by Randy | Oct 16, 2016 | Birdwatching, Stoney Creek
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...
by Randy | Mar 5, 2016 | Stoney Creek
In January this year the Stoney Creek Environment Committee was asked by some eager youth from Moscrop Highschool if we could give them an opportunity to do some environmental work as part of a class project. We were delighted to engage these young men and they have...
by Randy | Feb 23, 2016 | Birdwatching, Stoney Creek
Falcons and other raptors strike their prey from above with all four toes extended. The Birders Handbook, Ehrlich, Dobkin, Wheye, 1988 It happened so quickly … a merlin – quiet, fast; deadly swooped through the trees scattering the group of birds feasting...
by Randy | Jan 2, 2016 | Birdwatching, Stoney Creek
Unlike birds, plants don’t move, they stay still for you to identify them. So having said that, take a look at the picture above and read through the clues to see if you can guess what it is …. This deciduous native bush grows in dry to moist soil. You can...
by Randy | Oct 31, 2015 | Birdwatching, Stoney Creek, Water Monitoring
On Thursday, October 29, there was a washout around the Burnaby City construction site below Gaglardi Way on Tributary 3A. On Friday, John Templeton sounded the alarm and took these photos along Trib 3A. At the mouth of Stoney Creek where it enters the Brunette River,...
by Randy | Oct 3, 2015 | Birdwatching, Stoney Creek
They are called platform nests, Kathy, and both the male and female blue herons build them. Just look at them all. It looks like there might be three on that one branch alone! As our eyes skim the tops of the cottonwoods we lose count after about 20 nests – some...
