Orcas in the #yyj #victoriabc harbour just before noon today. The pickle boat folks got a deal.

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Cooper's hawk #birds #yyj

The Residence (Netflix) is much more than an autistic savant trope. The beauty lies in the main character's interaction with the downstairs autistists compared to the upstairs allists. Beneath the obvious there is a fresh and modern portrayal of autism from a neurodiverse perspective. #shondaland

Bufflehead diving #birds #yyj #victoriabc

A 4.8 magnitude earthquake took place early morning Monday morning between Victoria and Vancouver, according to Environment Canada.

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Cloud streak hole over Victoria BC #yyj #clouds #victoriabc #weather

Harlequin ducks #yyj #birds #victoriabc

Mallard courtship #yyj #mallard #birds

Otter breakfast #yyj #otter #riverotter

Ruby crowned kinglet #birds #yyj #victoriabc

Formation flying in #yyj #victoriabc

River Otter breakfast #yyj #riverotter #otter

Good morning #yyj

Welcome to #yyj harbour

Cormorants hanging out above a reflection #yyj

Common merganser #yyj #birds

Sea lions rafting in Victoria BC outer harbour. The harbour master is passing by as he checks/clears the float plane runway. #yyj #sealions

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Victoria yyj sunrise

Harbour seal #yyj #victoriabc

Crow #birds #yyj

Black oystercatcher #birds #victoriabc

Peregrine falcon on the rooftop of my condo building. #birds

Herons in Victoria BC. They nest in these types of trees. This is West Bay rather than Beacon Hill Park, which has an established heron colony. #birds

White crowned sparrow #birds

A falconer has spent months trying to scare gulls from the rooftop next door. When that failed and the gulls nested, he destroyed the egg and the nest. In Canada gull nests and eggs are protected. However, permits can be obtained when "birds, nests, or eggs are causing damage or danger" #birds

Blue heron taking a break. They are fine with hanging in the tall trees, often due to a nest. #birds

Bonaparte's gulls. #birds

Peregrine falcon a couple of floors above. Giving me the "why are you in my space?" look. #birds

White crowned sparrow paused long enough for a picture #birds

Gull retrieved a low tide small crab for a meal #birds

Black oystercatcher #birds

Very accommodating northern flicker #birds

Underwater bufflehead #birds

Young heron catching minnows at low tide #birds

Black oystercatcher #birds

Harlequin ducks at tide level #birds

Black oystercatchers #birds

The heron waited for a closeup. #birds

Peregrine falcon. Another building camera finally shows a pair. Strata has given permission for a nesting box installation. #birds

This time of year herons have a really consistent perch routine. Same spot every morning. #birds

Hermit thrush #birds

Mergansers on the move #birds

Humans spread their arms to maintain the right distance in formations. I wonder if the cormorants did the same with their wings. #birds

River otters taking a land break.