I shot over a hundred photos of birds, dragonflies, damselflies, etc., around the Burnaby Foreshore Park ponds over lunch.
Photo Ramble in Garry Point Park, Steveston, BC
Went down to one of my favourite photo places, Garry Point Park in Steveston, BC.
Lunch!
This little fella had a thorough dust bath in the dirt and then flew up into a tree to dust off the dust
Deer Lake Walk with Sis
My sister is in town for a few days, so we took a walk around Deer Lake in Burnaby. Then I parked myself on a bench and hung out with some chicks, while my sister took another, faster lap.
Zoom.
OK, a gosling 🙂
Recent Visitors to Our Balcony
Caught a couple of little beasties visiting our balcony garden.
This wee one was smaller than the fingernail on my pinkie
Ambling Colony Farm Trails
Yumi and I walked around Colony Farm Regional Park this afternoon. We saw lots of bees and damselflies, which are easy to shoot compared to the swooping swallows!
Presenting ‘Beautiful Byrne Creek’ at Burnaby Library June 4
Back by popular demand! 🙂
As part of the City of Burnaby’s Environment Week celebrations, I’ll be presenting a slide show on “Beautiful Byrne Creek” at the Tommy Douglas Library in SE Burnaby on June 4, at 7:00 pm.
Yes, you too, can become a streamkeeper just like me! 😉
Similar to last year’s presentation, I will give an overview of Burnaby watersheds, and then focus on Byrne Creek and what sorts of activities volunteer streamkeepers do to help protect and restore natural habitat in the urban environment.
I’ll have lovely nature shots of the creek and ravine park, posters, streamkeeper handbooks and equipment, etc.
Suitable for all ages!
Hope to see you there.
Excellent ‘Doing Business with the Govt of Canada’ Seminar
I enjoyed an excellent seminar this morning on doing business with the federal government at Small Business BC at Waterfront Station in Vancouver.
I’ve been to a few of these seminars over the years, and it was great to get caught up on some of the changes that have transpired.
Check out the Office of Small and Medium Enterprises.
Beetles ‘n Bugs in Burnaby’s Fraser Foreshore Park
We took an evening stroll through the eastern end of Fraser Foreshore Park in Burnaby this evening. Ran across a lot of spit bugs and a beetle with some hitchhikers.
Ridding DSLR Sensor of Stubborn Spot
I’ve had a stubborn spot on the sensor of my Nikon D7100 for awhile now. I could not remove it simply by blowing air at it.
I did some reading online (in particular this detailed article), and went out today and bought a pack of Sensor Swabs preloaded with Eclipse fluid. I was a bit hesitant, but followed the instructions.
The first swab didn’t do it, but a second swabbing appears to have dealt with the annoying spot.
A Few Birds Near Victoria, BC
Though I wasn’t birding, I did get a few shots on my recent trip to Vancouver Island.
Towhee on Mt. Tolmie in Victoria
Hummingbird on a wire near Jordan River
Checking out the photographer
Gull with Trial Islands in background
Cormorants at Swartz Bay ferry terminal