Old Orchard Park, Rocky Point Park
Our goal was to visit the heron nesting colony and see if we could shoot any horrible dinosaur muppet monsters (ie: heron nestlings). Alas, all we could see were a few adults.
Rocky Point Park was a lot more fun, though; I was endlessly entertained by the hordes of crows bathing in tidal pools and fighting for prize bathing spots. I mean, I assume they were prize bathing spots. Maybe the crows were just bored and playing.
Further south, near the SE corner of the tidal flats, we saw a couple of Killdeer walking around and foraging in the mud. I wonder if they had a nest nearby? It seemed unlikely, what with the water covering this bit of land half the time… but some bits of land were a bit elevated and had proper vegetation, so it looks like they were above high tides? Could be good spots for raising babies.
And finally, I took a moment to appreciate the scenery around the Rocky Point Park pier. I don’t usually like landscapes with too much human presence, whether that’s people or vehicles or houses… but I kind of like these shots? What can I say, I contain multitudes.
DeBoville Slough Trail
This trail is always a good spot to get some steps in, but on this day it was not a good spot for birds. Even the Pitt River scenery seemed a bit underwhelming, what with the grey sky and lack of Ospreys. Ah well, you win some you lose some.
Still we saw what looked like a crab spider (with its massively oversized front legs) crawling around and — most oddly — a honeybee also crawling around. I know worker bees live for only a matter of weeks, so I wonder if this one was suffering from old age and too tired to fly. Well now I kind of feel bad about taking its photo.
The photos
