Category Archives: Birds

Gulls – and lots of them

Posted on September 27, 2015 by Katherine

Gulls at along the shore of Georgia Strait at Kitty Coleman Provincial Park

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Fort Rodd Hill – three in a row

Posted on September 23, 2015 by Katherine

Three geese and three tents at Fort Rodd Hill National Historic Site of Canada

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Salmon buffet – Quinsam Hatchery

Posted on September 12, 2015 by Katherine

Sea gulls dining on pink salmon on the Quinsam River, downstream of the Quinsam Hatchery catchment and control dam.

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Angry birds

Posted on September 12, 2015 by Katherine

Angry birds at the Quinsam Hatchery

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Pachena Bay – A seagull

Posted on July 9, 2015 by Katherine

A seagull enjoying the beach at Pachena Bay

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An Owl

Posted on June 8, 2015 by Katherine

A beautiful owl rescued by MARS, the Mountainaire Avian Rescue Society

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Purple Martin boxes – Ford Cove

Posted on May 22, 2015 by Katherine

Purple Martin boxes – Ford Cove The Purple Martin is the largest of the North American swallows and one of the most threatened due to the interference of man, primarily due to the introduction of European Starlings and House Sparrows, … Continue reading →

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Birds on the beach at the bay

Posted on May 13, 2015 by Katherine

Georgia Strait at twilight – Kye Bay

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A touch of peacock

Posted on May 4, 2015 by Katherine

Peacock plumage – Beacon Hill Park Peacocks – annoying birds as they refuse to hold still so I can take a picture of them. On the other hand, other than for the tail they are not that interesting…

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A pair of ducks

Posted on April 26, 2015 by Katherine

A pair of mallards – the drake (male) above, and the female duck below

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