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

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

We had fun rambling the North 40 Park Reserve and the Boundary Bay dyke near 72nd today.

Cliff Swallow

Barn Swallow

Cedar Waxwing

Now that we’re allowed to travel within Fraser & Coastal Health regions, I took a one-night camping trip to Nairn Falls Provincial Park. As usual, one of the highlights was One Mile Lake.

An assortment of buzzers and bugs in and around Byrne Creek and Taylor Park in SE Burnaby, BC.

Spotted two Anna’s Hummingbirds in Taylor Park in SE Burnaby, BC, in their usual spots again.

I heard some crows making a racket and figured they were harassing a raptor.

Sure enough, I eventually made out this hawk (Red-tailed?) in a tree.

After awhile the crows flushed the hawk, and it flew to a light standard above the Skytrain maintenance yard, where the crows continued to dog it.