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Chestnut Backed Chickadee
These were smaller than the usual Chickadee's I see.
Species: Poecile rufescens (Chestnut-backed Chickadee)

John Harvey Photo > Blogs for 2024 to 2005 > November 2015 > Chestnut Backed Chickadee
Bald Eagle With Wet Feet
Bald Eagle With Wet Feet
Species: Haliaeetus leucocephalus (Bald Eagle)

John Harvey Photo > Blogs for 2024 to 2005 > January 2016 > Bald Eagle With Wet Feet
Male Common Merganser
This bird was fishing (diving) off the light house. I didn't see it come up with a fish in it's mouth - maybe it was after something smaller.
Species: Mergus merganser (Common Merganser)

John Harvey Photo > Blogs for 2024 to 2005 > January 2016 > Male Common Merganser
Female Common Goldeneye
Females certainly are more ambiguous than males.
Species: Bucephala clangula (Common Goldeneye)

John Harvey Photo > Blogs for 2024 to 2005 > January 2016 > Female Common Goldeneye
Male Bufflehead With Reeds Behind
Male Bufflehead With Reeds Behind
Species: Bucephala albeola (Bufflehead)

John Harvey Photo > Blogs for 2024 to 2005 > January 2016 > Male Bufflehead With Reeds Behind
Male Bufflehead In Sunset Light
It's funny how much more detail you get in post than when you are looking with your own eyes. The eye is almost invisible in daylight.
Species: Bucephala albeola (Bufflehead)

John Harvey Photo > Blogs for 2024 to 2005 > January 2016 > Male Bufflehead In Sunset Light
Male Common Merganser
There is a flock of these that hang out in lost lagoon.
Species: Mergus merganser (Common Merganser)

John Harvey Photo > Blogs for 2024 to 2005 > January 2015 > Male Common Merganser
Lions Gate With Streaky Traffic
I wish I could go down and switch off that construction sign on the right hand side. What can you do.
John Harvey Photo > Blogs for 2024 to 2005 > January 2015 > Lions Gate With Streaky Traffic
Deadman Island In The Fog
Deadman Island In The Fog
John Harvey Photo > Blogs for 2024 to 2005 > January 2015 > Deadman Island In The Fog
Tug Boat Under The Lions Gate Bridge
I really like how the foreshore is reflecting the light from the bridge. The widest lens I currently own is 28mm so this is about as close as I can get to the bridge.
John Harvey Photo > Blogs for 2024 to 2005 > January 2015 > Tug Boat Under The Lions Gate Bridge
Under The Lions Gate Bridge
Under The Lions Gate Bridge
John Harvey Photo > Blogs for 2024 to 2005 > January 2015 > Under The Lions Gate Bridge
Lions Gate With Rocky Beach
Lions Gate With Rocky Beach
John Harvey Photo > Blogs for 2024 to 2005 > January 2015 > Lions Gate With Rocky Beach
Freighters Under Lionsgate At Sunset
This video took a look of work to get. I tried shooting this once before but the clouds were too heavy which lead to a very blah sunset and I misconfigured the camera (ISO was not in automatic) which lead to a variable interval (the clouds speed up).
This sequence is 1064 frames, taken every 8 seconds. I started at 7:51pm at f6.3, 1/3200 (-2 exposure compensation) and ended at 10:13pm at f4.5, 6 second exposures). It was shot in aperture priority mode.
I was standing on the lions gate bridge which introduces some challenges. First - the bridge has lights and you can see them start to dominate the park lighting in the last 1/3rd of the video. The much bigger problem is that the bridge moves a LOT. The frames have both a vertical translation and rotation element. I used ffmpeg to reduce the motion, but because this image is dominated by the clouds and boats I had to mask out (using a blur) much of the image so that the video stability detect code could find the motion. The code was:
# Gather the source images into a movie:
ffmpeg -framerate 30 -pattern_type glob -i 'DSC_*.jpg' -c:v libx264 LionsgateFreightersHg.mp4

# blur out most of the movie except the cliffs on the left and the mountains on the right
/usr/local/bin/ffmpeg -i LionsgateFreightersHg.mp4 -filter_complex "[0:v]boxblur=50[bg];[0:v]crop=w=1078:h=987:x=0:y=1038[fg];[bg][fg]overlay=0:1038[c];[0:v]crop=w=1125:h=516:x=2114:y=776[fg];[c][fg]overlay=2114:776" -map 0:v blurredVideo.mp4

# Use the blurred video to generate the transform estimates. Because of the minimum constrast requirements, the stability detect can't detect the clouds. ocean or boats.
/usr/local/bin/ffmpeg -i blurredVideo.mp4 -vf vidstabdetect=stepsize=16:shakiness=4:accuracy=15:mincontrast=0.4:show=1 cropVectors.mp4 -f null -

# Use the transform vectors to make the final video.
/usr/local/bin/ffmpeg -i LionsgateFreightersHg.mp4 -vf "vidstabtransform=input=transforms.trf" -crf 20 LionsgateFreightersStabilized.mp4

There are a few large ships in this timelapse. The first is the Bulk Carrier Kinoura followed by the Island Trader Tank Barge and finally the Bulk Carrier Sunny Hope. There are at least a dozen smaller ships including a police boat.
John Harvey Photo > Blogs for 2024 to 2005 > May 2021 > Freighters Under Lionsgate At Sunset
Soft Blossoms At Stanley Park
Soft Blossoms At Stanley Park
John Harvey Photo > Blogs for 2024 to 2005 > April 2016 > Soft Blossoms At Stanley Park
Great Blue Heron On Rail
I love how bunched up this bird looks - I suspect he is just trying to keep warm.
Species: Ardea herodias (Great Blue Heron)

John Harvey Photo > Great Blue Heron On Rail
Spotted Towhee
Spotted Towhee
Species: Pipilo maculatus (Spotted Towhee)

John Harvey Photo > January 2009 > Spotted Towhee
Fox Sparrow
I figured this was a female Towhee, (because it was hanging out with the Towhee's) but, like usual, I was wrong.
Species: Passerella iliaca (Fox Sparrow)

John Harvey Photo > January 2009 > Fox Sparrow
On Siwash Rock
There was no sign that said you can't climb on it - it was low tide so there wasn't much problem getting out there.
John Harvey Photo > Blogs for 2024 to 2005 > 06_2006 > On Siwash Rock
Irises By Beaver Lake
More of what you are seeing here is invasive. The Yellow Iris's (Yellow Flag Iris) block out cattails that should be growing here. Most of the lilies you see are fragrant water lily - again invasive. The native lilies are yellow.
Species: Iris pseudacorus (paleyellow iris, yellow flag), Nymphaea odorata (Fragrant Water Lily)

John Harvey Photo > Blogs for 2024 to 2005 > 06_2006 > Irises By Beaver Lake
Inukshun
Inukshun
John Harvey Photo > Blogs for 2024 to 2005 > November 2005 > Inukshun
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