Birding in British Columbia – Page 142 – CrazyM Bird & Nature Photography

Heron, Woodpecker & Hornets

Managed a couple of walks today, but not much to show for it. This morning started off with a Great Blue Heron.

It was roosting in a conifer with its feathers all ruffled up.

This juvenile Downy Woodpecker was the only other photo from the morning. On the shore bird front I did see some Western & Semipalmated Sandpipers, Dunlin, Killdeer, Greater & Lesser Yellowlegs and Dowitchers. None, however, were in decent locations for pictures.

Being such a nice day, I headed out again for a short walk early this evening. Still looking for song birds with the late day sun, it was pretty quiet again with no takers wanting to pose for the camera.

This White-faced Hornet nest was the only photo from this evening.

Grebe, Gulls & Tern

This mornings walk was at Reifel. A Sora had been seen there yesterday, but no luck locating it today. It was quiet on the shore bird front, but of note was one Wilson’s Phalarope. Apparently it had been in close by the tower, but when I located it, it was too far off for photos. One other interesting find that was a little more cooperative,

… was this Pied-billed Grebe juvenile.

Unfortunately when I managed to capture it with a fish it was in a lousy spot for light.

Later this afternoon I went out to Boundary Bay for the high tide. Not much luck there either with not much being brought in close enough by the rising tide. But there were some gulls that provided convenient fly-bys.

This California Gull,

… and a Ring-billed Gull.

And a nice finish to the afternoon was this Caspian Tern.

Sharing The Eelgrass

Headed out to Boundary Bay late this afternoon to see what might be around. The tide was high and pretty much up to the dyke. With the usual foraging area covered in water, there was not much going on. For the Black-bellied Plovers that were around, it was a matter of finding a spot to roost.

The clumps of eelgrass are commonly used by shore birds for just this purpose.

There were some Least and Semipalmated Sandpipers also looking to find a spot.

Black-bellied Plovers & Ring-billed Gulls

Here there are half a dozen Black-bellied Plovers and a couple of Ring-billed Gulls sharing the same clump of eelgrass.

And just to keep things interesting this Whimbrel flew by.