It was bright and sunny here today - perfect weather for a trip to the Esquimalt Lagoon Migratory Bird Sanctuary. All these photos were taken today.
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I think I've identified these birds correctly, but let me know if you see an error. All photos were taken by me with a Nikon D750 camera and Tamron 150-600 mm lens. Click on any image to view full-screen.
Male Northern Pintail Duck
Male American Wigeon Duck
Western Sandpipers
another Western Sandpiper
Rock Pigeon, also known as a Rock Dove
Two more... not as sharp as I'd like.
A flight of ducks. Mallards and Pintails flying together.
Black Turnstone
Glaucous-winged Gull
Glaucous-winged Gull with a clamshell. I watched them drop the shells on the rocks to split them open. Often another gull would rush in and steal the prize.
King Fisher. You can see the artist's name on the sign - Brother Paul
Pileated Woodpecker
Anna's Hummingbird
Steller's Jay
Mute Swan
Blue Heron
Canada Goose
Fisgard Lighthouse.
