Spotted on my pre-lunch south slope walk today.
Mourning the Demise of Newsroom Copy Editors
Here’s my latest post for The Editors’ Weekly, the Editors Canada blog.
Meeting the Herring Whisperer
I’d heard about the great success that Squamish Streamkeepers have had in wrapping pier pilings so that spawning herrings’ eggs are not killed by creosote and other chemicals. Today my wife Yumi and I had a chance to meet Dr. Jonn Matsen at Fishermen’s Wharf on False Creek in Vancouver to see some of the techniques in action.
Jonn and my wife Yumi hold up a net as a TV news cameraman lines up a shot
Jonn points out how creosote kills herring eggs. There’s no eelgrass or kelp left around here for more natural spawning sites
Net suspended in the water from the wharf
Closer view of herring eggs on piling
Burnaby Lake Scenic Views & Wildlife
Lovely afternoon at Burnaby Lake in Burnaby, BC, today.
Let’s start with some wildlife, then move on to views of nature.
Birdy Walk at Centennial Beach in Tsawwassen, BC
The sun broke out today in the lower mainland of BC — a lovely sight after weeks of winter grey. We headed out for the Reifel Migratory Bird Sanctuary but when we got near the entrance, staff were out directing overflow traffic to park back up the road.
While we were happy so many people were out enjoying the wonderful sanctuary, we were not in the mood for crowds, so we thought we’d try Centennial Beach in Tsawwassen, which is another great place to see all sorts of birds.
It was not very crowded at the beach, and once we were out on the raptor trail, there were only a few other walkers around.
Yumi finds a quiet spot on the beach
Yumi working out while I twiddle with cameras
Mt. Baker with people walking on Delta dikes in the foreground
Mt. Baker
Gull carrying a crab for lunch
Harrier eyeing lunch? : -) Just kidding!
Great Blue Heron in flight
White Rock Afternoon, Gulls, Scoters, Scaups
Watch your head! Gulls use the pier to crack shellfish.
Surf scoter
Scaup double date
Wetland Tour in Surrey BC Appropriately Wet
It was a cold, wet day for a wetlands tour in south Surrey, BC, today.
Thanks to City of Surrey, BC., Friends of Semiahmoo Bay Society, and Ducks Unlimited for a cold, wet, but educational wetlands tour in south Surrey today.
Shot this mallard couple in flight during the tour
Moody Clouds at Porteau Cove, BC
Lovely sky on the Sea to Sky.
Two versions shot a few minutes apart. One mostly grey, another with more blue.
Remembering to Check Device Firmware
I have a DLINK DIR-880L 8-port wired/wireless LAN router. The only issue I’ve had with it is that some WiFi devices will not connect unless I reboot the router. I put up with this for some time before it occurred to me to check the firmware.
Well, sure ’nuff, when I logged in to the router today, there was an update available. In fact my router was running 1.01 and the latest version is 1.05.
I have upgraded to the latest firmware, and will see if it performs better.
I’ve posted before about upgrading firmware in cameras, and I need to remember that all sorts of other devices have firmware that can be upgraded, too.
Cormorant in Changing Light at Deer Lake
I spent a couple of hours shooting at Deer Lake Park in Burnaby, BC, this afternoon. I saw this cormorant, and it sat on this log for over an hour as I walked here and there, returning to it several times to capture it in changing light.
