Following a morning shooting birds at Iona Beach Regional Park near YVR (see previous post), I headed down to the Historic Stewart Farm in Surrey, BC.
Common Loon
Pileated Woodpecker
Pileated Woodpecker in action vid: https://youtu.be/QeGdLjhvKUg
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Birding at Iona Beach Regional Park near YVR
In the first part of a wildlife photo double-header, I spent a few hours at Iona Beach Regional Park near YVR before heading down to south Surrey.
Anna’s Hummingbird
And a YouTube video: https://youtu.be/N9LfiQAV1ks
Bald Eagle
Northern Flicker
Holy Crap, 1970s Nikkor Works on Mirrorless Z50
Holy Crap! Just discovered that my ancient, circa early-70s, 105mm/2.5 Nikkor P-C lens will work on my latest Nikon, a digital mirrorless Z50.
Of course it’s all manual — focus, aperture, etc, but it works!
The 105mm/2.5 Nikkor lens was considered a classic in its time, the epitome of sharpness.
Man, I going to have fun playing with this . . .
Thank you to the Ken Rockwell website for pointing me in this direction.
And I have 1970s 24mm/2.8 and 50mm/1.4 manual Nikkors, too. Yoikes. Lenses that fast are expensive. Well, they were expensive back then, too.
Some say the Nikkors of film days are not as good as current ones for DSLRs, but hey, will mostly be playing with these near wide open anyway. . .
I put in a lot of babysitting hours and photo documentary jobs for community groups in my teens to upgrade to Nikon systems. . .
I started out in my teens with Mamiya and Pentax film cameras with 42mm screw-mount lenses. . .
Chilling Out Over Xmas Like Sora the Cat
Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays. . .
We intend to emulate Sora the Cat for the next few lazy days 
Happy Solstice Sunset!
Wishing everyone a Happy Solstice Sunset from Burnaby, BC!
Snowy Byrne Creek Walk in South Burnaby, BC
The snow was high, and so were my spirits despite some tough slogging through high snow in Byrne Creek Ravine Park in SE Burnaby, BC, today.
Snow Day in Burnaby, BC — Cold Birds
That’s been quite the snow here in Burnaby, BC.
A few shots of the accumulation on our balcony and on the sidewalks in our townouse complex. I’ve shoveled for over an hour today arleady.
The birds are feeling it, too. We have two hummingbird feeders and alternate them as they start to freeze. This wee Anna’s Hummingbired looked very cold, and there was also an American Robin outside our front door all puffed up trying to stay warm.
And a Varied Thrush
What we woke up to on our balcony
36cm of snow on our patio table
Clearing the snow from the walks
BC Scenic Nature Views Calendar 2023
In addition to the Wildlife 2023 Photo Calendar I put together (see post below), I’ve also made a BC Scenic Nature Views Calandar 2023.
It’s available for online ordering, but in US$ and with US shipping. Still looking for an ordering – printing – fulfillment solution in Canada.
Here’s the back cover that shows all the months:
Steller’s Jay, Finch, Junco at Foreshore Park, Burnaby, BC
It was sunny but cold at Fraser Foreshore Park in south Burnaby, BC today.
Steller’s Jay
House Finches
Junco
A lot of the birds I saw today were taking advantage of the sunny day to chow down in preparation for the cold snap.
Disturbing Number of Dead Crows in Burnaby, BC
While walking along the Central Valley Greenway in Burnaby, BC, today, I came across at least a dozen dead crows. It was disconcerting.
I called Wildlife Rescue and they referred me to the BC Wild Bird Mortality Investigation program. I also reported it to City of Burnaby Parks.
I searched a bit online and came across this story of unusual numbers of dead crows in eastern Canada.
UPDATE: My interview with CBC Radio’s Gloria Macarenko.
UPDATE (Dec. 16): Environment Canada says tests show Avian Influenza