Northern Shrike along the Dyke Crest Rd beside GBHE Reserve.

Why did I not change my settings. 800th sec slow for flight shot.

 

Great Blue Heron Reserve and Vedder Park

 Nice birding walk around the reserve on a cool Monday with few photo opportunities. 

During the summer I watched Bullock`s Orioles flying back and forth to a location in a Cottonwood in Vedder Park but could not see the nest at the time because of all the leaves. I found the nest recently along with a Red-tailed Hawk feeding close by. I used the slow approach technique for bird photographer`s, with my big lens, slowly moving closer without disturbing the bird. 

Sardis Park

Huge flocks of Cackling Geese use the park every year as a resting site in winter along with a few Snow Geese 

 

Great Blue Heron Reserve

Cedar Waxwing

Common Yellowthroat

Mallard

Orb Weaver Araneus diadematus

 Great Blue Heron

Cheam Lake Wetlands Park, Popcum.

Red-winged Blackbird

Cedar Waxwing

Downy Woodpecker

American Robin

All captured with a Canon 80D with 100 - 400mm and a 1.4 teleconverter at f8/500th sec/ISO 800.
 

Sardis Park Today

 Spotted Sandpiper and Wilson's Phalarope foraging at the water's edge .