This woman and I have something in common. We both want to be an eagle when we grow up. #bird #birds #eagle #house #photography

Heron. Notice the waves are different showing how the heron didn't move as I snapped these two photos. #bird #birds #heron #nature #photography

Heron. #bird #birds #heron #nature #photography

Heron & Company. #bird #birds #heron #crabbers #nature #beach #video

Eagle Meditation. #bird #birds #eagle #eagles #nature #video

How to spot an eagle. #bird #birds #crows #eagle #nature #video

Ever wonder where #rocks on a #beach come from? I think that most of those shown here came down the gully shown at the end of the #video. Over dozens of years (certainly long before the railroad tracks were put in) the waves moved the sand around them so they slowly slide further out and eastward.

Spring Blossoms. #trees #blossoms #nature #photography

Barnacles. Two large barnacles (about 3 inches or 7.5cm in diameter) found clinging to a big rock. I've seen them before but never noticed the dozens of smaller barnacles stuck to them. #barnacles #beach #nature #photography

Tiny Crab. Only about an inch long (2.5cm) this tiny crab would be all but invisible on the beach were it not for his bright claws that are disproportionally large compared to its body. #crustacean #crab #nature #beach #photography

Killdeer Family. Best photo I got of the Killdeer family. I'm sure the other photographers around me did better but that's how it goes. #bird #birds #killdeer #nature #photography

Killdeer Family. Mother Killdeer took to hiding in the grass but stuck her head out to check on her babies. #bird #birds #killdeer #nature #photography

Killdeer Family. Another over sharpened photo because I didn't get it right the first time around. #bird #birds #killdeer #nature #photography

Killdeer Family. Notice the 10 legs. She's covering her four babies. (Pardon the over sharpening. Wouldn't be necessary if I got the right focus to begin with.) #bird #birds #killdeer #nature #photography

Killdeer Family. #bird #birds #killdeer #nature #video It was difficult to record this Killdeer's fresh out of the nest family. I added an additional Killdeer video at the end to show what a video could look like if only birds came closer.

White Crowned Sparrow Song. #bird #birds #sparrow #birdsong

Red Winged Blackbird II. In addition to the one-note chirp this video gives the longer call I'm familiar with. #bird #birds #blackbird #birdsong

Red Winged Blackbird. I videoed this for 2 reasons. 1st, the one-note chirp. I'm familiar only with it's longer call. 2nd, the way the red feathers struck out from the shoulders. In the military I think they're called Epaulette. #bird #birds #blackbird #birdsong

Daffodils along the #Serpentine River, #BC. #flowers #daffodils #nature #photography

Coyote. A dog walker pointed out this coyote to me. Thanks for that! #coyote #SerpentineRiver #BC #nature #photography

Double Crested Cormorant. I almost missed this cormorant who blended in very well against the rocks on the far shore. Note it's carrying a fish. #bird #birds #cormorant #nature #photography

Northern Harrier. I was lucky to get a couple of not totally bad photos of this hawk on the far side of the Serpentine River who flapped and glided, flapped and glided on his way up river. #bird #birds #hawk #nature #photography

Northern Shoveler Duck. #bird #birds #duck #nature #photography

Many Black Squirrels were high up in the trees this day feasting on the green tree buds. Meanwhile the sparrow was relegated to thorny bushes for his meal. #bird #birds #sparrow #squirrel #nature #photography

Canadian Goose. Close-up followed by portrait shot with Mt. Baker in the background. #bird #birds #geese #nature #photography #MtBaker

Canadian Goose nesting on a chunk of land in the Serpentine River. #bird #birds #geese #nature #photography

Artemis II separation from service module to begin re-entry. Note the reflected image of the SM on the heat shield. #Artemis #reentry

You can find photos like these at: www.nasa.gov/news-release... #NASA #ArtemisII #moon #Earth #photography

I hope everyone who celebrates Easter had a good weekend. I found #Trilliums blooming in a local gully. They only bloom once a year and though many vanities are not on any endangered list I do hope people don't pick them cause once gone they'll never come back #flowers #nature #photography

Dog's thinking, "Here I am on a beach covered with countless broken shells. I'm literally walking in a cemetery of dead clams. But no ordinary cemetery for here it is the living that are buried while the dead remain above ground." (Who knew dogs had such deep thoughts?) #photography #beach #dog

Easter Bunny. Hope all out there in BSky world have a great holiday weekend. #animal #rabbit #bunny #Easter #photography

Sandpipers. Two versions with the one on the right being a pastel version using Nik Collection 8. #bird #birds #sandpiper #nature #photography

"Magnolia Moon." Combined a photo of last night's moon with one of the magnolia's blooming outside my balcony. Was a bit breezy so used Topaz Studio 2 on the plant to smooth it out. Then tried to match the colour of the moon to the magnolias. #moon #magnolia #magnolias #photography #Topaz

Took these from my balcony last night. One on the left is closer to the moon's actual colour. #moon #photography

Took this photo off my TV. Guess that makes me an official armchair astronaut! #Artemis #Earth

The moon came out last night. Somewhere in that sky is the Artemis II crew. I wonder how the moon feels about being visited again by Earth people after 50 years. Long distance relationships are never easy, are they? #moon #nightsky #photography

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Sandpiper Moment with music from Wendy Carlos' album 'Beauty in the Beast' with song titled 'Yusae Aisae.' (It's either that or you listen to me fumbling with the camera and snorting into the microphone 😱) #bird #birds #sandpipers #nature #video

Shrubs and brushes are starting to blossom adding some colour to the trails. #blossoms #nature #photography

Update on the Magnolia tree beside my balcony. They've finally opened. #magnolia #blossoms #nature #photography

Killdeer. They get their name from their loud and persistent call of "kill-dee, kill-dee." Although I must admit I've never seen one with a deer around. So, I do wonder. #bird #birds #killdeer #nature #photography

Northern Flicker, red-shafted form. #bird #birds #flicker #nature #photography

Anna's Hummingbird. Too good a pose to pass up. #bird #birds #hummingbird #nature #photography

Anna's Hummingbird. Unlike Anna's Hummingbirds I, II and III, these birds perched several meters/yards away. Such shots usually don't come out very well for me but these two weren't half bad. #bird #birds #hummingbird #nature #photography

Anna's Hummingbird III. Same bird as in I and II. Note that after I took these photos he took off. Flying over (Yes. Over.) my left shoulder buzzing my ear as if to say, "Okay. You got your pictures. Now I get my fun." #bird #birds #hummingbird #nature #photography

Anna's Hummingbird II. This is the same hummingbird photographed in Anna's Hummingbird I. Note that with a turn of the head its red feathers disappear. #bird #birds #hummingbird #nature #photography

Anna's Hummingbird I. This hummingbird was kind enough to sit eye level with me on a thorn branch not more than 2 meters away. #bird #birds #hummingbird #nature #photography

A pair of Canadian Geese above the Nicomekl River. #bird #birds #geese #nature #photography #landscape

Sandpiper Reflecting on Life. #bird #birds #sandpiper #photography

Red Rock Crab, deceased. I believe those are Black Devil Snails gathering around it. #crab #crabs #crustaceans #CrescentBeach #BC