Next Hike

The next hike will be on Saturday, 12th April.

We meet at the Ballpark at Gillies Bay at 10:00am.

Last week the hike day was another rainy one, but for this week the Saturday forecast is for nothing but sunshine with no chance of rain happening at all. What a pleasant surprise!

I'm also giving advance notice of the annual beach barbecue for Texada Trekkers, past and present, who can make it to Raven Bay on Saturday, 19th April, one way or another.  For those who can hike we meet at the Legion parking in Van Anda at 10:00am.  A word of warning about getting to Raven Bay with a vehicle — the road is a bit rough and 4 x 4 and good clearance is required.   I will email with more details early next week.

My photo this week is a group of our smallest gulls, the Bonapartes Gull, on the beach on Vancouver Island where I'm bird watching this week.  This species is often seen in Gillies Bay, but never in the the great numbers seen on the east coast of Vancouver Island in the winter.  They have white heads outside the breeding season, but the change to summer plumage is taking place now and you can see how it progresses in this single shot of several individuals.

JD.