I came across this wee Anna’s Hummingbird near Taylor Park in SE #Burnaby. It looked tiny and I wondered if it was perhaps a juvenile. It also looke sleepy. . . I hope it wasn’t ill. . .
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Pileated Woodpecker, Northern Flicker and More in Burnaby
A few more birds shot during my Fraser Foreshore ramble in south Burnaby, BC, this morning.
Pileated Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Bald Eagle
Red-winged Blackbird
Spotted Towhee
Raccoon Eating Cherries in South Burnaby BC
I followed the sound of crows attempting murder ( : – ) and found them harassing this raccoon up in a tree eating cherries near the Byrne Creek dyke in south Burnaby, BC.
As I was approaching the parking lot, I heard another bunch of mobbing crows, and spotted another raccoon about 15 meters up a tree.
Cedar Waxwing Scratching an Itch
Came upon this Cedar Waxwing enjoying a good scratch at Fraser Foreshore Park in south Burnaby, BC, this morning.
Great Blue Herons Fishing at Foreshore Park, Burnaby
I found two Great Blue Herons fishing in Fraser Foreshore Park in Burnaby, BC, on my morning photo ramble. Both successful!
When doing volunteer streamkeeping activities we occasionally come across expired coho smolts and cutthroat trout with stab wounds. There you go. . .
Rust Never Sleeps, Gear Needs to be Used
I haven’t printed any of my wildlife/nature photos in a long time.
So today I literally dusted off the big Epson Photo R2880 only to find that it had been neglected for so long that it needed more than just dusting.
I had to clean the rollers, run the utility to clean the ink heads several times, replace all the cartridges. . .
Fortunately a couple of years ago I’d stocked up on cartridges so I had a bunch available.
It’s still a bit wonky, the feeding is hit and miss and sometimes needs some prodding, but I finally got good colors back. . .
A good reminder that as the Neil Young song goes, Rust Never Sleeps.
Equipment needs to be used to stay in good working order. . .
Waxwings, Heron, Woodpecker, Swallows at Burnaby Fraser Foreshore
We rambled the Big Bend area of Fraser Foreshore Park in Burnaby, BC, today. Lots of wildlife!
Downy Woodpecker
Red-tailed Hawk
Same hawk being harassed by a crow.
There were several Cedar Waxwings
Great Blue Heron
Violet-green Swallow
Osprey, Waxwings, Yellowthroat Near Pemberton
Another overnight camping trip to Nairn Falls, and I was happy to see the Osprey again at One Mile Lake near Pemberton, along with some other birds.
Osprey
Common Yellowthroat
Cedar Waxwing
Deer Lake Beasties
I took advantage of the sunny, albeit breezy day to do a loop of Deer Lake in Burnaby. Here are some scenic views and some beasts encountered along the way.
Cedar Waxwing
American Goldfinch
Red-tailed Hawk
Damselfly
Black-tailed Bumblebee?
Strider
Dragonfly, Wasps, Bugs at Iona Beach
I spent a few hours ramlbing Iona Beach Regional Park today, and while I’m usually looking for birds, I love photographing any other wildlife that catches my eye, including bees, wasps, and bugs.
I took over 300 shots of this Blue-eyed Darner in flight to get a dozen usable shots.
iNaturalist is suggesting Bog Fly
Western Tiger Beetle
Sand Wasp
Waiting for the iNaturalist hive mind to kick in, but it’s suggesting Genus Diplotaxis