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Month: May 2018

28 May 2018
Gold and blue: days 506 — 510

That time of day

22 May 2018
In the neighbourhood: days 501 — 505

It’s all here

17 May 2018
Never thought I’d make it to 50, but here we are: Day 500

Half a thousand

16 May 2018
The sun is shining on my beautiful city: days 471 — 499

Omnia novi sub sole

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A bunch of Barrow's goldeneyes, riding the waves o A bunch of Barrow's goldeneyes, riding the waves off Second Beach like kids at an amusement park
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(I'm mildly surprised they're still here. I figure they must be ready to fly north now)
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#vancouver #secondbeach #urbanwildlife #barrowsgoldeneye
Another heron nearby, also ready to call it a day Another heron nearby, also ready to call it a day
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#vancouver #stanleypark #lostlagoon #urbanwildlife #greatblueheron
Heron amongst the reeds, huddling against the cool Heron amongst the reeds, huddling against the cooling air and setting sun
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#vancouver #stanleypark #lostlagoon #urbanwildlife #greatblueheron
More flowers . . #vancouver #stanleypark #spring # More flowers
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#vancouver #stanleypark #spring #flowers
Here's the male flicker again, digging in the soil Here's the male flicker again, digging in the soil for whatever ants or interesting bugs he can find
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#vancouver #stanleypark #urbanwildlife #northernflicker
Here's the daddy, with his snazzy black "bib" and Here's the daddy, with his snazzy black "bib" and red malar stripes
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#vancouver #stanleypark #urbanwildlife #northernflicker
A female northern flicker high up in a tree. It lo A female northern flicker high up in a tree. It looks like she's nesting, though I thought they did that in tree cavities?
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#vancouver #stanleypark #urbanwildlife #northernflicker
Lost Lagoon, looking north from the lookout above Lost Lagoon, looking north from the lookout above the Nature House
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#vancouver #stanleypark #lostlagoon
Common mergansers, male on the left and female on Common mergansers, male on the left and female on the right. This looks like courtship behaviour, in which the male will (among other things) roll his head back with the bill pointing upwards
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#vancouver #stanleypark #lostlagoon #commonmerganser
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