I walked Fraser Foreshore Park in SE Burnaby, BC, this morning for several hours, seeing Bald Eagles on nests, Anna’s and Rufous Hummingbirds, a Brown-headed Cowbird, Northern Flickers making out, and more. . .
Anna’s Hummingbird
Rufous Hummingbird
Bald Eagle
Brown-headed Cowbird
Wilson’s Warbler
Spotted Towhee
Female Red-winged Blackbird
Male Red-winged Blackbird
Northern Flickers in love. . . 🙂
Wasn’t broadcasting this year’s batch of Barred Owlets, but someone spilled the beans and the photographers are sprouting like mushrooms on a warm day after a gentle rain. . .
A gentle reminder: folks, we get excited, but please, take a few shots and move along, eh? Don’t camp out for hours. . .
Today I saw a photographer trip on another photographer’s tripod and nearly go sliding down a ravine.
Admire nature, but respect it, too.
BTW, these were shot handheld with a wee Canon SX730 pocket zoom.
I was in Comox on Vancouver Island for work, and I got up early for a walk. I’d been to the river and estuary before as part of my volunteer streamkeeper learning experiences many years ago, and it was great to see it again.
Nice to see the First Nations recognition, and panels on the ongoing habitat restoration efforts.
This Anna’s Hummingbird greeted me as I left the hotel property and stepped onto the river trail.
Common Mergansers
Lake LA-4 plane. The “pusher” configuration caught my eye. . . Online search shows it was manufactured in 1965.
White-crowned Sparrow
She loves “holding hands” and needs some cuddle time before she’ll fall asleep and I can gently transfer her into my recliner and get back to work.
In addition to the usual Anna’s Hummingbirds, I spotted a Rufous Hummingbird at Fraser Foreshore Park in Burnaby, BC, today.
I went to a spot where I often see Anna’s Hummingbirds (they are very territorial) and . . . nothing. Decided to wait a few minutes just in case, and, voila!
And the first Rufous I’ve seen this year.
We took an overnight trip up the Sea to Sky. Here’s Alice Lake in the rain. . .
Hooded Mergansers
It was a soggy trip up the Sea to Sky but we still enjoyed being out and about. Here’s One Mile Lake in the rain.
These bugs were hatching in the thousands
Soggy Bald Eagle flyby
Sunset viewed from our hotel room in Squamish, BC, on an overnight trip up the Sea to Sky.
I had great fun photographing chickadees at Fraser Foreshore Park in Burnaby, BC. They were working on tree cavities. . .
Wonderful to see Bald Eagles nesting at Fraser Foreshore Park in Burnaby, BC.
