Day Ten
Exploring the North Shore Red Breasted Sapsucker Tue April 27th A different trail this morning as we decided to take the Baden Powell trail that heads easterly towards Deep Cove. Except we took a wrong turn and ended up on Bridle Trail. Less water for Jack to explore, but we were rewarded by coming across this stunning Red Breasted Sapsucker. It allowed me to get within 20' to get this picture. It's a member of the Woodpecker (Picidae) family. I rather like the name, but have not yet found how it got it. While walking we heard a bird, we'd heard before, that sounds like a ref's whistle without the pea. We've yet to find out what it is, or see it! This afternoon, we went checking out residential areas in West Van, the bit of North Shore on the other side of the Capilano River that separates West and North Van. The first area we looked at was a district called British Properties (not yet sure how that got its name either). Some stunning houses with views...