New Year's Eve

Dec. 31, 2014
On the last day of 2014, I had another lifer(species seen the first time), Golden Eagle! :)
This year has been one of my luckiest year, I had the opportunities to go to Salmon Arm, Okanagan, and Othelo in Washington State.

Golden Eagle

juvenile at Boundary Bay 72nd st

at ''Dog Park'' on 72nd

Great-horned Owl

Brown Creeper

Varied Thrush

On Burnaby Mountain

this afternoon, I was very lucky to see these beautiful winter finches, Pine Grosbeak.

There were 14 of them on the cherry trees near the restaurant, apparently this is the highest count in the past few years.

The Grosbeaks, unlike many other finches, are very cooperative.

At one point they were so close that my lens almost couldn't focus

Pine Grosbeak

male

 female

 view from the mountain, Vancouver