We are having Brown Pelicans visiting Victoria Inner Harbour. They must have come from some southern busy harbour because they seem to not mind the planes and activity around them. They are incredibly fun to watch and everyone is enjoying them so much, we hope they stay all year. This is a sky shot for Sky Watch Friday and I did get some amazing really really close ups of the Pelicans when they flew over my head. Next week I will put those in.
Here is a reflecting Wood Duck.
Some nice sky watching shots from Sidney, B.C. All the photos enlarge and look much nicer in the lightbox if you click on them.
My wide angle seems to be quite distorted here. I am putting in the break here as this post has a lot of photos and please click the read more to see the rest of them, lots more pictures....
Now we are reflecting the sky at Cowichan, B.C. and this is a good birding spot at an estuary.
Right near there is a lumber mill and lumber yard. I don't think I was supposed to be in there but....
And here we are reflecting the fall colors at Koksilah River, B.C.
I staged this one by putting the leaf on the rock. Do you like it?
Here is the totem that is on the top of the Malahat. When you click to enlarge you can see some of the mountains.
These Longhorn Cattle were up at Cowichan also. They came running to see me and wanted their photo taken or possibly something good to eat.
These are for Camera Critters.
This is Mr. Terrible, well he is cute when he is not in the bird feeder.
These funny sheep all run as fast as they can to come to the fence when we are birding in Metchosin, they cry and cry and look hopefully at us wishing the truck was full of food. We must look like the farmer.
Lots of texture in their coats.
These were backlit and have so much shadow but I like anyway.
That is it for the weekend, see you back again for next Monday and I will tell you about my visit with the amazing Pelicans!
I may not enter all these memes but this is the only way I can still join and not spend too much time on the computer for my eyes. Thanks so much to the meme hosts who put on each of the following amazing memes for bloggers to join in and share their work.
The memes for this weekend are:
Sky Watch Friday
Camera Critters
Weekend Reflections
Best Post of the Week
Weekly Top Shot
edit note: I sometimes have to republish after I see how many errors I made or links not working. I list all the memes for the week now as I can only spend a short time on the computer as my eyes get tired. Such is life. To continue reading posts you must click older post below or see the index at the top or the side or pick a popular post or label from the sidebar.
Superb captures of skies and critters and everything in between!! I love them! Hope you have a terrific weekend! Enjoy!!
ReplyDeletethanks Sylvia, I think everyone is in shock over the shootings today of the children.
DeleteLovely blue sky Nora, can you send some over.{:))
ReplyDeleteHi Roy, hope the weather is warmer and sunny there now.
DeleteI enjoyed your nature shots so much. The skies are blue and majestic and the animals are too cute. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteThanks WriteGirl, hope you have a good day.
DeleteOh,I love all the reflections. Seeing a Brown Pelican would be quite a thrill for me.
ReplyDeleteYes the Pelicans are amazing and they are now tame and sitting on the dock two feet away from us all. They land with a big spash in the water by the dock as there is lots of bait there.
DeleteI love that pelican!1 It looks so funny! And the reflection of the wood duck is beautiful!
ReplyDeleteHi Judy, what a lovely page you have and so many great shots.
DeleteOh wow - what amazing shots! Love that leaf on the rock and the pelican in the sky.
ReplyDeleteHi ladyfi, your blog is so interesting and very popular too! It is Lucia Day in Sweden.
DeleteWhat an amazing collection of photos. I look forward to the pelican photos. I have been reading about them lately and am so jealous that you have them so near. The Wood Duck is stunning and the Metchosin sheep bring back wonderful memories of visiting with them. Thanks for sharing your wonderful part of the world.
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Thanks Carolyn, was nice to see your blog and hope you feel better. Did not know there was a blogger up there at Haidi Gwaii, it is an interesting look at life there.
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ReplyDeleteThanks Liza.
DeleteGreat series. the bird in flight, the colourful duck and the amazing woods. Gorgeous :)
ReplyDeletethanks WildBlack.
DeleteGreat flight shot of the pelican and the Wood Duck is gorgeous! I do like the leaf on the rock, too! That stream is beautiful!
ReplyDeleteThanks Brian. Hope all is well there.
DeleteI always love the variety of images on your post. The pelcian and sky are great and I love the reflections and the pretty trees. The sheep are so cute. Wonderful photos and post. Have a great weekend and happy skywatching!
ReplyDeleteThanks for your support Eileen.
DeleteThese are all gorgeous. Your animal shots are wonderful. I particularly love the one of the sheep who looks like he (or she) is trying to have a conversation with you.
ReplyDeleteThis is an amazing blog but I think it is Long Beach in the states. anyway it is a great blog to see.
DeleteThe brown pelican looks like a crazy puppet in flight! And adore the vibrant colours of the duck! Finally the Autumn river views are simply magical!
ReplyDeleteThanks Gemma, nice to hear from you.
DeleteWow! I don't think I've ever seen a pelican except in books or blogs! I hope some of yours decide to check out the other side of the water.
ReplyDeleteI will send some over to you Susannah. How lovely to hear from you.
DeleteSo many beautiful photos, as always! So glad the Brown Pelicans arrived! Your flight shot is awesome!! I look forward to seeing more of them:) The colors of the Wood Duck are so vibrant; the reflection is an added bonus!
ReplyDeleteHi Tammy, you have a lovely white Pelican on your blog and so many egrets!
Deletemagnifique ! merci du partage !
ReplyDeletethanks Audrey, merci and hope you have a great holiday.
DeleteI just loved to take that hike wxith you through your picture... You have such a great eye to capture the beauty of this world...
ReplyDeletethanks Tsuki, hope you are having a nice holiday season. My eyes are really not that good so I just point and shoot now.
DeleteThe duck is stunning... but all of your pictures are really pretty, well done !
ReplyDeleteIt is nice when people comment. thanks.
DeleteThe sheep have such nice placid expressions. That is almost a Mona Lisa smile on the one in the last photo. I look forward to the pelicans as I don’t recall ever seeing one in our neck of the woods. :)
ReplyDeleteHi Penelope, your site is very pretty and nice to see another Canadian here.
DeleteThank you for such a refreshing post! Love the mountain views, gorgeous skies, clear stream, autumn colors and you know I especially like the birds! Hope your weekend is a good one! --Wally In Florida
ReplyDeleteThanks Wally, you have some wonderful shots of your birds in Florida, I am wondering if you know Tammy as well as she is in Florida also.
DeleteYour first one was so great.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful series.
From Hilda
Thanks Hilda, nice to see a new reader here.
DeleteI'm sorry that my site wasn't loading properly for you. I hope it's okay now, I've not changed anything that would cause an issue. Your Pelican image is splendid, I love the details, did you pan to get the shot? Thank you for sharing on Weekly Top Shot #61!
ReplyDeleteI am now able to get some of your photos to load in Madge..not sure what was happening, very slow to load your photos in. All is well now. Have a good holiday. I never can plan a shot before, as Pelicans are flying very quickly far away and then suddenly they are over you, it is all very quick and just by luck I will get a shot.
DeleteI love that Brown Pelican in flight and all the other captures here!
ReplyDeleteThanks Bailey-road, you have some beautiful artistic birds on your blog today. Have a great holiday.
DeleteWhat an amazing photo of the Wood Duck.
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