It was overcast with lovely light on our patrol for spawning salmon in Burnaby, BC.
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Westerly Geese, Easterly Heron on Byrne Creek
As we were patrolling for spawning salmon on Byrne Creek in Burnaby, BC, today, there was a fly by of a group of Canada Geese heading west, and a Great Blue Heron heading east.
Coho Salmon Spawning in Byrne Creek
There were three Coho males fighting over one female in the lower ravine. The big wine-red bruiser kept driving off two smaller males, likely jacks.
Steller’s Jay, Eurasian Collared Doves in Burnaby
It was fun watching this Steller’s Jay stripping bark to get at food at Fraser Foreshore Park in Burnaby, BC, today. There were also several Eurasian Collared Doves hanging out together.
Great Blue Heron Fishing at Fraser Foreshore Park in Burnaby
This Great Blue Heron let me get within a few meters of it as it patiently fished just of the river trail at Fraser Foreshore Park in Burnaby, BC.
Red-tailed Hawk at Fraser Foreshore Park in Burnaby
I watched this magnificent Red-tailed Hawk for nearly half an hour at Fraser Foreshore Park in Burnaby, BC, today. At one point it dove to the ground and tried to get something in the tall grass, but came up empty-handed, er, taloned : – ).
Kinglet, Thrush, Sparrow in Byrne Creek Ravine Park in Burnaby
Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Varied Thrush, Fox Sparrow in Byrne Creek Ravine Park in the rain in SE Burnaby, BC.
The Kinglet would not sit still, flitting about in the bushes, and I had to push the ISO to 6,400 to get a half-decent shutter speed.
Nya Nya! : – )
Varied Thrush
Fox Sparrow
Belted Kingfisher, Varied Thrush in Byrne Creek Ravine Park
As I was patrolling for spawning salmon this morning, a Belted Kingfisher exploded down the length of the sediment pond on Byrne Creek in SE Burnaby, BC.
I’d heard it cackling, but it still took me by surprize, so this is the best shot I got.
Zoom! Looks like a fighter jet!
This Varied Thrush in Ron McLean Park sat still for about five seconds : – )
Lots of Steller’s Jays in Byrne Creek Ravine Park
There were three or four Steller’s Jays rooting around in moss on tree branches in the lower ravine in Byrne Creek Ravine Park in SE Burnaby, BC, this morning.
Elated to See Coho Spawning in Byrne Creek in Burnaby
Yay! Saw a pair of spawning Coho salmon in the lower ravine today.
We’ve been getting so few spawners back that this is a wonderful sight to see. Especially with Coho, since many of the few females that come back to our creek die before spawning.
I spotted the female first. You can see her white, abraded tail, worn down from digging her redd (nest for her eggs). And you can see the redd, the bright patch of cleaned gravel and cobble.
I suspected there must be a male nearby, and then the female spooked and ran about 10m d/s to hide under a log. I took another quick look, not wanting to disturb her again, and was elated to see the larger, wine-dark colour of a male beside her!
The female with her tail abraded from digging in the gravel/cobble. You can see the redd, or nest of eggs, to the right.
A few mintues later when she hid under a log with the larger, darker colored male