Tag Archive | Burnaby Lake

Weekend Expedition 39: Winter begins at Burnaby Lake Park

Breeding season is long over, but the eagles still hang out at their nest on the south shore.

I have been super busy this weekend, up at the lab doing work. The semester is coming to an end and I still have so much to do! This weekend expedition was just a couple hour jaunt to Burnaby Lake before heading up to the lab. I hope you enjoy the shots!

We are down to the winter bird fauna now, and Song Sparrows are hanging tough.

This female Wood Duck adds a splash of colour to the wintry scene.

The remains of spawned-out salmon were pretty common out at the mouth of the creek.

Goose bath!

A scaup was diving down and scavenging on dead fish, as were the mallards.

Another Song Sparrow, who was feeding on seeds near the lake.

Weekend Expedition 16: A Grab Bag

Probably the coolest find of teh weekend, this Rough-skinned Newt (Taricha granulosa) was the first I have seen on the Mainland.

Probably the coolest find of the weekend, this Rough-skinned Newt (Taricha granulosa) at Maplewood Park was the first I have seen on the Mainland.

This Weekend Expedition is actually another composite of three trips:

1) to Burnaby Lake with Mike, Catherine, Viorel and Tavi, stalking the elusive goslings

2) back to Hastings Park in the morning for some early insect shots

3) finally making it out to Maplewood Park in North Vancouver, accompanied by Adam Blake.

It was an exhausting weekend, with fine weather and good company, so I think I will let the images do most of the talking here!

Gallery 1: Burnaby Lake

: These are the goslings we were looking for!

: Catherine and Tavi explore the Piper Spit dock

: Viorel tries to show Tavi a goose

: Tavi and Viorel

: Piper Spit

: Western Painted Turtles (I presume) sunning.

: Mike shoots from the observation tower.

: Damsel via 300 mm plus tubes, natural light

: Damsel via 300 mm plus tubes, natural light

: Mike and Tavi stalk damselflies

: A firefly takes flight

: Coleopteran remains in bird dropping.

: Photo by Mike Hrabar, showing a Staphylinid orgy!

: A beautiful stinker

Gallery 2: Hastings Park

: A beautiful snail

: A chironomid

: Magic or spider silk?

: An Ichneumonid surveys the scene

Gallery 3: Maplewood Park

: An Elaterid on Horsetail

: A Soldier Beetle in the hand

: A Mule Deer was unconcerned with our presence

: Siskin food!

: Sleepy Pine Siskin

: Milbert’s Tortoiseshells on the mudflats

: We watched two osprey catch fish.

: This is known as the McBarge, and actually was a McDonald’s restaurant at Expo ’86. It looks shimmery due to heat and distance.

: Rough-skinned Newt!

: Rough-skinned Newt!

: Adam shoots beach flies.

: This Siskin was feeding on dandelion seeds

: A Thistle Tortoise Beetle? Guillaume? Anyone?

: Rough-skinned Newt!