While browsing among the year's photos looking for calendar shots I began to think that some of the year's posts were worth a second...

AT this time of year many of the low-lying fields in Saanich are flooded and provide perfect winter quarters for a wide variety of waterfowl...

I went out to Swan Lake Nature Sanctuary on Wednesday to see what birds were there. I saw a very nice assortment though nothing unusual - R...

Out at Swan Lake yesterday I enjoyed this trio catching some rays.

The cruising Mallard Duck and the snoozing Western Painted Turtle above perfectly embody the scene these days at Swan Lake Nature Sanctuary....

Here's a kind of duck I too often ignore because they are so common and live here all year round. They are Mallard Ducks (Anas platyrhyn...

A couple of small pools in the Abkhazi Garden are home to this little fellow and about eight brothers and sisters, all looking equally chip...

Above is probably the most common duck in this area and a year-round resident. Consequently I often ignore them because they are so tame and...

I visited Swan Lake Nature Sanctuary several times in the spring and summer so I decided to see what kinds of birds it had to offer at this...

Lots of rain here these days. It makes it a challenge to take photos outdoors since the camera gets dangerously wet almost immediately. Howe...

The days are getting longer now and we've probably had our last snow of the year (last week) but the temperatures are still hovering aro...

Just across the street from South Park School is Beacon Hill Park , a favorite weekend walk of Victorians of all species, including this Ma...