Category Archives: River District

Chasing birds

Chasing swallowsBailey loves to run after the swallows that frequent our park. She will chase them around and around for a looong time! The birds themselves seem to be teasing her, switching directions, darting the opposite way, looping back on her, doubling up for a charge.

I’ve actually been worried that she doesn’t know when to quit and might give herself a heart attack – no idea if that is even a thing, but this gal seems a tad obsessed!

Birds on the river

HummingbirdPam and I really enjoy the antics of the birds we see along the Fraser River. We spend a lot of time on our walks checking out the various types of birds. Big and small they always catch our eye!

HummingbirdOn the small side, we’ve seen several hummingbirds, and lots of our neighbours along the walk have hummingbird feeding stations set up. This particular series of photos in this post are of the same bird! See how the color just radically changes…

HummingbirdWhen you see the pictures of him where he is mostly green, it’s hard to see any of the brilliant magenta color that is so prominent in the other two pictures.

Heron with a beer bellyI had to put in another picture of the Great Blue Heron. We see herons every day, and it’s really cool to see them fly. But here, he’s out standing on a log boom, looking for all the world like he has a beer belly! Thought it was hysterical.