- Apr 16 5:44 am
#87826
Went up to Burnaby Mountain on Saturday morning since i know Townsend's Solitaire can be located up by the restaurant sometimes but all i saw were robins, and plenty of them.
Decided to head back to North Vancouver and checked out the spot i know for Rufous hummingbirds, wouldn't you know it, a solitaire popped up into view
The next morning i headed back to the spot and did get some ok FOY hummingbird shots, but no solitaire (i heard Maplewood flats had a couple though, along with Hermit Thrush and Say's Phoebe too!).
This bird perches too high though, need to find another that sits closer to eye level, BG could be nicer too.
While i had seen Yellow-rumped warblers already this season i did not get any shots until yesterday, was happy about the looks until i realized it had some funky thing going on with the base of its beak, tree sap making it sticky or some growth?
That's all i got, birding is picking up finally though, saw my first goldfinches and white-crowned sparrows of the year yesterday
Decided to head back to North Vancouver and checked out the spot i know for Rufous hummingbirds, wouldn't you know it, a solitaire popped up into view
The next morning i headed back to the spot and did get some ok FOY hummingbird shots, but no solitaire (i heard Maplewood flats had a couple though, along with Hermit Thrush and Say's Phoebe too!).
This bird perches too high though, need to find another that sits closer to eye level, BG could be nicer too.
While i had seen Yellow-rumped warblers already this season i did not get any shots until yesterday, was happy about the looks until i realized it had some funky thing going on with the base of its beak, tree sap making it sticky or some growth?
That's all i got, birding is picking up finally though, saw my first goldfinches and white-crowned sparrows of the year yesterday
Paul Kusmin
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Digital (photo) Life List:
292 birds B.C. / 446 birds N.A. / 1020 birds World (including NA)
http://punkbirdr.photo
http://www.flickr.com/photos/revs45
http://45revs.blogspot.com
https://www.instagram.com/punkbirdr
Digital (photo) Life List:
292 birds B.C. / 446 birds N.A. / 1020 birds World (including NA)