Sunday 23 February 2020

Victoria Visit

On The Beach


Have just spent a couple of weeks in Victoria B.C.  Spring was arriving and I was at the beach photographing the birds for a few hours each day.  Sun was shinning, flowers coming up and most of the time the birds were active and co-operative.

Cormorant drying his wings.

Bushtit




Red-breasted Nuthatch


Lots of Black Turnstones at Oak Bay and Swan Lake


Things to say.


 Calm sailing

Very colourful.





Gull with lunch


Male Wigeon




Two more Wigeons


Black Oystercatchers liked to have their photo taken.
  




Gulls and Crows line up for photo


A Black Turnstone braves the surf.

A pair of Harlequin Ducks



Grooming Oystercatchers






Everyone was out sailing in the sun


Female Harlequin

Male Harlequins.  Second most colourful only to Wood Duck.

Brown Creeper

Bewick's Wren



Coming in for a landing




Killdeer






Oystercatcher with dinner





BlackChinned Hummingbird
Bewick's Wren



Song Sparrow

Hooded Merganser with a crab