I came across four or five Steller’s Jays hanging out together during my morning walk in SE Burnaby, BC.
I also heard a bird drumming on metal flashing, and figured it would be a Northern Flicker. I eventually spotted it atop a tall utility pole.
And today, as with many days recently, there were Varied Thrushes hanging around Byrne Creek Ravine Park.
Steller’s Jay
Varied Thrush
Northern Flicker
A quiet walk at Mundy Park in Coquitlam, BC, this morning.
This morning on my walk through Byrne Creek Ravine Park and Taylor Park in SE Burnaby, BC, I spotted a Northern Flicker checking out some real estate, and several Varied Thrushes.
I rambled the north shore of Burnaby Lake for a couple of hours this morning, starting from the Cariboo Dam and walking to Piper Spit, and as far as Phillips Point and back.
Red-tailed Hawk
Red-winged Blackbird
Varied Thrush
Spotted Towhee
Wood Duck
Mandarin Duck
Northern Pintail
Greater Scaup
Green-winged Teal
Pied-billed Grebe
Song Sparrow
American Crow
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
I had an errand to run up the Fraser Valley, so on the way home I stopped at the Silverdale Creek Wetlands near Mission. It was cold and windy, but there were some birds about.
There were also some young folks doing restoration planting.
Hooded Merganser
Hooded Merganser
Hooded Merganser
Green-winged Teal
Mallards
Spotted Towhee
Eagle extravaganza at Deas Island Regional Park in Delta, BC, this morning, part of the amazing Metro Vancouver Regional Parks system.
And some general views on this gorgeous sunny day:
It was fun watching this Double-crested Cormorant’s contortions as it was preening in the pond just west of the Byrne Creek outfall in Burnaby, BC.
We walked from the playground at Fraser Foreshore Park in SE Burnaby, BC, to Terminus Park, and out past the incinerator, and back. Then we walked to the pond near the outfall of Byrne Creek.
We were happy to see several hawks, eagles, and hummingbirds.
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Bald Eagle
Anna’s Hummingbird. We saw three or four in the area.
Here are a few of my fave photos from a walk around Deer Lake in Burnaby, BC, this morning.
Cooper’s Hawk
Anna’s Hummingbird
River Otter
A few birds that I saw on my SE Burnaby, BC, power walk this morning:
Varied Thrush
Varied Thrush
House Finch
European Starling
Northern Flicker
American Robin