Western Wood-Pewee – Page 2 – CrazyM Bird & Nature Photography

I started off this morning at Reifel. While starting down the east dyke trail I came across a Bewick’s Wren taking a dust bath.

Something birds, and other animals, will do to keep clean.

Of course you could not go to Reifel without checking out the Sandhill Crane family.

They are venturing outside of the closed off area now that the chick is bigger.

It is amazing how fast it is growing.

This Red-winged Blackbird struck a nice pose in the cat tails when leaving the Cranes.

Then it was back to the east dyke trail again for the Black-headed Grosbeak.

This was one bird I was hoping to be able to spend some time with today.

There were several around today, both males and females.

While not quite the settings I was hoping for,

… it was better than the fleeting glimpses I had managed until now.

Cedar Waxwings were also around in good numbers today to round out my morning.

A brief walk in Boundary Bay late in the afternoon did not produce much.

It was starting to get gloomy, but this Western Wood-pewee was busy fly catching.

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.