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Month: April 2020

26 April 2020

Like water off a duck’s back: days 1135 — 1210

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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 about

Lost Lagoon, looking north from the lookout about 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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