Great Blue Heron - Ardea Herodias
The Daily Bird has been closed for 5 months - but I am firing it back up now that I am on family holiday for 2014 in Canada. I am currently in Vancouver (City) for now on the Pacific Coast of British Columbia for a couple of days and then heading over on the ferry to Vancouver Island on Friday. I have done very little birding on the North American continent so you would think that pickings would be good - we'll see.
There is a peninsula that comprises "downtown" Vancouver itself surrounded on 3 sides by estuary. At the end of the peninsula is Stanley Park - the largest urban green space in North America bigger than New York's Central Park. The Park itself has a sea wall that runs around its edge for about 10 km - we walked half of it this morning and my feet really feel it ! We then cut back across its middle to experience conifer forest and more importantly to find the world famous aquarium to stop the children rebelling.
So on our way back across the middle of Stanley Park we came across the crocus covered "Beaver Lake" - a nice clearing in the old growth rain forest. Pretty soon a local favourite decided to show up and gave some great views.
I didn't manage to get properly set up for a flight shot.
The lights here is beautiful - we are quite far North - it reminds me of Scotland. It is getting dark around 9/9.30 pm and the sun is rising just after 6 am.
Great Blue Heron, Ardea Herodias
30 June 2014
Stanley Park, Vancouver, Britsh Colunbia, Canada
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