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Wednesday, June 1, 2011
#36 Bullfrog
Lithobates catesbeiana*
IUCN Redlist: Least Concern
Location: Jericho Park, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Time: 1620 PDT May 23 2011
These are an introduced species in BC, and according to the BC Frogwatch program they are implicated in the decline of the native red-legged frog (Rana aurora) and Pacific chorus frog (Pseudacris regilla). They are also voracious predators of anything that's small enough for them to eat.
At Jericho Park the swamp was filled with the booming, cow-like calls of the males.
*The binomial for the bullfrog seems to be the subject of some disagreement. The IUCN Redlist places it in Lithobates, as does Amphibian Species of the World, while AmphibiaWeb uses Rana - as does Wikipedia. I'm wrong either way, as the name should either be Lithobates catesbeianus or Rana catesbeiana.
#35 Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
IUCN Redlist: Least Concern
Location: Jericho Park, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Time: 1615 PDT May 23 2011
#34 Red-winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus
IUCN Redlist: Least Concern
Location: Jericho Park, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Time: 1610 PDT May 23 2011
#33 Common raven
Corvus corax
IUCN Redlist: Least Concern
Location: Mount Doug, Victoria, BC, Canada
Time: 1230 PDT May 19 2011
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
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
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