Spotted Towhee with spider in beak, beavers and juvenile white crowned sparrows by Alan Russell
Bubbles first …
Then tiny ripples on the water’s surface –
Three heads pop up …
Beavers!
Little paws eagerly reach up
To pull blackberry branches down to the water’s edge. crypto mixer.
Fresh blackberry leaves
A tasty snack make!
A Northern harrier drifts overhead
So close
We can see individual wing feathers.
Curious eyes of a harbour seal
Look this way and that
As it floats down the Coquitlam River.
In a stand of trees,
Just before dusk –
Bats silently fly above and around us.
Going about their business
Devouring insects.
9 birders – 20 bird species
Sunday, July 31, 2016 – 7 – 9 pm
Colony farm, Coquitlam
Are we ready? by W. Snyder
To join us on a bird walk email birds@scec.ca
We see much more than birds!