Northern Flicker grooming and scratching an itch at Fraser Foreshore Park in SE Burnaby, BC, today.
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Anna’s Hummingbirds in SE Burnaby
There were a couple of Anna’s Hummingbirds along the trail in Fraser Foreshore Park in Burnaby, BC, today.
Fun to catch one with its tongue sticking out!
Great Blue Herons Fishing Fraser Foreshore Ponds
There were a couple of Great Blue Herons fishing the ponds at Fraser Foreshore Park in SE Burnaby, BC, today.
I find it amazing how they catch a fish or other prey, and then rotate it so the snack is parallel to the throat for easy ingestion. No hands!
UPDATE: Apparently that’s a Northwestern Salamander going down the hatch. . .
Taking Macro Lens on a Pre-Dinner Walk
It’s such a lovely day in Burnaby, BC, that I went for a second walk before supper, a slow perambulation around Ron McLean Park next door.
I decided to take my Sigma 105/2.8 macro lens only, because I usually rely on a broad-range zoom. The fixed focal length forces you to move, and the macro narrows your perceptions to fine details.
Hummingbirds, Robins, Towhees in Burnaby, BC
I had great fun photographing this Anna’s Hummingbird near Taylor Park in SE Burnaby, BC. I started shooting from a distance, and slowly moved in closer.
At one point I was standing underneath it, but was shooting into backlight, so I wondered if it would hang around while I climed a six-foot embankment to get a better angle.
I was gratified that it waited for me :-).
I liked the diagonal effect of this robin and the blossoms
Spotted Towhee singing
Goldfinch, Hummingbird in SE Burnaby
American Goldfinch and Anna’s Hummingbird in SE Burnaby, BC.
Spectacular colours!
Cedar Waxwing at Fraser Foreshore Park in Burnaby
This Cedar Waxwing posed patiently for 10 – 15 minutes this afternoon at Fraser Foreshore Park in SE Burnaby, BC.
Bald Eagles at Fraser Foreshore Park in Burnaby
There were a couple of Bald Eagles in the area of the pond just west of the mouth of Byrne Creek in SE Burnaby, BC, this afternoon. They have a nest further west, and it appears one of them may have been repair materials.
Cute Raccoon in Byrne Creek Ravine Park
A few minutes after I started out on my Byrne Creek ravine walk in SE Burnaby, BC, this morning, I heard several crows doing an intruder alert.
I followed the noise, suspecting they were harrassing an owl or a hawk, but I had trouble spotting anything.
As I wriggled my way closer through the bush, I finally noticed a lump on the tree the crows were focused on, and eventually it became evident the lump had a ringed tail, and then this face came into focus 
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Cedar Waxwing, Turkey Vulture, Yellow Warbler, Woodpecker in SE Burnaby
A few more birds seen on our morning walk at Fraser Foreshore Park inSE Burnaby, BC, this morning.
Yellow Warbler
Turkey Vulture
Downy Woodpecker
Cedar Waxwing