Hi Kay:

Good grief, What’s up with that heron? Did it attack a gull? Any idea as to the origin of the feathers? Enlarging the third photo, it sort of looks like a blue bird in the heron’s beak. Neat photos of all the oystercatchers. I’m lucky to just find one. Well, I think it’s time for coffee and a doughnut. I don’t know why, but after seeing your photos I think I’ll pass on Tim Horton’s. Do they recycle old cups?

Hi Ed, in the 3rd photo of the heron, it had a goose feather in it's beak. All the swans, seagulls, geese, ducks, seem to be molting and the water close to the shore was full of feathers of every kind and colour. It was funny to watch the heron because an adult mute swan was standing just to the right of it and the heron kept turning it's head to try and look around the swan, before walking right in front of it to the other side.

I don't think Tim Horton's would take in cups to recycle them The people with the huge bag of seed had just come from Tim Hortons with their coffee and donuts

I went to visit the swans at Esquimalt Lagoon yesterday. The babies are getting big These pics are of the one born in early June. Click bigger.

These pics are of the 2 babies born sometime in May. They are a lot bigger than the one from the other family. Click bigger.

A few more pics of the 2 baby family. Click bigger.

A few pics of the lone trumpeter swan at Esquimalt Lagoon. He is bigger than the mute swans and can be very aggressive, but usually gets along well with the others. Click bigger.

A few pics of some of the other birds seen at Esquimalt Lagoon. Click bigger.

A Canada goose having a good scratch.


A seagull with his catch of the day.


A young Brewer's blackbird sunning on a log.

The Brewer's blackbirds were having fun splish splashing at the shallow end of the lagoon. Click bigger.