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BC birds

Quails for Q
3 May 2018

Quails for Q

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Birds, British Columbia, Lens Friends | 6

We loved seeing quail on our visits to British Columbia.  Some research tells me this is a California quail, found along the Pacific coast of the USA and Vancouver Island and the southern part of British Columbia. They are small to … Continued

BC birds, Q, quail
The Spotted Towhee
30 Jan 2018

The Spotted Towhee

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Birds, British Columbia, Lens Friends | 23

~ The spotted towhee is a western bird and we were lucky to spot some on our last trip to British Columbia. Towhees hop around moving leaves for find food. Above is the male towhee and below is the female … Continued

BC birds, towhee
Spotting Eagles
18 Jan 2018

Spotting Eagles

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Birds, British Columbia | 26

E for Eagles. The thing we look for the most when visiting British Columbia is the eagles.  Our favourite place to see them is Goldstream Park in Victoria BC. This year we were so lucky to see many eagles, perhaps … Continued

BC birds, E, eagles, lighthouse
Black Turnstones
13 Jan 2018

Black Turnstones

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Birds, British Columbia, Lens Friends | 22

~ Our latest visit to British Columbia gave us the opportunity to check off many different species of birds, ducks and shore birds. The Black Turnstone was spotted on a rainy day while visiting Whiffin Spit.  This was the same … Continued

BC birds, black turnstone
Sandpipers
5 Oct 2016

Sandpipers

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Birds, British Columbia, Lens Friends | 0

One of the shore birds we saw while walking the beaches in September in British Columbia was the sandpiper.  At first I thought these are the least sandpipers as they were fairly small, but they could be sanderlings which also look … Continued

BC birds, Esquimalt Lagoon, sandpipers, Victoria BC
Shore Birds at Whiffin Spit
15 Sep 2015

Shore Birds at Whiffin Spit

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Birds, British Columbia | 0

We loved taking a lot of different walks on our trip to British Columbia this past July.  We are always on the lookout for birds that we don’t see here in Ontario.  This time we spotted a couple of different … Continued

BC birds, shore birds, Sooke BC, Whiffin Spit
Out to British Columbia and Back
15 Jul 2015

Out to British Columbia and Back

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: British Columbia, Out and About | 0

We have had the most amazing trip out to British Columbia and back again.  The best part of the trip was seeing family once again and doing all sorts of amazing things with them.

BC birds, eagles, Whiffin Spit
Steller Jays
28 Jan 2013

Steller Jays

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Birds, British Columbia | 0

We were fasciated to see many different varieties of birds on our trip to British Columbia in November 2011. The Steller Jay was a new sighting for us, as we don’t get them here in Ontario.  Stellar jays are native … Continued

BC birds, jays

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