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Chuck Rumsey
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Birding | Photography | Living along the Pacific Flyway in Vancouver Canada.
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A Hooded Merganser gently moves through dark waters, a #quietobserver of its surroundings.

#birds #birdoftheday #nature #wildlife #wildlifephotography
A male Hood Merganser, with its white puffed out head feathers, and bright yellow eye moves through thick, dark waters that carries its reflection.
December 18, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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Sandhill Cranes align along a vector to a new destination. Delta BC, November 2025.

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December 17, 2025 at 1:37 PM
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A Northern Shoveler copes with the wet weather with a little extra preening. Delta BC, November 2024.

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December 15, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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Great Blue Heron, Richmond BC, November 2025.

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A Great Blue Heron perches among the abandoned pylons of the tidal marsh of the Fraser River Delta.
December 14, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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A hungry House Finch having a bite for the alternate #birdoftheday in Delta BC. December 2025.

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December 13, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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A female Hooded Meganser #splashes around as it makes its long run to lift off. Delta BC, December 2025.

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December 12, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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Northern Harrier, Richmond BC, December 2025.

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December 11, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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A Belted Kingfisher takes refuge under a pier in Prince Rupert BC. October 2025.

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December 10, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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A Northern Harrier #TurningAway as it hovers over the tidal marshes of Richmond BC. November 2025.

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As the sun sets across the golden grasses of a tidal marshes, the spread tail feathers of a Northern Harrier are back lit as it hovers.
December 9, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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Happy #MallardMonday! Mallard, Richmond BC, December 2025.

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A colourful male Mallard comes into land among the brown grass of a tidal marsh, wings and tail feathers spread wide, orange feet dangling.
December 8, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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Northern Harriers engaged in elaborate aerial #movement along the tidal marshes of the Fraser River delta. (November 2025)

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One Northern Harrier swoops down at a steep angle, wings spread, as it moves to engage with a second harrier flying low over the brown grasses of a coastal march.
December 6, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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A Great Blue Heron catches #MorningLight in Richmond BC, November 2025.

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A Great Blue Heron perches on one leg atop a fence post, with morning light coming from the left and catching its eye.
November 28, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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Sandhill Crane posing for #HeadShots and the #BirdoftheDay. October 2025, Delta BC.

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A Sandhill Crane’s long neck, red mask and amber eye are captured in profile against the bokah of green grass behind it.
November 27, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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One Bald Eagle #OnTheEdge of the water, receiving another for the #birdoftheday

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A Bald Eagle sweeps onto the scene, wings spread wide and talons dangling as a second eagle jealously guards the salmon its feasting on at the water’s edge.
November 26, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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Trumpeter Swan. Harrison Mills, BC, November 2025.

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A Trumpeter Swan’s white feathers stand out against the black water on which it sits, with water droplets streaming from its head and black beak.
November 24, 2025 at 1:23 PM
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I can’t be sure what’s being communicated between this #Mr&Mrs Hooded Merganser couple, but there is something familiar about the contrite look on the male. Delta BC, November 2025.

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A male/female pair of hooded mergansers move through autumnal coloured water. The female’s beak is spread wide as she communicates with her partner, the male’s head is turned in profile to look at her, displaying his beautiful black and white hood, and gleaming yellow eye.
November 23, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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An evening dance between a Northern Harrier and Short-eared Owl, captured in #silhouette for the #birdoftheday. Richmond BC, November 2025.

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A Northern Harrier and Short-eared Owl are captured, wings spread and talons bared, fighting in silhouette against a cloudy golden sunset sky.
November 22, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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A Short-eared Owl flirts with the setting sun as it hunts the Fraser River Delta. Richmond BC, November 2025.

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The spread wings of a Short-eared Owl are backlit by the sun as it glides over the brown marsh grass, its yellow eyes glowing with alertness.
November 21, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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This probably wasn’t the intent of the #birdoftheday challenge, but I snapped this Bald Eagle landing on some interesting #round infrastructure last evening in Richmond BC. November 2025.

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A Bald Eagle, silhouetted against an orange sky lands on a circular wooden structure.
November 19, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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A Toucan Barbet engages in a #staredown for the #birdoftheday. Val del Cauca, Colombia, April 2025.

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The bright red eye, framed by a jet black mask of a Toucan Barbet stares into the camera as it shows off its grey throat and bright red chest.
November 17, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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November brings rain and darkness to this part of the world, but it also brings back the Short-eared Owl. I’ll take that trade any day. Richmond BC, November 2025.

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A Short-eared Owl, with its yellow eyes and round face pointed intently forward, spreads its wings as it glides a few feet off the brown grasses of a tidal flat.
November 15, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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Great Blue Herons on the Fraser River delta spend a lot of time perching on the decaying wooden pylons that dot the tidal areas, making them an easy subject for today’s #birdoftheday subject #posts.

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In this black and white image a Great Blue Heron is in the foreground, in focus on a high post in a tidal March, with other posts and herons visible in the out of focus background.
November 14, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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A Mallard comes into land on the Fraser River delta allowing it to join the other #ducksoutofwater for #birdoftheday. Richmond BC, November 2025.
A female Mallard, facing a low sun, sets its wings and drops its orange feet as it comes into landing on the brown marsh grass.
November 13, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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Happy #Wrensday wishes from this vocal Marsh Wren in Delta BC. October 2025.

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A Marsh Wren perches in a bush and opens its beak wide to project its call.
November 12, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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A Black Oystercatcher lives up to its name as it explores today’s #birdoftheday theme, #ontheground. Comox BC, December 2024.

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A Black Oystercatcher walks among the smooth beach rocks of the surf line with an oyster shell held firmly in its bright orange beak.
November 11, 2025 at 2:13 PM