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Vancouver Sunny Autumn Morn + Heron Fishing

I got some really, very nice footage this morning! Heron fishing, and -for the first time captured (for me at least)- pooping!

-Keta
www.ketadesign.ca

Jericho Bald Eagle Mates Around Nest

I went down this morning, it was a bit hazy but I got some good footage. But when it cleared up in the afternoon I HAD to go again! Was super lucky with my timing, got some great shots of both eagles landing in the nest.

Keta
www.ketadesign.ca

A very, very good day

It may seem silly, and like such a small thing, but I have REALLY missed my eagle friends! For the past two years I was down by their nest site at the Jericho Youth Hostel almost every day, sometimes twice a day, taking pictures of them busily feeding their babies and guarding the nest.

This year the babies died, quite early in the season (June) so they didn't need to stick around the nest.

Lately there have been reports that the rural bald eagles are back from their salmon-feasting. On Friday morning I went down to the nest, didn't see the eagles but was told they had been around.

yesterday -later in the morning- was another bright, sunny day. As I stepped onto the soccer field I saw Papa, up in his tree-top look-out perch, pretty as can be! Soon after I spotted Mama, also enjoying the view in a lower tree on the other side of the nest.

Mama, keeping a stern lookout

Mama, looking fierce as usual

I kind of feel like my reason for being has returned. It drizzled a bit in the pre-dawn hours today, but I saw clearing sky to the east as the sun was coming up.
I'll be taking the camera out again in a few hours, you can bet on that!

Jericho Bald Eagle Mates

My little friends are back, hanging around the nest! A juvenile passed briefly overhead. Plus there were some Canada Geese chewing in the park.

video: Live Underwater Salmon Cam

The whole point of going up to the Chehalis Salmon Hatchery the other day was for the installation of the Live Salmon Cam for the Hancock Website.

Enjoy!

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video: Chehalis Salmon Hatchery

Recently spent an entire day by Hope, putting in the underwater cam for HWF (www.hancockwildlife.org, click on "Live Cams"). In between long technical boring bits I filmed the various salmon tanks.

video: Vancouver Heron + Panorama

A rare autumn clear blue sky. Early morning low tide; Great Blue Heron fishing and flying around. Panorama of Vancouver.

Keta's Name in Print

So this week's edition of Madison's Canadian Lumber Reporter has hit the street. Here is my piece, on page 8. If you want to get all the prices in detail, and the rest of the newsletter, you're going to have to pay for it, Sucka!

This morning I went out to see if I could film the eagles at Jericho beach (I'd heard that many of the rural eagles were seen back at their nest this week). I didn't end up seeing them, although I was told they have been around. When I went to the beachfront I saw the tide was out, which surprised me considerably.
I ended up getting about half an hour of footage, which I will put up later today. First I have to edit the almost two hours from Chehalis the other day.

I just installed a 500GB internal drive, so now have more than enough room for all this filming I'm doing.

All in all a rather good, busy day. And it's only 11:50!