . . Yup, American Bullfrog. . .
Cardinal Meadowhawk
I watched this Turkey Vulture preening on a log boom at Fraser Foreshore Park in Burnaby, BC, this morning. Eventually another one joined it and they flew off over the river.
I watched this Great Blue Heron fishing at Fraser Foreshore Park in Burnaby, BC, this morning. Eventually it took a Crayfish.
It was a lovely day for a Skytrain/walk to the Farmers Market in New Westminster, BC, late this afternoon. We checked out Tipperary Park, and concluded in the early evening with some time on the river boardwalk.
I spotted this beautiful garter snake on the paved trail in Byrne Creek Ravine Park in SE Burnaby, BC, today. It was sunning itself and let me approach quite closely before easing into the bush.
A few people walked past while I was shooting so I introduced them to the snake, reassuring them that it was harmless.
We took an overnight camping trip to E.C. Manning Park, staying at the new Hampton camground. Nice new washrooms with showers, eh? 🙂
We hiked around the area several times over the course of the two days. Here are a few shots.
Cool to see a beaver in Lightning Lake
It was fun watching these Clark’s Nutcrackers. The juvenile kept begging for food though it was surrounded by buds. The adult would pick one and feed the juvie. . .
We walked the Beaver Pond trail, and at one point I spotted what appeared to be a large beast off in the distance. I fired off several shots from long range, but it wasn’t until we got home that I realized it was a moose. While apparently sightings are not common in the area, there are a few now and then.
A brilliant Red-breasted Sapsucker
A Gray Jay, aka Canada Jay
The bridge on the Canyon Nature Loop
After our morning walk on Byrne Creek in SE Burnaby, BC, we walked up the hill to the Nikkei National Museum and Cultural Centre to take in the Nikkei Garden Farmer’s Market.
We scored a delicious Okanagan Apple Sunflower loaf from A Bread Affair.
On our morning walk we came upon a Barred Owl and three fledglings feasting on something that we couldn’t quite make out.
We watched for a minute and moved on to leave them in peace.
I heard several Robins upset about something in south Burnaby, BC, so I figured there was a raptor nearby. Sure enough, spotted this Barred Owl in the woods.
