Animals visit at the bird sanctuary

[tilman]

been almost two years now since our last visit... nice to be able to go back...

Untitled by tilman paulin, on Flickr

Untitled by tilman paulin, on Flickr

great blue heron by tilman paulin, on Flickr

kingfisher by tilman paulin, on Flickr

northern pintail by tilman paulin, on Flickr

mallard by tilman paulin, on Flickr

mallard by tilman paulin, on Flickr

ring necked duck by tilman paulin, on Flickr

red tailed hawk by tilman paulin, on Flickr

chicakdee by tilman paulin, on Flickr

great blue heron by tilman paulin, on Flickr

chickadee by tilman paulin, on Flickr

sparrow by tilman paulin, on Flickr

spotted towhee by tilman paulin, on Flickr

chickadee by tilman paulin, on Flickr

trumpeter swans by tilman paulin, on Flickr

sparrow by tilman paulin, on Flickr

Untitled by tilman paulin, on Flickr

redwinged blackbird by tilman paulin, on Flickr

great horned owl by tilman paulin, on Flickr

 

[tonyturley]

Wish we had something like this nearby. All of our public sanctuaries are in the more rugged mountainous parts of the state, several hours away. There are a couple that are closer, but they are not normally open to the public.

 

[tilman]

yes, we're lucky to have these marshlands in the Fraser river delta... In winter it's a hotspot for a lot of migratory birds...

The rugged mountainous areas around here are unfortunately much less accessible than further south in the Cascades (and the few spots that are, are very crowded as a result) - but we have a lot of nice parks throughout the lower mainland to make up for it somewhat...