An American Coot dives just as the shutter clicks. I am very interested in time and water movement. This is a great example of both.
2017/04/02 | Categories: Birds, Uncategorized | Tags: American Coot, Coot, Ladner, Nature, Reifel, Splash | 4 Comments
A Ring-necked Duck and his reflection
2017/03/23 | Categories: Birds, Duck | Tags: Bird, Diving Duck, Duck, Ladner, Nature, reflection, Reifel, Ring-necked Duck | 4 Comments
A Black-crowned Night-Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax) perched in it’s usual daylight perch, deep in the branches. This one seems a bit annoyed with it’s head plumes blowing in the wind. It had been sleeping until the plumes started whipping about!
2017/03/20 | Categories: Birds | Tags: B.C., Bird, Black-crowned Night Heron, Heron, Ladner, Nature, Reifel | 6 Comments
A Tree Swallow, checking out a nest box at the Bird Sanctuary.
2017/03/17 | Categories: Birds | Tags: B.C., Bird, Ladner, Nature, Nest Box, Reifel Migratory Bird Sanctuary, Swallow, Tree Swallow | 8 Comments
A hen House Sparrow checking out her surroundings from the door of her new house.
2017/03/11 | Categories: Birds | Tags: Bird, hen, House Sparrow, Ladner, Nature, Nest Box, Reifel, Sparrow | 8 Comments
A pretty Mallard hen (Anas platyrhynchos) has found her own spot of sunlight to bring out her best.
2017/02/20 | Categories: Birds, Duck, Mallard | Tags: B.C., Bird, Duck, hen, Ladner, Mallard, Nature, Reifel | 8 Comments
A pair of Snow Geese, flying in perfect unison!
2016/11/21 | Categories: Birds | Tags: Geese, Ladner, Snow Geese | 7 Comments
A pair of drake Northern Shovelers working along the bank of the pond at the bird sanctuary.
2016/11/08 | Categories: Birds, Ducks | Tags: B.C., Bird, Duck, Ladner, Nature, Reifel Migratory Bird Sanctuary, Shoveler | 9 Comments
Two of a trio of Sandhill Cranes have their attention drawn by something across the pond.
2016/10/14 | Categories: Birds, Reifel Migratory Bird Sanctuary, Sandhill Cranes | Tags: B.C., Cranes, Ladner | 5 Comments
A female Red-winged Blackbirds on one of her favourite perches.
2016/08/24 | Categories: Birds | Tags: B.C., Cattail, Favourite perch, Female, Ladner, Red-winged Blackbird | 4 Comments
An alert Song Sparrow in the bushes.
2016/08/16 | Categories: Birds | Tags: B.C., Bushes, Ladner, Song Sparrow | 6 Comments
A female Hooded Merganser chugging her way across the pond.
2016/08/14 | Categories: Birds, Uncategorized | Tags: B.C., Hooded Merganser, Ladner, Merganser | 4 Comments
A Great Blue Heron, (GBH) perched on a deadfall birch tree. This bird had quite stunning colours.
2016/07/20 | Categories: Birds, Heron | Tags: B.C., GBH, Great Blue Heron, Heron, Ladner | 8 Comments
Here’s a couple of Canada Geese. Big Daddy didn’t like the flirting that was going on with another Daddy close by.
2016/05/19 | Categories: Birds | Tags: B.C., Discipline, Geese, Ladner | 8 Comments
A hungry Mallard hen getting a snack from my grandson.
Photo taken by my granddaughter!
2016/05/12 | Categories: Birds | Tags: B.C., Grain, Hand feeding, hen, Ladner, Mallard, Reifel Migratory Bird Sanctuary | 12 Comments
A Gadwall Drake
2016/05/07 | Categories: Birds | Tags: B.C., drake, Gadwall, Ladner | 7 Comments
An immature Black-crowned Night Heron in it’s favourite perch, deep in the branches of a tree. It’s nocturnal and sleeps throughout the day.
2016/05/05 | Categories: Birds, Heron | Tags: B.C., Black-crowned Night Heron, Ladner, Night Heron, Sleeping | 4 Comments
Mallards
2016/05/04 | Categories: Birds | Tags: B.C., Ladner | 6 Comments
Here’s a pair of Green-winged Teal feeding.
They must be out on a date!
2016/05/02 | Categories: Birds | Tags: feeding, Green-winged Teal, Ladner, Teal | 4 Comments
Here’s a Canada Goose letting a rival know that he’s ready for action and will defend his territory.
2016/04/29 | Categories: Birds | Tags: B.C., Geese, Ladner, ready for action | 6 Comments
Here’s a Scaup of one kind or the other. Greater or Lesser. Hard to tell apart from this angle. I love the way ducks move the water around when they are swimming. We generally only see it in a still shot. I also really like his gold eye!
2016/04/28 | Categories: Birds | Tags: B.C., Golden eye, Ladner, Scaup | 4 Comments
Here’s a Northern Pintail all dressed up in his finest colours for Spring. Somehow they always remind me of handsome gentlemen! Elegant.
2016/04/28 | Categories: Birds | Tags: B.C., Ladner, Northern Pintail, Pintail | 4 Comments
A Greater Yellowlegs takes a break and puts it’s leg up after a busy morning hunting for worms on the mud flats.
2016/04/26 | Categories: Birds, Shorebirds | Tags: Greater Yellowlegs, Ladner, Mud Flats, Yellowlegs | 6 Comments
This lovely Mallard hen was happy to have her portrait taken!
2016/04/24 | Categories: Birds, Ducks | Tags: B.C., Close up, hen, Ladner, Mallard | 6 Comments
