A female Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata) afloat in a pond covered in reflections from the surrounding trees and undergrowth!
I love reflections!
2017/08/19 | Categories: Birds, Duck | Tags: Bird, Female, Green, Nature, Pond, Reflections, Reifel, Shoveler | 4 Comments
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
Canada Geese enjoying a little bit of afternoon sun
2017/03/28 | Categories: Birds, Canada Geese | Tags: Basking, Bird, Geese, Nature, Reifel, Sun | 4 Comments
A beautiful drake Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata) standing on a big log in the water at Reifel Migratory Bird Sanctuary in Ladner, B.C. The sun was lighting this guy up quite nicely!
2017/03/23 | Categories: Birds, Duck | Tags: Bird, Dabbling Duck, drake, Duck, Nature, Reifel | 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
Two male Ring-necked Ducks (Aythya collaris) swimming along behind a female Bufflehead (Bucephala albeola) Ah well, it’s Spring and who cares is she don’t look like Mama!
2017/03/16 | Categories: Birds, Duck | Tags: Bird, Bufflehead, Diving Duck, Duck, Nature, Reifel, Ring-necked Duck | 4 Comments
A male Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus) putting on his best Springtime display, hoping to attract a female who is close by.
2017/03/13 | Categories: Birds, Blackbird, Red Winged | Tags: Bird, Blackbird, Nature, Red-winged Blackbird, Reifel, Spring colours | 6 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 Northern Shoveler (Anus clypeata) swimming with his reflection
2017/03/09 | Categories: Birds, Duck, Uncategorized | Tags: Bird, Dabbling Duck, Duck, Nature, reflection, Reifel | 6 Comments
A male Wood Duck
2017/03/02 | Categories: Birds, Duck | Tags: Bird, Duck, male, Nature, Reifel, Wood Duck | 6 Comments
A pair of Northern Pintail hens in the green water of their pond
2017/02/21 | Categories: Birds | Tags: Bird, Dabbling Duck, Duck, Green Water, hen, Nature, Northern Pintail, Reifel | 4 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 beautiful hen Wood Duck. Not at outlandish as her mate but she definitley has charms of her own. Her mate is in the background.
2017/02/01 | Categories: Birds, Duck | Tags: Bird, Duck, hen, Nature, Reifel, Wood Duck | 4 Comments
A Eared Grebe leaving a trail in the water so it knows where it’s been!
2017/01/31 | Categories: Birds, Duck, Reifel | Tags: Bird, Diving Duck, Duck, Eared Grebe, Nature, Reifel | 4 Comments
Two Northern Pintail drakes feeding.
2017/01/30 | Categories: Birds, Duck | Tags: Bird, Duck, feeding, Nature, Northern Pintail, Pintail, Reifel | 6 Comments
An American Wigeon hen on a golden pond
2017/01/29 | Categories: Birds, Duck | Tags: American Wigeon, Bird, Duck, Nature, Reifel, Wigeon | 6 Comments
Here is yesterdays mate. A male Hooded Merganser. He has such a wonderful hood. Here he is an a golden hour pond. The movement of water and light and reflection interests me a great deal. This is a great example.
2017/01/26 | Categories: Birds, Duck | Tags: Bird, Diving Duck, drake, Duck, Golden pond, Hooded Merganser, male, Merganser, Nature, Reifel | 10 Comments
A hen Hooded Merganser.
2017/01/25 | Categories: Birds, Duck | Tags: Bird, Diving Duck, Duck, Hooded Merganser, Merganser, Nature, Reifel | 4 Comments
A juvenile Black-crowned Night-Heron (Nycticoras nycticorax) hiding in the shadows.
2017/01/14 | Categories: Birds, Heron | Tags: Bird, Black-crowned Night Heron, Heron, Juvenile, Nature, Reifel | 12 Comments
A gathering of the guys! Red-winged Blackbirds that is.
Probably discussing the best route south!
2015/10/05 | Categories: Birds | Tags: B.C., Ladner, Old dead tree, Perched, Reifel | 2 Comments
As Geese fly overhead and you look up they will flare away from you. Self preservation at it’s best
2015/09/11 | Categories: Birds | Tags: B.C., Geese, In Flight, Ladner, Reifel | 4 Comments
Two Canada Geese come in for a landing after a fly around the pond
2015/09/10 | Categories: Birds | Tags: B.C., Geese, Ladner, Landing, Reifel, touchdown | 2 Comments
A Red-winged Blackbird hen.
2015/03/04 | Categories: Birds | Tags: B.C., Ladner, Red-winged Blackbird, Reifel | 8 Comments
