This time of year I'm mostly taking photographs of birds. Our recent spell of good weather helped. Victoria had the longest winter sunny dry spell in 85 years.
This cormorant was fishing at Ogden point. I wasn't sure what kind it was at first, but I think it's a juvenile Double-crested Cormorant.
It might only be a juvenile, but it had found a good school of fish.
A heron nearby was probably catching some of the same fish.
If there's nothing more exotic, there are always the gulls.
There have been quite a few Hooded Mergansers hanging around.
and occasionally Red-breasted Mergansers
This one had to scramble to avoid any of her "friends" stealing her fish.
I was watching for the Harlequin Ducks but they were scarce until last week.
In Saskatoon I saw mostly Black-capped Chickadees. Here it's more Chestnut-backed Chickadees. Lately they've discovered the bird feeder. I'd like to get better photos but they don't tend to sit still for long.
A Great Blue Heron has taken to sitting in a tree behind our place.
The birds have mostly ignored these berries till now - they must not be as tasty. But with most of the others gone, they are starting to eat them.
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