I watched this common merganser swim in the overflow pond and the sediment pond in the Byrne Creek artificial spawning habitat in SE Burnaby, BC. Don’t see these in Byrne that often.
After awhile I guess it had enough of being observed and flushed spectacularly, zooming right over us. I whipped my wee Canon pocket camera up and got this shot full of motion and blur, but I kinda like it!
Too bad I didn’t have a much faster DSLR at hand…
A chilly beach walk at Crescent Beach, South Surrey, BC.
Bald Eagle
Enjoyed a frosty loop of Byrne Creek in SE Burnaby, BC, this afternoon.
A wee bit of snow was dusting the foliage as we took a loop around Rice Lake this afternoon.
I had a frosty patrol for spawning salmon on Byrne Creek in SE Burnaby, BC. A two-hour ramble didn’t turn up any fish alive or dead. Methinks mayhap this year’s run is done.
Backlit art in the bus shelter on Southridge Dr. just above the pond
Shifting the POV a foot or two results in much different light
Spectacular as always! Check out the Festival of Lights at VanDusen Gardens
This tree looks like it has something to say…
Took advantage of a sunny break to head up the Sea to Sky as far as Squamish. Lovely fresh snow had dusted the tops of the mountains.
I knocked several key items off my To-Do list this morning, so I rewarded myself with a couple of hours taking photos down in White Rock, BC.
There were lots of surf scoters out there today
Fresh seafood, yum!
I scoured Byrne Creek in SE Burnaby, BC, for spawning salmon this morning but saw none, dead or alive. There could possibly be a few hiding in the shadows of the sediment pond — the sun is so low on the horizon that even on a sunny day it can be hard to see into the pond.
It appears that this year’s salmon run may be drawing to a close on Byrne Creek. Volunteer streamkeepers occasionally see them through the end of November, and rarely into early December. It’s been a decent year for this creek, with a combined total of chum and coho approaching 40 fish.
On the way back up the ravine I took advantage of the post-rain sunshine to get some nature shots along the trail.
A forest in a drop of water
Yumi and I headed out to Boundary Bay in Delta, BC, today. We parked at the end of 72nd, and walked along the dyke a couple of kilometers west of 72nd, back, and a click or so east, and back.
There were lots of Northern Harriers today, among other birds, including a short-eared owl.
