Lilac

Another art shot, macro on the very small happenings on our lilac tree, spring is here and I'll be getting my legs out soon....


Where : Creekside Crescent, Gibsons
When : March 31st, 2010

Loaner Dog

McDuff was a sort of loaner dog for half an hour today, seems to be what he does when he tires of his real owner throwing sticks in the wet stuff.

McDuff

Twice a day, McDuff and his faithful servant, occasionally accompanied by the grandson, go off along the shore to the bluffs to ferret out little pieces of aromatic wood. However, McDuff, very much a people border terrier, is not much of a "getting his knees wet" type of dog, preferring to discard newly found treasures for the drier variety.

A couple of times I caught the "what did you throw that in the water for?" type of look, soon to be replaced with a "whooah, a new dry stick" type expression.


Where : Gibsons Bluffs
When : March 31st, 2010

Pink Magnolia

There are signs, and have been signs for several weeks now that spring is sprung and the grass has certainly been on the rise. Here a magnificent magnolia down on Bals Lane in "trendy lower Gibsons" as the real estate people keep saying.

The house style is typical of the area, wood siding, well kept English style gardens and the occasional short lived "for sale" sign.


Where : Bals Lane, Trendy Lower Gibsons (TLG)
When : March 22nd, 2010

A woodpecker Pileating

A few days later another one was seen having a good old pileate in the back yard, there are a couple of pairs locally, tapping out morse code about where the best grub is to be found...

This is the same tree with the birdbox, still empty after two years but we have not given up hope yet.


Where : The back yard
When : March 15th, 2010

Pileated Woodpecker

This big guy started early, right outside our front door on the hydro pole.

The noise he made when banging his head against the pole was so loud, kind of like that of a small jackhammer, I can't imagine the percussion effect on his brain.

There was a second bird locally and they seemed to be taking it in turns to communicate with each other. The Pileated Woodpecker have probably settled here again for a few months, they prefer mature forest and may spend up to six weeks excavating a large nest cavity in a dead or decaying tree.



Where : Creekside Crescent, Gibsons
When : March 10th, 2010

Nesting

British Columbia is a big, beautiful place and agree or not, people are flocking here. This results in logging trucks full of wood running up and down our coastline and acres upon acres of land being clearcut for the human swarm to set up their shelters.

This photo was taken at the beginning of March, 2010, at the bottom of Chamberlin Road in Gibsons. A few short months ago this was all dense woodland, soon to be replaced by half acre parcels of happiness for the little humans to plant their nests.