BC Birds
Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2018 11:52 am
I had a day tour with clients up in Canada last week. We visited some areas I normally try to hit in winter, when raptor activity is peaking. So it was interesting to see it in early spring. Sure enough, the owls and many other birds of prey were absent, but we had lingering eagles and an odd harrier or two. The best action came from some of the local waterfowl, including courting Canada geese. It's a common bird, but I'd never witnessed this dynamic and action-packed display (which involves a lot of splashing).
Wood duck:
Northern harrier:
Canada goose splashing water on itself to show that it's ready to mate:
Not everyone's happy about this pairing...
I wrote about the goose courtship and shared more images in the blog today. You can check out the rest of the photos from our day trip in my photo archive.
Max
Wood duck:
Northern harrier:
Canada goose splashing water on itself to show that it's ready to mate:
Not everyone's happy about this pairing...
I wrote about the goose courtship and shared more images in the blog today. You can check out the rest of the photos from our day trip in my photo archive.
Max