It was such a beautiful day today….sunshine and snow flurries…that we went for a bit of a drive around the local area…
but not before a walk…
got this picture of a Dark-eyed Junco in the snow, before turning back as a hoard of kids and loose dogs (in a ‘dogs on leash at all time area’)…meant that the chance of seeing any birds would be non-existent)
headed over to Kilby where there were lots of Canada Geese and Mallards in this corn field…
It may only be mid-January, but this pair of Bald Eagles were busy working on their nest.
and then I spotted a Snow Goose! This area is still part of the I.B.A. so this makes species 177 for the I.B.A.
worth another look!
then it was off towards Agassiz and down along the Fraser River, this arm of which is frozen over (didn’t think it had been that cold yet!). Those are Trumpeter Swans out on the ice.
while we watched another couple came in for a landing…but this was nothing compared to…
this corn field in Agassiz. This was maybe a quarter of the number of Trumpeter Swans that were there…
here are some more pictures of them…
it was quite the sight to see!
a bit further along and the sun was high lighting this Great Blue Heron
kind of an interesting shot as he looked right at us.
a quick run into Harrison Hot Springs where there was nothing exciting but the scenery…and back home again.
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