It was the first day of the Great Backyard Bird Count, so I tried to get out a fair bit to look for birds, including a stop at Swan Lake and a walk around Totem Park.
Juvenile Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus) at Swan Lake
Juvenile Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus) at Swan Lake
Juvenile Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus) at Swan Lake
Juvenile Glaucous Gull (Larus hyperboreus) at Swan Lake
Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) at Swan Lake
Cackling Goose (Branta hutchinsii) at Swan Lake with Mallards.
Flaky Freckle Pelt (Peltigera britannica) is a fairly distinctive looking lichen.
Northern Dogwinkle (Nucella ostrina) Eggs
Northern Dogwinkle (Nucella ostrina) with eggs.
Northern Dogwinkle (Nucella ostrina) with eggs.
Apparently I needed to “refresh”– I’ve missed days and days of your posts. These are great (and the mink too). Of course, I’m especially partial to Peltigeras. We don’t have P. brittanica here, but a similar one, P. aphthosa. Keep up the great work, Matt!
Thanks. I’m glad you enjoy the photos. You did not actually miss anything, it’s just that for the purposes of long-term organization (and my own compulsiveness about it), I back-date photojournal posts to the date the photo was taken. It’s my intention to keep up with them, but it seems that as often as not, I’m at least a few days behind.