CrazyM Bird & Nature Photography
Birding in British Columbia, Canada
Have not been getting out as much as I normally would of late. The few outings I managed were quiet on the birding and photo front. Fortunately Mother Nature often comes through in these situations.
I came across a few Mourning Cloak and Western Tiger Swallowtail butterflies chasing each around.
Every once in a while they would alight and rest on the foliage providing for some photo opportunities.
A lovely afternoon, although still on the cool side with the breeze. The intent this afternoon was to try for warblers at Reifel, but I got side tracked again on hearing there were a couple of Cinnamon Teal around. While I did locate one, it was in a pond well off the trail and too far for photos. At another pond they frequent there were some Green-winged Teal.
Not quite the shot I was hoping for, but fun to get this Green-winged Teal pair foraging together. While watching the teal,
… this House Sparrow landed nearby for a short while. Then the bonus shot of the day occurred on my way out along the east dyke trail.
This Mink came running right up to me with a bullfrog in its mouth. The lighting was a little harsh, but there is not much you can do about that in these spur of the moment situations.
Pretty hard not to be out enjoying a day like today. While spring has sprung, it was still fairly quiet on the birding front. The Ruby-crowned Kinglets were not cooperating and neither was a great looking Audubon’s Yellow-rumped Warbler. Fortunately there was some other colourful things flitting about.
A couple of different types of butterfly were active in the area.
Another sign spring is here and they provided a pleasant diversion for the afternoon.