April 05, 2006

Deer Lake Signs of Spring

Burnaby's Deer Lake park was showing welcome signs of spring today, with lots of flowers and animals enjoying the sunshine.

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A salmonberry blossom.

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A bright red blossom.

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A squirrel munching on what appeared to be cat food!

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Frogs are appearing in the ponds.

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The turtles were out in force.

We also saw a couple of eagles, a red-tailed hawk, a pheasant, and a cormorant, in addition to the usual assortment of ducks and songbirds.

Posted by Paul at April 5, 2006 10:16 PM