My south Burnaby, BC, walk today turned up Coho fry in Byrne Creek, and lots of birds.
Violet-green Swallow
American Goldfinch
Anna’s Hummingbird
Northern Flicker
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
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Ongoing Fight Against Racism
Came across these buttons tonight. They must date back at least 40 years judging by other ones in the same container.
A never-ending fight, but one that must be fought every day.
Feeling Blessed to Live in SuperNatural Burnaby, BC
For several years now, a popular topic has been pondering “what brings you joy?”
And I don’t mean socks neatly rolled and arranged in drawers in color-coded series 
.
The answer for me is simple — being outdoors in nature.
Increasingly arthritic knees and hips be damned (I have good days and not so good ones in that department), within a minute of being out the front door and on my way down a Byrne Creek trail in SE Burnaby, BC, my spirits soar.
Rain or shine.
Let me see a salmon spawning, an eagle soaring, an owl silently staring, and my aches melt away.
It’s that endorphin surge of excercise and the primal heightening of the senses.
We are blessed here in Burnaby, with many salmon-bearing streams and a variety of parks with varied ecosystems.
Forests? Yup. Meadows? Uh-huh. Rivers and streams? Check. Lakes? Roger. Saltwater inlets? Sure.
I walk at least an hour a day, sometimes two or three, as work and other committments allow.
I feel fortunate to live in such an amazing place.
Northern Flicker Drumming in Byrne Creek Ravine Park
Here’s a short video I shot this morning of a Northern Flicker drumming on a lamp on the urban trail in Byrne Creek Ravine Park in Burnaby, BC.
And a still of the lovely bird:
Anna’s Hummingbird Spreading Wings in Taylor Park
Gotta love hummers! Taylor Park, Burnaby, BC.
Ruby-crowned Kinglets on Byrne Creek
I spent half an hour shooting Ruby-crowned Kinglets that were flitting about over the pond with the fish ladder on Byrne Creek in SE Burnaby, BC, near Edmonds Skytrain station.
So cute!
Goldfinches in Taylor Park, Burnaby, BC
So I’m lugging the big lens on a south Burnaby walk, and good thing I did! I ran into a woman in Taylor Park who asked if I knew what the “yellow” birds were.
I hadn’t seen any yellow birds, but said they could be American Goldfinches, as I’d shot them in that area in previous years.
About five mintues further up the trail, and bingo!
Fraser Foreshore Feathered Friends, Burnaby, BC
It was a sunny day in south Burnaby, BC. I featured Anna’s and Rufous Hummingbirds that I photographed there in the previous post, and here’s a menagerie of other birds seen this morning.
Red-winged Blackbird
Eurasian Collared Dove
Steller’s Jay
Spotted Towhee
White-crowned Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow grooming
Song Sparrow
Gadwall
In one cavity, out the other : – ). Black-capped Chickadee
Anna’s, Rufous Hummingbirds at Fraser Foreshore Park
I was happy to see both Anna’s and Rufous Hummingbirds at Fraser Foreshore Park in Burnaby, BC, this morning.
Anna’s Hummingbird
Rufous Hummingbird
Northern Flicker Working on Nest Cavity
I found this Northern Flicker working on a nest cavity in a tree in Byrne Creek Ravine Park in SE Burnaby, BC, this afternoon.
