Your Photos 2015
December 2015
Another bird that should be in Mexico by now (along with the Rufous Hummingbird below) is this Townsend's Warbler. Thanks to Douglas Planadin for sending us these photos.
Brian McGowan photographed this Barred Owl last year in North Surrey. The owl must have decided Brian's back deck was a nice place to chill out for a bit.
Another Barred Owl sighting! This photo was taken by Karen Loverock in Upper Lynn Valley. I highly doubt the owl is interested in that finch feeder hanging there.
Thanks to the Rabiner-Smiths for these photos of a couple of handsome Common Ravens and a very curious Gray Jay (a.k.a. Whiskey Jack).
Mike Chiu sent us this photo of an Anna's Hummingibrd taken in Ranch Park, Coquitlam.
November 2015
Janice Crook got a shock when this little Northern Pygmy-Owl crashed into her window. It had caught a chickadee and obviously wasn't watching where it was going! After a few minutes rest the owl flew away.
Clara Coles sent us this amazing shot taken by Patricia Bannerman of an Anna's Hummingbird in flight.
Douglas Planidin was excited to see a new bird at his feeder, this Evening Grosbeak!
While his buddies are probably all in Mexico by now, this Rufous Hummingbird is still frequenting Robin Merrifield's feeders in Sechelt. The Rufous is in good company with at least 15 Anna's Hummingbirds all going to the same feeders.
What a great set of birds sent to us by Cornelia van Berkel in Sechelt.
American Dipper (top, left); Pileated Woodpecker (top, right).
Grey Catbird (bottom; left); Northern Pygmy-owl (bottom, right).
October 2015
It looks like the suet feeders in Perry Edwards' backyard are quite a hit with the Downy Woodpeckers (top row). They don't even mind sharing with the Northern Flickers (bottom row, left) and Steller's Jays (bottom row, right).
September 2015
Worried that you have too many feeders in your yard? Staff member Leslie proves that there is no such thing as too many backyard bird feeders. There's a little something for all of her feathered visitors!
Elaine Smith sent us this wonderful collection of visitors in her backyard in Coquitlam.
Rufous Hummingbird (top Row).
Anna's Hummingbird (2nd row, left); American Goldfinch (2nd row, right).
Bushtits (3rd row).
Dark-eyed Junco (4th row, left); Black-capped Chickadee (4th row, right).
House Finch (5th row, left); Northern Flicker (5th row, right).
Pine Siskin (bottom row)
Staff member Marylee took this shot of a Spotted Towhee on his favourite perching spot in front of the store!
June 2015
Lise Brayham took these wonderful close-ups of a female Rufous Hummingbird visiting her feeder in North Vancouver.
Martin Austin found this Barred Owl in his back yard in Maple Ridge.
May 2015
Kimberly St. Louis is lucky enough to have both Black-headed Grosbeaks (left) and Evening Grosbeaks (right) visit her feeders!
Axel Mel sent us this wonderful collage of hummingbird photos taken in Howe Sound.
Janine sent us these wonderful photos of an Anna's Hummingbird (left) in North Burnaby and a Barred Owl (right) in North Vancouver. She finally captured the owl after being woken up by it on a regular basis in the middle of the night.
April 2015
Mark Eburne was recently busy taking photographs in his backyard.
Yellow-rumped warber (top left); White-crowned Sparrow (top right); American Goldfinches (bottom left); Mason Bee House (bottom right).
Here are a handful of photos from Louise Darch.
Downy Woodpecker (top left); Common Yellowthroat (top right); Northern Flicker (bottom)
Louise Darch rescued not one, but two birds from her yard! First a Peregrine Falcon who got caught in her mesh sliding door screen and a Pine Siskin she found in a boxwood bush. Both birds flew away successfully!
Look closely and you'll see a Bushtit nest in this photo sent in by Bill Armitage.
February 2015
Bob Chaworth-Musters had a unique visitor to his suet feeder in West Vancouver last December: this male Integrade Northern Flicker. The red "mustache" along with the gray face and brown crown are features of the western Red-shafted Flicker whereas the red nape crescent is a feature of the eastern and northern Yellow-shafted Flicker.
Mark Eburne took these lovely shots of a Chestnut-backed Chickadee (left) and a Spotted Towhee (right) in his back yard in Maple Ridge.
This little Pacific Wren decided that the overhand above Gordon Barret's front door would make a nice place to nest!
Elizabeth McLenehan sent us these wonderful photos that she took of a Cooper's Hawk in her back garden on Boxing Day of last year.
Penny Hall sent us these stunning photos she took of a Great Gray Owl and Sharp-shinned Hawk on the Sunshine Coast.
January 2015
These photos were captured by Perry Edwards' ADT "wildlife" camera. The birds were drawn in to his yard by his WBU feeders, but they also seem to like performing aerial displays for the camera.
European Starling (Top row); Northern Flicker (middle rows); Steller's Jay (bottom row)