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Maplewood Flats

December 30, 2025

The Wild Bird Trust of BC has a conservation area in North Vancouver, by Dollarton Highway. On a sunny day last week we popped by with our cameras and was able to see more birds than we expected. Turns it out there were some nice, rather common, birds there:

Bald Eagle

Canon EOS 90D • Sigma 150-500mm f/5-6.3 APO DG OS HSM
ISO: 25600 • Aperture: 29.0 • Shutter speed: 1/8000


Bald Eagle in nest

Canon EOS R7 • RF200-800mm F6.3-9 IS USM
ISO: 640 • Aperture: 9.0 • Shutter speed: 1/1250


Wood Duck

Canon EOS R7 • RF200-800mm F6.3-9 IS USM
ISO: 6400 • Aperture: 9.0 • Shutter speed: 1/1250


Varied Thrush

Canon EOS R7 • RF200-800mm F6.3-9 IS USM
ISO: 800 • Aperture: 9.0 • Shutter speed: 1/1250


Song Sparrow

Canon EOS R7 • RF200-800mm F6.3-9 IS USM
ISO: 6400 • Aperture: 9.0 • Shutter speed: 1/1250


Spotted Towhee

Canon EOS R7 • RF200-800mm F6.3-9 IS USM
ISO: 6400 • Aperture: 9.0 • Shutter speed: 1/640


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