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Nara With Inch Worm On AStick
Kids love sticks when going out for walks. Stick with bugs on them are even cooler.
Species: Operophtera brumata (winter moth)

John Harvey Photo > Blogs for 2016 to 2005 > May 2015 > Nara With Inch Worm On AStick
Claira Looking At An Inch Worm
I spent quite a bit of time looking up this thing - I think it's a Winter Moth - Operophtera brumata. Introduced species, likes to eat leafy trees. I believe the chickadee's like to feed these to the babies.
People: Claira
Species: Operophtera brumata (winter moth)

John Harvey Photo > Blogs for 2016 to 2005 > May 2015 > Claira Looking At An Inch Worm
Four Spotted Skimmer On Reed
For comparison, this is a 105mm lens taking photos of a dragonfly. You don't hit the near focus limit, but you do scare off more insects.
Species: Libellula quadrimaculata (Four-spotted Skimmer)

John Harvey Photo > Blogs for 2016 to 2005 > May 2015 > Four Spotted Skimmer On Reed
Four Spotted Skimmer
I had my 400mm in the car so I was curious how well it would work for dragonflies. Not bad - it could use an extension tube to make it closer, but it did work well.
Species: Libellula quadrimaculata (Four-spotted Skimmer)

John Harvey Photo > Blogs for 2016 to 2005 > May 2015 > Four Spotted Skimmer
Tadpole Lurking In The Shallows
I think you can see legs about half way down the body. It's hard for me to tell if this is a green frog or bull frog tadpole - I suspect it's a green frog because there are many green frogs in this pond in the summer, and the body to tail ratio is longer (likely Green Frog) and it doesn't have black spots (Bullfrogs have black spots).
Species: Lithobates clamitans (Green Frog)

John Harvey Photo > Blogs for 2016 to 2005 > May 2015 > Tadpole Lurking In The Shallows
Four Spotted Skimmer On Diagonal
1/25th of a second - I'm really surprised it is sharp.
Species: Libellula quadrimaculata (Four-spotted Skimmer)

John Harvey Photo > Blogs for 2016 to 2005 > June 2016 > Four Spotted Skimmer On Diagonal
Garter Snake Mouth Open
The tongue flicking is that the snake can grab particles and move them to sense organs in the mouth. Sometimes it just opens it's mouth to achieve the same effect. This snake was more than a meter away and completely harmless to me, but it still seems threatening.
Species: Thamnophis elegans terrestris (Coast Garter Snake)

John Harvey Photo > Blogs for 2016 to 2005 > June 2016 > Garter Snake Mouth Open
Puffed Up House Finch
Puffed Up House Finch
Species: Haemorhous mexicanus (House Finch)

John Harvey Photo > Blogs for 2016 to 2005 > February 2017 > Puffed Up House Finch
Puffed Up Spotted Towhee
Puffed Up Spotted Towhee
Species: Pipilo maculatus (Spotted Towhee)

John Harvey Photo > Blogs for 2016 to 2005 > February 2017 > Puffed Up Spotted Towhee
Puffed Up Song Sparrow
Puffed Up Song Sparrow
Species: Melospiza melodia (Song Sparrow)

John Harvey Photo > Blogs for 2016 to 2005 > February 2017 > Puffed Up Song Sparrow
Puffed Up Dark Eyed Junko
Puffed Up Dark Eyed Junko
Species: Junco hyemalis (Dark-eyed Junco)

John Harvey Photo > Blogs for 2016 to 2005 > February 2017 > Puffed Up Dark Eyed Junko
Puffed Up Male Downy Woodpecker
I do like woodpeckers - the flash of red on a black and white body is quite striking. I was hoping for a more natural setting, but it didn't happen.
Species: Picoides pubescens (Downy Woodpecker)

John Harvey Photo > Blogs for 2016 to 2005 > February 2017 > Puffed Up Male Downy Woodpecker
Puffed Up Chickadee
Puffed Up Chickadee
Species: Poecile atricapillus (Black-capped Chickadee)

John Harvey Photo > Blogs for 2016 to 2005 > February 2017 > Puffed Up Chickadee
Girls With Small Snowman
Girls With Small Snowman
People: Claira, Nara

John Harvey Photo > Blogs for 2016 to 2005 > February 2017 > Girls With Small Snowman
Four Spotted Skimmer
shot f 14 trying to get enough depth of field to get from one wing to the other. Shot 1/60th of a second at 400asa. Still missed it - the focus point was probably the stem so I lost the wing closer and the bug is blurry. Good try, but fail.
Species: Libellula quadrimaculata (Four-spotted Skimmer)

John Harvey Photo > Blogs for 2016 to 2005 > June 2016 > Four Spotted Skimmer
Eurasian Collared Dove On Rail
There are a lot of pigeons in Vancouver - mostly rock doves. This species (which is also an introduced species) I haven't seen in the city. The bird was actually quite skittish - he would readily fly up into the trees when people came by.
Species: Streptopelia decaocto (Eurasian Collared Dove)

John Harvey Photo > Blogs for 2016 to 2005 > September 2014 > Eurasian Collared Dove On Rail
Douglas Squirrel Mother
Sometimes you find more than you were expecting when you take a photo. This Squirrel is a mother and has three nipples showing on this side (three more on the other I would assume). I assume by September all her babies are grown up, but it's possible she is fed well enough to have two litters a year.
Species: Tamiasciurus douglasii (Douglas's squirrel)

John Harvey Photo > Blogs for 2016 to 2005 > September 2014 > Douglas Squirrel Mother
Red Brested Nuthatch Eating Peanuts
There is a lot of feeders at the Richmond Nature Park. If you are lucky to go when there is no one else there, you see more species. If there are lots of kids running around, you only see squirrels and chickadees.
Species: Sitta canadensis (Red-breasted Nuthatch)

John Harvey Photo > Blogs for 2016 to 2005 > September 2014 > Red Brested Nuthatch Eating Peanuts
Rufous Hummingbird
The throat patch on these really are something else.
Species: Selasphorus rufus (rufous hummingbird)

John Harvey Photo > Blogs for 2016 to 2005 > April 2009 > Rufous Hummingbird
Dark Eyed Junko Singing
There is a bird feeder with 20 feet of this bird. I was impressed by how long it's nails are.
Species: Junco hyemalis (Dark-eyed Junco)

John Harvey Photo > Blogs for 2016 to 2005 > February 2016 > Dark Eyed Junko Singing
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