Where: Lower Hume Park (New Westminster), Brunette River Conservation Area (Burnaby) Weather: Cloudy, 12°C
The Outing
I didn’t want to spend all day cooped up inside and the weather was better than expected, so with the usual Saturday birding cancelled, I decided to head out for a mini-birding trip along the Brunette River today. My unofficial goal was to shoot a heron.
And I did!
I also shot fall scenery, some mallards, crows and a surprise hooded merganser.
I almost shot a black squirrel, but the light was very bad. The light in general was very bad, so the photos are a bit grainy. I might try fiddling with settings more, because it’s probably going to be a long, grainy winter.
In all, a quick outing, but with better-than-expected results in the bird department.
The Shots
The Birds (and other critters)
Sparrows and sparrow-adjacent:
- None!
Waterfowl:
- Great blue heron
- Hooded merganser
- Mallard
Common:
- American crow
- Seagull (seen but not captured)
Raptors:
- None!
Non-birds:
- Black squirrel
