The skies clear and I take a late evening photo safari

1. Last evening I finally got some time to go out for a brief photo safari and my first find was a female Osprey, sitting high up in a favourite haunt.  She wasn't there long before leaving to fish. Very soon  these beautiful birds head  to South America for their winter holiday!

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Brewers Blackbirds which are quite a numerous resident around farms and ponds in N Saanich gather here on a wire in a flock of hundreds.. Here are 7,  shot just about sunset.

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I must admit that I am unsure if this group of birds are Lessor Yellowlegs, but if not could someone please send me a note with an ID.
These images were shot well after sunset at a slow shutter speed and high ISO, but felt they are such lovely long legged creatures  and worthy to post.  They feed in shallow ponds on quite a variety of insect species.  This is yet another bird that is migrating South to various places as far as South America.  Birds are incredible! 

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Its almost dark and the Canada Geese are still out feeding on grass

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A different prospective looking from the North at the Osprey perch tree and others that live beside the pond

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Late evening flight of Canada Geese heading towards Pat Bay