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Sunday, May 22, 2011

#32 Harbour Seal



Phoca vitulina
IUCN Redlist: Least Concern
Location: Fisherman's Wharf, Victoria, BC, Canada
Time: 1320 PDT May 20 2011

These seals hang around the wharf, as they are fed by tourists.

#31 Great Blue Heron



Ardea herodias
IUCN Redlist: Least Concern
Location: Victoria, BC, Canada
Time: 1300 PDT May 20 2011

#30 Hairy Woodpecker



Picoides villosus
IUCN Redlist: Least Concern
Location: Victoria, BC, Canada
Time: 1420 PDT May 19 2011

Not easily distinguished from a downy woodpecker, the hairy woodpecker is larger, with a proportionately longer bill, and lacks dark bars on the outer tail feathers, clearly visible here.

I also want to note that I've now seen 0.1% of the tetrapods (give or take)

#29 Savannah Sparrow



Passerculus sandwichensis
IUCN Redlist: Least Concern
Location: Victoria, BC, Canada
Time: 1700 PDT May 16 2011

I'm not 100% on this one - any help is appreciated - many more pics after the jump:


#28 Pacific Wren



Troglodytes pacificus
IUCN Redlist: Not Assessed (T. troglodytes was Least Concern)
Location: Victoria, BC, Canada
Time: 1635 PDT May 16 2011

Formerly included in the species Troglodytes troglodytes, which was split into 3 in 2010: T. troglodytes in Eurasia, T. hiemalis in eastern North America and T. pacifius on the North American west coast.


I lured this one in with a recording of another singing, which provoked an energetic bout of singing all around me. Despite making itself so visible, it was still hard to get a good shot, as it moved so quickly.

Tuesday, May 17, 2011

#27 Mule Deer



Odocoileus hemionus
IUCN Redlist: Least Concern
Location: Saltspring Island, BC, Canada
Time: 1750 PDT May 15 2011

#26 White-crowned Sparrow



Zonotrichia leucophrys
IUCN Redlist: Least Concern
Location: Saltspring Island, BC, Canada
Time: 1630 PDT May 15 2011


Sunday, May 15, 2011

#25 Barn Swallow



Hirundo rustica
IUCN Redlist: Least Concern
Location: Victoria, BC, Canada
Time: 1530 PDT May 14 2011

I don't imagine many people will be surprised to hear that taking pics of such a fast and maneuverable bird is not an easy task.


Here's a blurry picture of its orange underside


And silhouetted against an ominous sky



#24 Pine Siskin

Carduelis pinus
IUCN Redlist: Least Concern
Location: Victoria, BC, Canada
Time: 1630 PDT May 13 2011

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

#23 Bald eagle


Haliaeetus leucocephalus

IUCN Redlist: Least Concern
Location: Thetis Lake Regional Park, BC, Canada
Time: 1420 PDT, May 8 2011

Another phone pic. A pair of ravens were chasing this eagle around the lake for a while.

#22 Canada goose


Branta canadensis
IUCN Redlist: Least Concern


Location: Thetis Lake Regional Park, BC, Canada 
Time: 1410 PDT May 8 2011

Sorry about the quality, these photos were taken with my phone. Here's another pair, with a gosling.