Increasingly, I find my peace, if I find any, walking around lakes. Now that I am aware of birds, it's amazing what that bird's-...

We so seldom get a red sunset where we live, I had to go racing out to the back yard to try to capture this one. It wasn't easy. Our...

From the time it first happened, it has always seemed magical to me that blackbirds fly down to eat out of your hand at Piper Spit, the ...

A glimpse of our drive home on the Sea to Sky highway, Squamish.

Our Sea to Sky adventure got a bit hairy when at maximum altitude, the wind began to howl. At that point my husband helpfully said, &quo...

The continuing saga of Bosley, the magpie duck/mallard hybrid, who has finally found love in Belinda - another hybrid. At least, we'...

Bosley, the magpie duck/mallard hybrid of Como Lake, has had an interesting summer. We almost always see this handsome, friendly guy dab...

The most amazing light display at Lafarge Lake was the waterfall, reflected in the lake. I've never seen anything like this. I want ...

This video does not begin to reflect the beauty of the light display at Lake Lafarge. We nearly froze to death, but it was worth it. No ...

As part of our "staycation", Bill and I took a drive to Squamish, B. C., for a two-way mini-vacation. We rode the Sea to S...

After the revelations in yesterday's email from the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, we went to visit our newly-recognized magpie ...

I love making gifs, in full knowledge that they don't always  run so well. They can be slow or jerky for the first thirty secon...

Later identified as a tree swallow, but can't they come up with a more lyrical name than that?! This guy's song was intoxicating...

I can't describe to you the feeling of having this handsome devil fly right down to me without any prompting. I know I shouldn't b...

I was astounded when this guy flew right down to me. Obviously he has no fear, which is not the best thing for him. But it's the bes...

Canada geese form ‘gang broods’ in Burnaby Two adult birds with 33 goslings grab attention at Burnaby Lake BY LARRY PYNN, VANCOUVE...

Three broods of goslings at Sasamat Lake. Taken last year. This was all I could find in video to illustrate the "Canada geese form...

I hate being photographed - my head is always on one side, and my face looks kind of like a stroke victim's for some reason. I c...