leo

mother goose

blackbird fly, blackbird fly

"All your life, you were only waiting for this moment to be free."

teenagers

I've never seen this before but these 2 seagulls must be transitioning from youngsters to adults.  You can see the adult plumage starting to show on their backs.

warbler

I think that this poor little bird is an immature female warbler.  I found her on the driveway by my car.  I'm not sure what happened but I'd guess that somehow she flew into my car.  The warbler turns yellow as it matures; this little bird was olive green, including the underside.

robin red breast

I don't have a telephoto lens on my camera so I had to wait for the robin to come to me.  But, my standard method of talking to birds seemed to work - he was just as intrigued by me as I was by him.

heron colony

The heron colony in Stanley Park is back.   To my memory, it looks even bigger than last year; this is just a portion of the settlement.

lunch

The frog didn't have a chance.

you're it

herons

These two herons were sitting here all afternoon. I think they are waiting for their homes to be built further down the street in Stanley Park.

the colony

Currently these nests are empty but in February the heron colony will be back.  It is quite a sight to see these giant prehistoric birds standing in their homes, protecting and feeding their young.

western junco

english robin

owl in prague

This is for my friend Peggy, she likes owls - a beautiful art nouveau doorway in Prague.

ducks in a row

In this composition of green, you can see a mother duck watching over her chicks.  Taken at the Reifel Bird Sanctuary in Ladner.