#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.

#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

#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

#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.

More Turkey Vulture Pics

We saw these just across the inlet from where I saw them last time

#21 Bushtit

Psaltriparus minimus
IUCN Redlist: Least Concern

Location: Victoria, BC, Canada

Time: 1545 PDT April 23 2011

#20 Cooper's Hawk

Accipiter cooperii
IUCN Redlist: Least Concern
Location: Victoria, BC, Canada
Time: 1210 PDT April 22 2011

I hope I've got this one right. The most likely other possibility is a sharp-shinned hawk, and I went with Cooper's hawk due to size - this bird was in a tree with a crow, and was very similar in size. According to the wonderful Sibley Field Guide to Birds of Western North America the Cooper's hawk is about the same size as a crow, while the sharp-shinned hawk is noticeably smaller. If you know your raptors, please let me know what you think.

More pics after the jump:

#19 Dark-eyed Junco

Junco hyemalis
IUCN Redlist: Least Concern
Location: Victoria, BC, Canada
Time: 1145 PDT April 22 2011

The dark-eyed junco is a highly variable species, with several subspecies in about 6 groups. This individual is from the Oregon junco subspecies group, easily recognised by the distinct black hood. The infinite well of wisdom that is Wikipedia suggests that it may in the future be recognised as a distinct species.

#18 Turkey Vulture

Cathartes aura
IUCN Redlist: Least Concern
Location: Victoria, BC, Canada
Time: 1100 PDT April 17 2011

Left my camera at home, so of course there's so much wildlife to see - these are from my phone. Here's a blurry shot where you might just make out its red face: