Changes Around Quamichan Valley End of Jan 2011

Sunrise over the last couple of weeks of Jan 2011 have been over seas of Fog making for spectacular soul searching mornings.

This week I have several Brewers Blackbirds to add to the list from last week.

Approximately 75 to 100 Starlings

Chickadees

Brants

There was a horrible fight with two factions of crows. Now we have a much larger Murder flying around so not sure what happened but the outcome is obvious with twice as many crows now.

Last weeks smaller murder of crows. The new larger group is really aggressive and really camera shy. Next week will post pictures of the new larger group.

The resident Bald Eagles also had a nasty territory fight on their wings. The start of it was above the neighbouring farm and ended up in the small forested area behind them. Our resident eagles won the battle as was evident from the Juvenile that reappeared checking them out.

Golden Morning Sunrise

Saturday Morning Coffee A weekend reset.

North Cowichan pt 1

My blog on the area around me in and around Vancouver Island. Will add in some of the flora and fauna as I go as well as some of the scenics.

Starting with a few views of North Cowichan BC and will work my way around.

Quamichan Lake.

A sunrise coming up between Saltspring Island and Maple Bay

Another view East pulled back on another day and Saltspring Island can be seen just poking up on the bottom left as a pale blue strip just back of the fog shrouded darker tree covered land.