Birding, December 15, 2023: Chickadees for miles, plus a woodpecker

Chickadee on a thorny branch

American coot, ready for its close-up

Golden-crowned sparrow atop a feeder

Northern harrier on the hunt

Great blue heron flapping across a pond

Northern shoveler resting

Spotted towhee on a branch

Spotted towhee with death stare

Dark-eyed junco on a thorny branch

Northern pintail stretching

Red-tailed hawk perched atop a tree

Rusty the pipe in late fall colours

Trumpeter swans in the fading light

Fixed-wing bird flying over the Richmond Nature House

United jet taking off from YVR International

Seaplane against a golden sky

Squirrel engaged in seedy shenanigans

Squirrel chilling in the feeder

Downy woodpecker storing the goods for later

Dark-eyed junco at a bird feeder