Words about the natural world. The birdathon is a fund-raiser for the Vaseux Lake Bird Observatory. VLBO has been conducting bird surveys to monitor long-term population changes in bird numbers for the past 20 years but needs your support to keep going. Please make a donation or pledge at my birdathon website. By now it was 4 am, so we sat on a log to wait for dawn to br.

Promoting the enjoyment and conservation of nature. We are a Vancouver, BC-based nature organization with a focus on education and outdoor activities. We offer a variety of activities including an EVENING SPEAKER SERIES. From September to April, WORKSHOPS. Walks and hikes throughout the year, backpacking and camping TRIPS. We have individual Sections that provide a greater focus in specific areas of nature including BIRDING.

Thursday, April 16, 2015. Please, not here too. You would think paradise is easier. The place wipes you out. Wednesday, April 15, 2015. Time to start taking pictures. The beach at Fort DeRussy Park is a good spot, quieter than the rest of the strip. A big yellow burning gaseous stone. There it goes, and faster tha.

Saturday, August 1, 2015. July 26-30 2015 Boundary Bay. Wester Sandpipers flying toward the sun. Western Sandpipers flying away from the main light source. Bar-tailed Goodwit and Back-bellied Plovers.