Later this afternoon I made my way out to Boundary Bay. As it has been since late November, there were lots of people at the foot of 72 St. to see the Snowy Owls. With over twenty owls present the last while, and several in close to the dyke, nobody was disappointed. After enjoying them myself for a few minutes I headed east along the dyke looking for something else. Some American Tree Sparrows, another infrequent visitor, have been seen the last few days. While I did get a fleeting glimpse of one, nothing close enough to photograph.
The consolation bird while looking for the sparrows were some Purple Finches.
The female Purple Finches were busy feeding on berries in the same area,
… and I managed to get these shots of one in a tree beside the trail.
The sun was going down fast and as I was about to head back to the Snowy Owls,
… this Bald Eagle made a low pass over the dyke headed out to the shoreline.
On returning to the Snowy Owls only one was left in close to the dyke with the rest now roosting on logs further out in the marsh.
This lone bird seemed fairly relaxed and not overly concerned with the admirers that still remained. The light was getting pretty low at this point,
… but I could not leave without a couple of photos of one these beauties.