May 15, 2008

More Birds, Bugs

It's a gorgeous sunny day here in Burnaby, and I took a stroll up and down Byrne Creek this afternoon. I came across two species of woodpeckers and several kinds of bugs.

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Pileated woodpecker.

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I think this is a female hairy woodpecker.

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An American robin with a worm.

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Striders in Byrne Creek -- dunno if they're fighting or mating.

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Ladybug.

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A group of sow bugs.

I was also buzzed by a hummingbird and saw an unidentified raptor hovering over Taylor Park.

Posted by Paul at May 15, 2008 04:14 PM