Thursday 10 February 2011

Post-work birding

Managed a quick sprint down to the Nanaimo River estuary after work tonight.
The tide was a million miles out, so waterbirds were either absent or simply too distant to bother trying to discern with any degree of accuracy.
A couple with 3 very lively and noisy dogs were out on the river mouth, adding further to the dearth of birds.
The only aves of note came in the form of a couple of northern harriers that flew in, in tandem, from the south-east. They were both juv-types, and given their size and structure one each male and female.

3 comments:

  1. Thankfully the days are beginging to lenthen so your birding should increase Jon All the best JWB.

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  2. hi John - yep, I always start getting excited at this time of year, as the promise of lighter mornings and evenings means an end to weekends-only birding!
    Hope you're well, and are also looking forward to some great birding this coming spring.
    Jon

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  3. I think their appearance on tandem would have been far more interesting. Ray

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