This afternoons stroll was out in the Boundary Bay area. At first it was pretty quiet and I was beginning to wonder if there would be much of anything to watch let alone photograph. Then when checking a small path off the main trail there was a flycatcher hawking for insects off an old snag. It left before I could get any good looks or photos.
Back on one of the main trails I could hear a Common Yellowthroat close by. I set up and waited a few minutes.
It was not long before it eventually worked its way to the front of the tree.
After this cooperative little warbler, I decided the flycatcher would be worth another try. As they can be creatures of habit using the same perches, I returned to the snag, picked my spot and set up.
This is where patience comes in to bird photography.
It was almost an hour before the flycatcher, a Western Wood-pewee, returned.
It was worth the wait, especially when the bird obliges you like this.
Coming and going from the snag,
… for about 15 minutes in the wonderful late afternoon sun.