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Meadow Larks are here.
Posted by Douglas Brown , Friday, October 14, 2011 11:01 PM
They've been around for awhile, but this is the first of the season for me.
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Common Loon
Posted by Douglas Brown , Wednesday, October 5, 2011 11:49 PM
As a last resort I decided to head out to Tswassen, and see what the shores had, and my surprise was a high tide with loons and some grebes.
Yellowleg
Posted by Douglas Brown , Tuesday, August 23, 2011 10:59 PM
At first these few yellow legs at the pond in Elgin Park seemed a bit timid and flew to the other side, but as I lay down in the grass with camera on the ground, they eventually wandered over to my side, and at times were even too close for the lens. Not even the shutter noise bothered them.
Yellow Headed Blackbird
Posted by Douglas Brown , Sunday, May 15, 2011 2:14 AM
Finally some of the birds are back and hanging around the marsh at Iona.
It's hard to miss them from the distinct cat like call they make..or something like a baby crying.
Back to the osprey nest
Posted by Douglas Brown , Tuesday, May 10, 2011 10:15 PM
When I first posted the images of the couple together, I went back and for two weeks there was not a bird to be found on this nest, so I almost gave up hope, and thought they had moved somewhere else.
Upon checking again over the last week now it seems they just decided this was the place to be.
My belief is there is already eggs in the nest, because the female sits there mostly on guard
until the male brings her a fish, then she goes into a nearby tree and eats it.
Perhaps they keep mating for reassurance.
This is something I have not researched on thier behaviour. I guess I should find out more.
Pileated Woodpecker
Posted by Douglas Brown 10:06 PM
Out in the Crescent Park area, I heard the ratatat of this pileated.
It's rare for me to get such a close and unobstructed view of one, so this was a good find.
A good chunk of the tree has been eaten away so it must be popular.
It seems I always hear one while being there, but never get to actually see them.
Osprey are Back!!
Posted by Douglas Brown , Saturday, April 23, 2011 1:19 AM
After a year of absence, the nest was rebuilt and the osprey are using it again. My guess and from talking to a fellow photographer is that the birds were unsuccsessful in having young last year.
Today I checked the nest and it was full of action. Yippee!
Another of the pair rebuilding the nest.
I'm going to be checking it on a regular basis and adding more to this post.
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