A Short-eared Owl and Northern Harrier debate possession of breakfast. Vancouver BC, January 2025. #birds #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #owls #birdsofbc

Hard to resist posting a Short-eared Owl as my #favouriteofthemonth - these beautiful birds make January such a special time of year on the Fraser River delta. January 2025. #birds #nature #birdoftheday #wildlifephotography #wildlife

This Short-eared Owl takes #eyecontact to cyclops-like levels. Delt BC. January 2025. #birds #owls #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #birdphotography #owlphotography #birdoftheday #naturephotography

A Blue-headed Sapphire shows of its iridescence in Valle del Cauca Columbia. April 2025. #birds #birdoftheday #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography

The low, soft #winterlight warms a Northern Harrier as it hovers above brown fields of grass on the Fraser River Delta, BC. December 2025. #birds #birdoftheday #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography

A Short-eared Owl finds its #perfectpitch on the Fraser River Delta, BC. January 2026. #birds #birdoftheday #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography

A Northern Harrier stops in mid-air as it hunts among the cattails of the Fraser River Delta, British Columbia. December 2025. #birds #raptors #birdoftheday #wildlife #wildlifephotography

This is not the sharpest shot, but this Tawny-bellied Hermit has the longest bill to body ratio of any bird I’ve had the pleasure of spotting. Valle Del Cauca Colombia, April 2025. #birds #birdoftheday #longbeaks #nature

A lone Trumpeter Swan makes its way across the clouds. Vancouver BC. December 2025. #birds #birdoftheday #solitude

A Northern Harrier flies through the tall grasses of the Fraser River Delta. December 2025. #birds #birdsinflight #birdoftheday #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography

A Short-eared Owl puts on its game face as it moves in for a breakfast bite on the tidal flats of the Fraser River delta. December 2025. #birds #birdoftheday #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature

This White-throated Quail-Doves shows off its intricate #feathersandform in Valle del Cauca Colombia. April 2025. #birds #birdoftheday #wildlife #nature #wildlifephotography

This Short-eared Owl (with it’s relatively #shortbeak) hunts and hovers over the tidal flats of the Fraser River delta in Vancouver BC. December 2025. #birds #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #birdoftheday

A Great Blue Heron demonstrates its predatory powers with this mammalian #foodfind. Delta BC, December 2025. #birds #birdoftheday #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography

A Northern Harrier #caughtinmotion as it locates its prey in the long grasses of the Fraser River delta. Vancouver BC, December 2025. #birds #birdoftheday #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography

The fiery glow at the break of dawn lit this tidal marsh like it was on fire, and everything flying above it looked like embers in the wind. Northern Harrier, Delta BC, December 2025. #birds #birdoftheday #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature

#Branchingout with this #birdoftheday - an Ultramarine Grosbeak from Valle del Cauca Colombia, April 2025. #birds

A serene moment with a Great Blue Heron looking out over the Salish Sea. November 2025. #birds #birdoftheday

The gift of a crane for Christmas. Sandhill Crane, Delta BC. December 2025. #birds

A pair of Trumpeter Swans lift off in the dim light of a river estuary near Harrison Mills, BC. November 2025. #birds #birdoftheday #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography

A Hooded Merganser gently moves through dark waters, a #quietobserver of its surroundings. #birds #birdoftheday #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography

Sandhill Cranes align along a vector to a new destination. Delta BC, November 2025. #birds #birdoftheday #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography

A Northern Shoveler copes with the wet weather with a little extra preening. Delta BC, November 2024. #birds #birdoftheday #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography

Great Blue Heron, Richmond BC, November 2025. #birds #birdoftheday #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography

A hungry House Finch having a bite for the alternate #birdoftheday in Delta BC. December 2025. #birds #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography

A female Hooded Meganser #splashes around as it makes its long run to lift off. Delta BC, December 2025. #birdoftheday #birds #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography

Northern Harrier, Richmond BC, December 2025. #birds #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography

A Belted Kingfisher takes refuge under a pier in Prince Rupert BC. October 2025. #birds #birdoftheday #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography

A Northern Harrier #TurningAway as it hovers over the tidal marshes of Richmond BC. November 2025. #BirdoftheDay #birds #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography

Happy #MallardMonday! Mallard, Richmond BC, December 2025. #birds #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography

Northern Harriers engaged in elaborate aerial #movement along the tidal marshes of the Fraser River delta. (November 2025) #birds #birdoftheday #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography

A Great Blue Heron catches #MorningLight in Richmond BC, November 2025. #birds #birdoftheday #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography

Sandhill Crane posing for #HeadShots and the #BirdoftheDay. October 2025, Delta BC. #birds #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography

One Bald Eagle #OnTheEdge of the water, receiving another for the #birdoftheday #birds #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography

Trumpeter Swan. Harrison Mills, BC, November 2025. #birds #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography

I can’t be sure what’s being communicated between this #Mr&Mrs Hooded Merganser couple, but there is something familiar about the contrite look on the male. Delta BC, November 2025. #birdoftheday #birds #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotographs

An evening dance between a Northern Harrier and Short-eared Owl, captured in #silhouette for the #birdoftheday. Richmond BC, November 2025. #birds #wildlife #nature #wildlifephotography

A Short-eared Owl flirts with the setting sun as it hunts the Fraser River Delta. Richmond BC, November 2025. #birds #wildlife #nature #wildlifephotography

This probably wasn’t the intent of the #birdoftheday challenge, but I snapped this Bald Eagle landing on some interesting #round infrastructure last evening in Richmond BC. November 2025. #birds #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography

A Toucan Barbet engages in a #staredown for the #birdoftheday. Val del Cauca, Colombia, April 2025. #birds #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography

November brings rain and darkness to this part of the world, but it also brings back the Short-eared Owl. I’ll take that trade any day. Richmond BC, November 2025. #birds #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography #owls

Great Blue Herons on the Fraser River delta spend a lot of time perching on the decaying wooden pylons that dot the tidal areas, making them an easy subject for today’s #birdoftheday subject #posts. #birds #wildlife #nature #wildlifephotography

A Mallard comes into land on the Fraser River delta allowing it to join the other #ducksoutofwater for #birdoftheday. Richmond BC, November 2025.

Happy #Wrensday wishes from this vocal Marsh Wren in Delta BC. October 2025. #birds #wildlife #nature #wildlifephotography

A Black Oystercatcher lives up to its name as it explores today’s #birdoftheday theme, #ontheground. Comox BC, December 2024. #birds #wildlife #nature #wildlifephotography

With its very, very narrow subtropical Andean range, I’m not surprised to have only one capture of a Cinnamon Flycatcher. Valle del Cauca Colombia, April 2025. #birdoftheday #least. #birds #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography

This Northern Harrier tries to slide a ”hovering” shot into the #birdoftheday “takeoff” theme. Richmond BC, November 2025. #birds #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography

A Northern Harrier tangles with a Short-eared Owl over the tidal flats of the Fraser Delta. November 2025. #birds #birdoftheday #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography

This Yellow-rumped Warbler pops up for a quick lunch in Richmond BC. October 2025. #birdoftheday #birds #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography

This Raven was all too eager to pose for a closeup and the #birdoftheday. Prince Rupert BC, October 2025. #birds #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography