October in the Lower Mainland

October marks the “rainy season” in the Lower Mainland, with lots of rain, occasional floods, shorter days, falling leaves, cooler temperatures and migrating salmon and birds. But it is also a time of incredible natural beauty, if you get out, explore and observe. The following photos represent some of the highlights for me of the natural beauty observed this month.

Great blue heron
Mushrooms and other fungi have been bursting out everywhere!
Fly agaric mushrooms
Black bear in its favourite “perch”, immediately over a prolific salmon stream.
With the return of the salmon, we have the return of the eagles.
Hooded merganser drakes
Steller’s jay
Migrating salmon
Black bear with chum salmon.
Autumn colours
Spectacular aurora borealis
Ferns growing from lichens on tree
Cackling geese in flight
American bittern
Green heron with dragonfly

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