3 hours ago · Nature · 0 comments

Where: Reifel Bird Sanctuary (Delta), Centennial Beach (Surrey), Piper Spit/Burnaby Lake (Burnaby)Weather: Mostly sunny, 15-18°C The weather was once again fabulous. I once again got sunburn. I even had my sunblock, I just didn’t put it on. I’ll learn by the next outing, I swear. Reifel Bird Sanctuary This is the main pond, reflecting the general absence of birds. This was my second trip back to Reifel after the Barge and Bridge Incident, with all trails save the North Dyke Trail now re-opened, though a few are still in pretty rough shape. Three things stood out this day: There was a lot of bird drama (here and elsewhere) and it wasn’t just mad geese, though they figured prominently, as always. Most of the birds were absent, either nesting, hiding or visiting their pocket dimensions due to the unseasonably warm weather, perhaps. Poop. Let me start with the poop. We had just entered and had barely made it past the entrance when some birds flew overhead, one depositing a load on both my…

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