July saw us take a quick trip to Edmonton but we didn't have much time for taking pictures. A trip to Boundary Bay in Delta, BC got us our first shorebirds of the return migration. A young Pileated Woodpecker flew in but not close enough for a good shot. I wish it was in better light and location as it would have made a great subject with that coiffure.
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| Recently fledged Pileated Woodpecker at a local garden nursery. |
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| The mother Pileated Woodpecker |
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| Manning Park was the location for this Sooty grouse |
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| Sooty Grouse at Manning |
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| Pika Manning Park |
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| Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep in Jasper Park. This young ram hasn't completely shed its winter coat yet in mid July. |
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Ruddy Duck still in breeding plumage July 14. Valemount, BC
The following pictures were taken on Boundary Bay indicated on the map;
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| Semi-palmated Plover and Western Sandpiper |
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| Western Sandpiper and juvenile Semi-Palmated Plover |
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| Least Sandpiper. Note yellow legs. |
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| Caspian Tern |
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| Black-bellied Plover -dorsal view |
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| Black-bellied Plover ventral view showing diagnostic black "arm pits". |
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| Western Sandpiper surrounded by Semi-palmated Plovers |
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| Semi-palmated Sandpiper |
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| A comparison of Lesser and Greater Yellowlegs |
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