Harlequins

Another winter resident, the Harlequin duck takes its name from the multi-coloured costume worn

by the stage character of that name. And he is a pretty bird, outshining the browns of his mate. They start

to arrive in early fall, and stragglers can be seen till late spring. Take a walk on the

Seawalk on any given winter day, you'll see a few.

Grief Point

High tide at Grief Point.

Beachside Cabana

Looking northwest from the beach at the bottom of Texada Street, in early October.

Masked Bandit

Another archive photo - I came across this bandit casing out one of the sailboats in the

South Harbour on a November day in 2012.

Diversity - Part 2

Saturday's Celebration of Cultural Diversity was very well attended, both by the

number of people there, and the number of cultures represented.

The young people here represented Japan, just one of the many countries : Hungary,

Thailand, France, Laos, China, Mexico, Austria, El Salvador, and a good few more.

As part of an immigrant family myself - Class of '55 - it's very nice to see

that Powell River chooses to do this kind of celebration.

Diversity - Part 1

The 6th annual Celebration of Cultural Diversity was held at the Rec Complex

yesterday, with a good number of cultures represented, as the young lady here, manning

the Mexican food booth, and interesting things to see, as in these drums, waiting

for - what else - the drumming exhibition.

But the best part is the food! And I can personally attest to the Austrian Almond Cake,

along with a liberal portion of whipped cream. Delicious!

Pacific Loon

The Common Loon is very "common" in our area, both summer and winter, while the Pacific Loon

is a winter only bird, and then in much smaller numbers. They are identified by the "scaley"

pattern on the back and by the beak, which is much slimmer at the base. While I

see a few every winter, this overcast day was the only time I've managed to

grab a few shoots with the camera.

(Compare it to the photos of the Common Loon posted earlier this month.)