There were lots of Common Mergansers in the ponds at Fraser Foreshore Park in SE #Burnaby today, and in the river.
On Frozen Pond, Fraser Foreshore, Burnaby
These Canada Geese appeared perplexed at the unusual freezing of the ponds at Fraser Foreshore Park in SE #Burnaby, BC.
Savoring Le Guin’s Essays, Reviews
Sat down after lunch to read for half an hour and got lost for three hours in Ursula K. Le Guin’s non-fiction collection Words are My Matter: Writings about Life and Books.
A collection you want to read slowly, and savor. . .
One of her best-known quotations, so pertinent to the times we live in:
“I think hard times are coming when we will be wanting the voices of writers who can see alternatives to how we live now and can see through our fear-stricken society and its obsessive technologies. We will need writers who can remember freedom. Poets, visionaries – the realists of a larger reality.”—Ursula K. Le Guin
Anna’s Hummingbird, Harriers in Steveston, BC
We spotted this iridescent Anna’s Hummingbird in the wee Japanese garden at Garry Point Park in Steveson, BC, today. Then as we walked the dyke to the north, a couple of Northern Harriers put on a show.
Garry Point Park Ramble in Steveston, BC
It was very windy but sunny with lush colours at Garry Point Park and the dyke in Steveston, BC, today.
Top Goose Polices Burnaby Pond
Me pond boss.
Me.
Top Goose, eh?
Fraser Foreshore Park in Burnaby today 
Falling Light at Fraser Foreshore Park in Burnaby
Another stirring stroll in Fraser Foreshore Park in south Burnaby.
Good Morning Anna!
Good morning, Anna!
I decided to take my daily walk after breakfast in case the rain returns later today. Anna’s Hummingbird, Steller’s Jay, Chickadee, all near Taylor Park in SE Burnaby.
Snow Geese, Hawk, Eagles n More at Iona Beach
I had a rewarding photo shoot at Iona Beach Regional Park near YVR today. It’s part of Metro Vancouver’s amazing regional parks system.
The previous post was of the lush blue skies and mountains, while this one focusses on some of the bird life I encountered today.
I spotted this gorgeous hawk as I was leaving.
Bald Eagles
There were hundreds of Snow Geese
Anna’s Hummingbird
Golden-Crowned Sparrow doing a fan dance. . .
Sunny Blues at Iona Beach Regional Park
I spent several hours at Iona Beach Regional Park near YVR today. The parking lot was overflowing with people out enjoying a rare sunny day. But you didn’t have to walk far on the trails to find yourself almost completely alone.
