Amazing how memory prices have fallen over the years as capacities have gone up. Got this Kingston super-high-speed 128GB card today for C$34.95.
It’ll hold some 1,700 combined RAW + FINE JPEG images on a 24MP DSLR.
Great for travel.
Category Archives: Photography
Cherry Blossoms Approaching Full Bloom in South Burnaby
The cherry trees in Ron McLean Park in south Burnaby are filling out nicely.
Satyr Comma Seen on Byrne Creek
Burnaby Lake Birds and Bees
We walked trails at Burnaby Lake in Burnaby, BC, for a couple of hours this morning.
Busy bee
Chickadee working on a cavity
Yellow Jacket
Bullfrog
Red-Winged Blackbird
Western Painted Turtle
Tree swallow nest box
peekaboo!
Great Blue Heron in the Brunette River
Looks like a bushtit nest
Earth Hour – Lights Out
Not sure if you’re supposed to keep your computer on during Earth Hour — an hour that started tonight at 8:30pm PST.
Lots of Wildlife at Deer Lake in Burnaby, BC
We spent a few hours rambling trails around Deer Lake in Burnaby, BC, today.
Great Blue Herons were active at the rookery and all around the lake
Anna’s Hummingbird
Nice to see a native Western Painted Turtle among the dozens of invasive Red-Eared Sliders
Unfortunately we also spotted this invasive bullfrog
I’m thinking Violet-Green Swallow?
Yellow-Rumped Warbler?
On our way home we saw this raptor soaring high above Marine Drive. Light phase Red-Tailed Hawk?
Cranes, Kestrel in SE Burnaby, BC
We don’t often walk the lower portion of the dyke confining Byrne Creek in SE Burnaby, but a fellow had contacted me for information about flood gates impacting salmon movement, so we went down to take some photos this evening.
To our delight, a pair of sandhill cranes flew by as we were crossing the railway tracks at Byrne Creek near the Riverview Golf Course.
And then for bonus points, Yumi spotted a kestrel high up in an alder. Cool!
I hear tell that kestrels are among the killer elite, ounce for ounce one of the most efficient avian predators. . .
UPDATE (3/29): Birder George Clulow has an informative post about kestrels nesting in Burnaby on his blog.
Barred Owl on Byrne Creek in SE Burnaby
Been hearing Barred Owls along Byrne Creek on our last several walks, and today we saw one.
Max 40X optical zoom on my little pocket Canon SX730H at ISO 800, which is about as high as you can push the wee sensor before you seriously start losing definition.
Barred Owls have been nesting in the ravine park, so please give them their space, minimize observation time, and don’t make them uncomfortable.
Happy to See Garter Snake in South Burnaby
I was happy to spot a garter snake in Fraser Foreshore Park in south Burnaby today. I used to see them several times a year, but had not encountered any for a few years.
Burgeoning Cherry Blossoms in South Burnaby, BC
The cherry blossoms are coming!
