I did our monthly recycling run to the Still Creek Environment Centre in Burnaby, and on the way home I parked near the Cariboo Dam and walked to Piper Spit and back on Burnaby Lake.
Unfortunately it was overcast, but there were still plenty of chum salmon to be seen around the fish ladder at the Cariboo Dam.
American Coot near Piper Spit
Crows were harassing a hawk. I thought they had driven it off, but as I left the spit I took one more look at the tree I thought it had hidden in, and it was still there.
I don’t get out to Piper Spit that often but on the way home from the monthly recycling run to Still Creek, I decided to stop at the Cariboo Dam on the Brunette River in #Burnaby and walk to the spit and back.
Glad I did, for it’s the first time I’ve seen his royal highness .
Saw three pairs of chum salmon spawning in Byrne Creek in SE #Burnaby today. Wonderful to be seeing more fish. Keep on coming!
Female flipping sideways to dig a nest in the gravel with her tail. Color temperature off due to weird light under bridge, didn’t bother to correct it.
Volunteer streamkeepers found and assessed this dead male chum salmon on Byrne Creek in SE Burnaby today. We spotted racoon tracks a ways further up the creek.
Byrne Creek Streamkeepers Society volunteers spotted four chum salmon in the creek today in SE #Burnaby that have returned to spawn. Great to see them coming back this year!
A few shots taken on my patrol to look for spawning salmon today on Byrne Creek in SE Burnaby. Unfortunately there was some sediment flowing into the spawning habit so visibility was poor. I reported the flow the City.
Looks like we may be developing a new “regular” at our balcony feeder.
A Steller’s Jay appeared a few days ago, and it, or one of its kin, was back today. It’s fun to watch it grapple with the feeder, which is designed for smaller birds.
Spent four hours rambling Deer Lake in Burnaby this morning. I debated about lugging Big Bertha (Tamron 150-600mm lens on a Nikon D7200) and Manfrotto tripod, and while I’m sore now, I’m glad I did.
Pied-Billed Grebe winter phase?
Steller’s Jay — the backlight and crown not showing make it look like a crow.
