While we watched the prime minister on TV this morning with our tea, we also had a fine display from our feathered friends!
Hummers, juncos, chickadees, nuthatches, sparrows. . .
Category Archives: Nature
Cat and Thrush Window Staredown
Sora the Cat and a thrush eyeballing each other through my basement office window screen :-).
Eagles Over South Burnaby, BC
Thrilling display by several eagles yesterday over the Byrne Creek dike in south Burnaby, BC.
Soothing Nature on Byrne Creek Ramble in Burnaby
Three hours mucking about in an urban forest is good for the soul.
Hawk in Byrne Creek Ravine Park in Burnaby, BC
Yumi spotted this hawk on our social-distancing Byrne Creek walk in Burnaby, BC, today. We explored some of the lesser used trails and with her almost eerie ability to find raptors we came across this beauty.
It was medium-large in size so I’m thinking Cooper’s ?
Coho Fry in Byrne Creek in SE Burnaby, BC
I’m thinking that with that bright white edge on the anal fin, that’s a coho salmon fry in Byrne Creek today.
Yay!
Reassured to see that everyone keeps a good social distance on the ravine trails!
Covid Distancing Walk in South Burnaby, BC
Covid distancing walk in south Burnaby along the Skytrain track between Edmonds and 22nd stations today. The urban trail is 2+ meters wide, and there were only a few other folks out and about.
Thank you wind and sky for putting on a great show!
That’s Yumi in the bottom left corner about to be transported 🙂 This is why a slightly dirty camera lens is not always a bad thing. . .
Excellent Hokusai Documentary on Knowledge Network
Just watched Old Man Crazy to Paint on Knowledge Network on the life of Hokusai.
Excellent documentary. Renowned artists and art historians are interviewed on the verge of tears in appreciation of his amazing artistic career, talent, and lifelong dedication.
He completed one of his most famous paintings at the age of 90 just months before he died.
Yumi and I have been fortunate to see some of his works in Tokyo and Washington, DC, and have a book of collected works, but this documentary also uses 8K super high-def video to reveal some his secrets and the incredible detail that makes up his best works.
Astounding.
Social Distancing with Birds and Salmon Fry
We’re still doing Byrne Creek walks in SE Burnaby, being careful to give others a wide berth on the trails. Lots of wildlife out there to enjoy!
We spotted this Northern Flicker in Ron McLean Park checking out some real estate.
There were lots of Green-Winged Teal in the Byrne Creek overflow pond
A Hooded Merganser couple hanging out in a ditch near the Baraga Community Gardens in SE Burnaby
I like all the angles with this sparrow
This Golden-Crowned played hide and seek, but I finally got a few good shots
A Pileated Woodpecker at a backyard feeder
Looking for salmon fry. We spotted a few in the creek over a week ago, but had been skunked ever since. But today we saw a few more. Yay!
Yumi found this mayfly larva
This python nearly dropped on us from a tree in Byrne Creek Ravine Park. Keep an eye out, folks! 🙂
Hawk, Pileated Woodpecker in Byrne Creek Ravine Park
We heard several Pileated Woodpeckers on our Byrne Creek Ravine Park walk in SE Burnaby today. As we were following one to get a photo, Yumi nearly walked into this hawk on a branch only five or six feet off the ground.
It was so weird, we didn’t even notice it until we were just a couple of meters away. It sat there for 10 – 20 seconds eyeing us before it dove into the ravine.
A magical moment!
Here’s the Pileated Woodpecker we were seeking after hearing its call. There were at least two in the area.