This Great Blue Heron was fishing in Byrne Creek in Burnaby, BC. I saw it take several small fish, likely Coho fry that began popping out of the gravel a week or two ago. In this video you see it take something larger, perhaps a Coho smolt (yearling) or a small trout.
Here are some stills, too:
I had a lovely photo walk at Fraser Foreshore Park in Burnaby, BC, in the sunshine today.
It was my first time out carrying “Big Bertha,” my Tamron G2 150-600mm lens, and Manfrotto monopod, since hernia surgery awhile back.
I ran into this old friend. Well, it’s more of a relationship of admiration on my part, irritated disdain on the part of the Red-tailed Hawk 
.
Hung around with this Anna’s Hummingbird for several minutes, taking a hundred or more shots.
Bald Eagle near its nest, keeping an eye out on what was up in the ‘hood.
There were five Great Blue Herons hanging around a log boom in the river. They all looked like they could use some hair jell in the breeze. . .
Again there were lots of birds on my Byrne Creek walk in SE Burnaby, BC, this morning. I posted a series of shots of a Great Blue Heron in the previous post, and here’s an assortment of others.
Pileated Woodpecker
Hooded Merganser
Varied Thrush
American Robin
Black-capped Chickadee
I saw this Great Blue Heron overlooking the sediment pond in the Byrne Creek spawning habitat in SE Burnaby, BC. I wanted to check the pond for fry, and when I got closer the heron took off, and circled across the road.
I always enjoy watching herons fishing. Their skills are astounding.
It’s bee-coming more like spring every day in Burnaby, BC. Today we were happy to see lots of bees on blossoms on Byrne Creek.
Yay, we have Coho salmon fry in Byrne Creek! Yumi spotted fry the other day, and today we took a look and saw dozens in the vicinity of the footbridge in the lower ravine.
Hard to get a good shot, but you can make out the pale orange caudal fin and the black/white stripes on the anal fin on the fish in the foreground.
Wonderful to see after the creek was hammered by the massive flows from the atmospheric rivers, and many releases of silt from construction sites.
We walked all the way from our place in SE Burnaby, BC, to Central Park at the west end of the city. Did a loop through the park, and walked home.
It was a gorgeous day, deep blue skies, cherry blossoms starting to appear, and lots of birds.
Bald Eagles
Cherry blossoms
Lovely view of The Sisters
Northern Flicker drumming on roof flashing in our complex
Spotted Towhee
Cool fungus on a tree stump on the urban trail beneath the Skytrain line
I spent a couple of hours rambling Byrne Creek Ravine Park and Taylor Park in SE Burnaby, BC, today. It was a lovely sunny day, and lots of birds.
House Finch
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Varied Thrush
Dark-eyed Junco
Eastern Gray Squirrel
Anna’s Hummingbird
Black-capped Chickadee
American Robin
My morning Byrne Creek and Taylor Park ramble turned up a Cooper’s Hawk, four or five Anna’s Hummingbirds, and a Varied Thrush.
Cooper’s Hawk
Anna’s Hummingbird
Varied Thrush