The last few weekends we've had some good luck getting close to some special birds. These Harlequin Ducks are typically very shy and reclusive, but one day at low tide we were able to get within a few dozen feet of a group resting on some tidal rocks.
On the same walk we were wandering down one of the many forested paths of Stanley Park when we heard a tapping in the bush and stopped just in time to spot a Pileated Woodpecker foraging for grubs on some rotten stumps and logs. Better yet, it quickly turned out to be a pair out together and we watched them for several minutes before they flew off.
The first batches of goslings are just starting to be out and about, with several groups of slightly different ages all scampering around some shallow pools near Lost Lagoon. These ones were particularly cute, running around behind their parents and being generally charming.
On the same walk we were wandering down one of the many forested paths of Stanley Park when we heard a tapping in the bush and stopped just in time to spot a Pileated Woodpecker foraging for grubs on some rotten stumps and logs. Better yet, it quickly turned out to be a pair out together and we watched them for several minutes before they flew off.
The first batches of goslings are just starting to be out and about, with several groups of slightly different ages all scampering around some shallow pools near Lost Lagoon. These ones were particularly cute, running around behind their parents and being generally charming.
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