Your Photos 2016
December 2016
Shana Francis is lucky enough to have a Pileated Woodpecker visiting her suet feeder. See how she uses the tail prop on the feeder for balance. Woodpeckers have stiff tail feathers that they use to stabilize themselves when they are climbing up the trunks of trees.
Dark-eyed Juncos are normally found hopping around on the ground in search for food. These juncos are taking advantage of the suet that Pat Holmes has put up in her yard.
A customer has this Anna's Hummingbird, whom she's named Luna, visiting her balcony on the 18th floor! Not only does Luna get to enjoy the feeder, but also the beautiful view as well. She loves it there so much she stays from 7:30am until 4:30pm every day!
This Anna's Hummingbird is benefiting from the trouble light Lise Brayham put up to keep the sugar water from freezing. She also had a new visitor in her garden, a Red-breasted Sapsucker!
This Anna's Hummingbird has been frequenting Rosemary Stagg's feeder during the summer and fall. I'm sure it appreciated the food with all that snow around!
November 2016
This Barred Owl has been hunting the property of Kimberly St. Louis in the Steelhead community of Mission.
Staff member Marylee Stephenson photographed this beautiful male Downy Woodpecker at one of the feeders in front of the store. He's really hanging on to that seed cylinder, but he also really likes the bark butter!
This mystery bird was photographed by Harold March and after much sleuthing, it was determined to be a juvenile Brown-headed Cowbird!
Lanaye Baxter and Mark Eburne were lucky enough to spot a couple of Barred Owls in the parking lot outside the store shortly after closing up shop. Both owls flew down Marine Drive, one landing on the roof and this one landing on the balcony of the building next door.
Monday, Nov 7th 6:20 pm
September 2016
Michael Ward photographed this Yellow Warbler (top and middle left) taking a skinny dip in his bird bath.
He also photographed these American Goldfinches (middle, right) and this Downy Woodpecker (bottom) on his new suet feeder.
August 2016
Mary Johnson photographed this delightful female Black-headed Grosbeak eating at her Eliminator squirrel-proof bird feeder.
June 2016
Graham Mackintosh snapped this photo of an Anna's Hummingbird on his patio with his cellphone. He now has a hummingbird feeder to hopefully attract more of these amazing birds.
With the help of her new feeder Jo Hall photographed these wonderful birds in her yard.
American Goldfinch (top, left); Black-headed Grosbeak (top, right).
Great Blue Heron (middle, left); Pine Siskin (middle, right).
Rufous Hummingbird (bottom, left); Steller's Jay (bottom, right).
Harold March heard these Eurasian Collared-Doves in his yard before finally getting a chance to photograph them.
May 2016
Shanon Thompson's hummingbird babies are growing fast!
Shanon Thompson's neighbour is lucky to have this hummingbird nest in the wisteria beside her door!
Monica Fitzpatrick snapped these photos in Lions Bay.
Black-capped Chickadee (top, left); Evening Grosbeak (top, right).
Female and male Black-headed Grosbeaks (centre row).
Steller's Jay (bottom).
Someone else who has both Anna's Hummingbirds (left) and Rufous Hummingbirds (right) is Caroline Schier.
Douglas Planidin now has a Rufous Hummingbird couple visiting his feeder along with his two Anna's Hummingbirds. This shot is of the male, which they have nicknamed "Randy Rufous".
April 2016
Here's a shot of Douglas Planidin's daily visitor, an Anna's Hummingbird!
Shanon Tompson discovered a new bird at her feeder....this Red Crossbill!
Staff member Marylee Stephenson captured these photos of this Black-capped Chickadee (top, left) and Song Sparrow (top, right) right in front of the store!
She also photographed this House Finch (bottom, left) and a pair of Bushtits building their nest (bottom, right). (Hint: one of the bustits is inside the nest).
February 2016
Shauna Ullman got these great shots of a Juvenile Bald Eagle at Robert's Creek on the Sunshine Coast.
It looks like Mark Eburne had a repeat customer in this Sharp-shinned Hawk.
This Pine Siskin (top) and House Finch (bottom) are sharing a bite at Harold March's feeder.
Elaine Smith captured this Anna's Hummingbird sitting on her hummingbird swing!
Monica Fitzpatrick was excited to see these birds at her new feeders in Lions Bay.
Chestnut-backed Chickadee (top, left), Northern Flicker (top, right).
Varied Thrush (bottom, left), Song Sparrow (bottom, right).
January 2016
These beautiful and brightly-coloured Evening Grosbeaks were photographed by Doug Tallman in Lynn Valley back in December.
Mark Eburne photographed this adult Sharp-shinned Hawk right after it attempted (and failed) to catch a chickadee at the feeders in his backyard in Maple Ridge.
Jaz McGarvie got plenty of shots of this male Anna's Hummingbird in his backyard in Fort Langley!
Jaz McGarvie also took these shots of Bald Eagles in Delta.