Esquimalt Lagoon

 After our lunch with a view, we drove home via Esquimalt Lagoon, one of our old birding haunts from when we lived here in the early 80s.  It was very busy for a weekday, but of course there are now housing subdivisions surrounding it.

Although it doesn't look busy at all in this photo. We were on the less trafficked but more birdy lagoon side of the road.

Where Leo got some good shots:

Hooded Merganser

Brewers Blackbird

The much maligned starling is actually a beautiful creature:

Pintail

Eurasian Widgeon

On the beach side an artist has created lots of driftwood sculptures: