Just the other night, the sky was on fire.

Another episode of Skull Shots

This guy lives on one of our backyard plants, and these shot were taken at different times under different lighting:

The Golden-crowned Sparrow:

This was the first and only time I have spotted or photographed this species of sparrow; most of them where juvenile and thus the gold on their crowns hasn't yet fully filled in.

Greater Yellow-legs coming in for landing...

Skull shot of the week

...working some fresh focal techniques:

Angry and cold!

The commonly elusive Varied Thrush!

Though they reside all over the Lower Mainland during these winter months, these are the first and only photos I've been able to capture of this crazy orange bird. It was early December when Cam and I were in search of the many eagles in the Agassiz/Mission area and we ended up at Hayward Lake. When I first noticed the Thrush I though it was just a Robin, but upon closer inspection I realized the colour differences and was pleasantly surprised with the encounter.

1st weekly instalment of "Skull Shots":

Welcome to a new decade!