Now that’s what I call a salmon-returning-to-spawn forecast for BC’s lower mainland!
Category Archives: Nature
Byrne Creek Fall Colours
I took advantage of a sunny afternoon to catch some fall colours on Byrne Creek in SE Burnaby.
Chum Salmon Spawners Spotted in Burnaby’s Byrne Creek
Yumi and I were eager to check out reports of chum back to spawn in Byrne Creek in SE Burnaby after streamkeeper volunteers Rob and Joan’s sighting yesterday.
We saw 3 live chum today, and up to 3 redds (nests of eggs in the gravel). Yumi pegged the three as a male and 2 females (one larger chum kept bumping and bothering two lightly smaller ones…).
This is about a week earlier than they “usually” start showing up in the creek.
Rivers Day at Burnaby Village Museum
Volunteers with the Byrne Creek Streamkeepers Society participated in World Rivers Day at the Burnaby Village Museum. It was a lovely day.
Byrne Creek Streamkeepers booth
The ancient Japanese kamishibai storytelling art with a rivers twist
: -)
An OWL ambassador (Orphaned Wildlife Rehabilitation Society)
An endangered Western Painted Turtle, cared for by the Coastal Painted Turtle Project
Rivers Day founder Mark Angelo
City of Burnaby Environment Committee Chair Anne Kang
Lots of fun for kids!
A couple of City of Burnaby eco-sculpture cows hanging out.
Byrne Creek Fish Trapping Sept. 2016
Volunteers with the Byrne Creek Streamkeepers Society have been trapping fish in Byrne Creek in SE Burnaby, BC, for over a decade to determine species presence, and gain some sense of size and numbers. Rob and I set the traps yesterday and retrieved them today.
NOTE: Streamkeepers have permission from the Department of Fisheries and Oceans to carry out these surveys, and have training from the Pacific Streamkeepers Federation.
All fish are released unharmed.
Results:
~ T515 U/S Southridge culvert (lower end of ravine)
2 X 9cm cuts
1 X 11cm cut
1 X 13 cm cut
~ T519 Near monument
Empty
~ T521 Stair bottom
Empty
~ T523 Trail Crossing
1 X 12cm cut
1 X 14cm cut
~ T524 Burnt stump
Empty
~ T530 Hedley outfall
2 X 12cm cuts
1 X 14cm cut
~ T533 Hell Hole
1 X 8cm cut
~ T539 d/s of Griffiths Pond
1 X 12cm cut
1 X 16cm cut
About three of today’s cuts had a fairly prominent pinkish lateral line area — cutbows?
Grand total 12 small cuthroat
Unfortunately no coho.
Bait used was cat food.
Volunteer hours: 2 X 2.25 = 4.5
Rainy Walk in SE #Burnaby
When I left for my near-daily walk of Byrne Creek Ravine Park in SE #Burnaby, BC., it was drizzling. By the time I got to the bottom of the ravine, the gods in their great good humour had turned the taps on full. Despite Gore-tex and umbrella, I was cold and wet by the time I got home.
Banana
Slug
Hey! That makes… : – )
Autumn urban trail
An umbrella with a view
Blustery Weather Means Empty White Rock Beach
It certainly felt like autumn in White Rock, BC, today.
Underexposed -2EV for a more dramatic effect
Westerly view
Easterly view
Trying a slow shutter speed in the breeze
Heron, gulls in the surf
Puddle self-portrait
Drizzly Day Makes for Soft Photos at Stewart Heritage Farm
I love going to Stewart Heritage Farm in south Surrey, BC, for nature and wildlife photos. A light drizzle had just ended and the overcast sky resulted in soft light.
Lots of Birds at Lightning Lake in Manning Park, BC
It was a lovely day for bird photos. All of these were shot this morning in the vicinity of the main parking lot/canoe rental at Lightning Lake in Manning Provincial Park in BC.
Clark’s Nutcracker
American Robin
Is this a Collared Dove?
Steller’s Jay
Heron on a cold tin roof
I’m thinking 1st winter White-Crowned Sparrow?
Killdeer
There were several ravens hanging around the Manning Lodge parking lot
Lush Colours After the Rain at Deer Lake in Burnaby
A shimmering gloss of raindrops and soft, overcast skies made for rich, lush colours at Deer Lake in Burnaby today.
