Thursday, November 14, 2013

Killdeer - West Vancouver Oct 26

Went out to Maplewood Flats yesterday and spent far too much time waiting for a Horned Grebe to come in close enough for something decent, didn't happen but this Common Loon popped up out of nowhere and i was able to get some pretty close shots.


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another bird seen during my walk was a Snipe of all birds, which i inadvertently flushed by the bridge, i could only watch as it flew right by me and off into the distance, so close! 


We went to Lost Lagoon in Stanley Park this morning, my mission was White-throated Sparrow by the stone bridge, i've gotten it there in years past but not this time, Spotted Towhees were seen as well as Golden-crowned sparrows, Dark-eyed juncos, Song sparrows, Fox sparrows and Black-capped chickadees.

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Later we checked out a spot in West Vancouver by the lighthouse and got a lone Killdeer on the beach, Harlequin's were out in the water so i decided to try and get some down low shots of the bird, which had landed in front of my setup, the sun even broke out of the clouds then and i had some nice light to work with.

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The Waiting Area

The Waiting Area