Leucistic Canada Geese at the Heron Reserve

Two leucistic  Canada Geese along with a group of normals were at the heron reserve Dyke rd slough today and I have to assume they are the same birds seen earlier at Sardis Park.

Further down the road this little merlin was watching me go by and close to the entrance a well fed (see the distended crop ) Peregrine falcon.

Great Blue Heron Reserve

I was out on a cloudy morning with not much light for photography but did manage a few captures. My first sighting was a Green Heron that I flushed from beside the bridge on the west side lagoon, dawn it! I was not ready with my camera. How many times does that happen, too often in my case. I met Joanne and Bruce on the trail and they mentioned a Peregrine over on the dyke side so I kept  watch as I went along the Discovery trail. Here's a few shots I made:

 Orange-crowned Warbler

 Warbling Vireo

 Yellow Warbler

 Warbling Vireo

Ever tried to capture birds in flight. I was not prepared and had the wrong settings for this Steller's JayI was just leaving the Discovery Trail when I heard a Peregrine screeching so I turned back following the call and managed a distant shot through the trees. Not great but it certainly made my day.

GBH Reserve

 Willow Flycatcher

 Anna's Hummingbird

 Dune Tansy

 Juvenile Common Yellowthroat

Swainson's Thrush

Heron Reserve

Wood Duck and Yellowlegs, lesser or greater ?

My latest birding walk at GBH Reserve

Black-capped Chickadee

Dark-eyed Junco

Green-winged Teal

Pileated Woodpecker

 Downy Woodpecker

Recent Snowfall

Our female hummer showed up with what appeared to be a undeveloped egg sac hanging from the cloaca. An hour or so later it had dropped off and the bird appears to be unaffected by the condition.

 On the 12th, during the snowfall, a Yellow-rumped Warbler ( 1st winter ) alighted on our fireplace heater vent grille and decided to stay as the temperatures were around -6c. During the day it was seen foraging in the yard and settled down for the night on the grille. At dawn the next day it was still here and I never saw it again after my breakfast.

Cool hey!