Snowy Egret at Cowichan Estuary. My first time responding to a rare bird alert and I'm glad I did. A beautiful bird and fascinating to watch.
Re: 2022 Birding BC Video Challenge
Posted: Jun 21 8:32 pm
by BillGyles
A couple of hours at my sister-in-law's garden yielded Black-headed (M + F) and Evening (F) Grossbeaks, American Goldfinches (M + F) and Brown-headed Cowbird (M). Very different from the parade of woodpeckers at our feeders.
Re: 2022 Birding BC Video Challenge
Posted: Jul 04 12:11 pm
by BillGyles
My first Spotted Sandpiper. I think it crossed over the river to shout at me from a perch.
Re: 2022 Birding BC Video Challenge
Posted: Jul 17 9:53 am
by BillGyles
A very busy Chipping Sparrow on a rainy day at Somenos Marsh.
Re: 2022 Birding BC Video Challenge
Posted: Jul 17 7:39 pm
by BillGyles
I took a break from watching the Snowy Egret at Cowichan Estuary and came across these House Finches.
Re: 2022 Birding BC Video Challenge
Posted: Jul 17 7:51 pm
by BillGyles
A pair of Steller's Jays under the bird feeder. I had never noticed the beautiful checkerboard pattern on the wings before.
Re: 2022 Birding BC Video Challenge
Posted: Jul 29 3:57 pm
by Smithers
Well, this isn't quite a movie or a single photo, but I thought I would share it.
A Double-crested Cormorant catches a Lingcod under the Lion's Gate Bridge....
Amazing shots of the cormorant swallowing an impossibly big fish, Pat.
So far this is the best footage I have of an osprey fishing. It flew way off to catch the fish, but at least I did manage to get the splash.
Re: 2022 Birding BC Video Challenge
Posted: Aug 12 9:58 am
by BillGyles
One of a pair of Eurasian Collared Doves which were feeding on Crofton Beach in April.
Re: 2022 Birding BC Video Challenge
Posted: Aug 20 9:04 pm
by BillGyles
Some sights and sounds of Purple Martins at Ladysmith Harbour.
Re: 2022 Birding BC Video Challenge
Posted: Sep 12 7:57 pm
by BillGyles
Grey Plovers at Little Qualicum Estuary at the end of August. I had only seen them in winter plumage before.
Re: 2022 Birding BC Video Challenge
Posted: Sep 19 8:47 pm
by BillGyles
I found these two sandpipers on the beach next to the lagoon at Englishman River Estuary. It seemed an odd location for them.
Re: 2022 Birding BC Video Challenge
Posted: Sep 21 8:03 pm
by BillGyles
This visit to French Creek was the first time I saw a Semipalmated Plover. Now I see them all the time.
Re: 2022 Birding BC Video Challenge
Posted: Sep 21 8:50 pm
by BillGyles
Shaky, long distance shot of a Pied-Billed Grebe reducing the bullfrog population at Buttertubs Marsh.
Re: 2022 Birding BC Video Challenge
Posted: Sep 27 10:13 am
by BillGyles
My first Ring-Billed Gull and there were over 30 of them. At Cowichan Estuary, industrial Rd.