After asking my part-time PhD friend, bucky, she suggested that the bird is either a towhe or an American Robin. Since it has spots on its wings and its beak looks more like a towhe, considering it's on the west coast of America, there is a huge possibility of it being a SPOTTED TOWHE.
Well, it's like a last minute visit to parks around metro Vancouver. Besides, since it's near Metrotown, I could get a view on the crazy sale of Boxing Day there and the beauty of the lake on the same day.
Unfortunately, it's not a good day for going around a lake since it's a frosty day and areas around Metrotown snowed. As a result, with the much colder air and warmer water, areas around the lake was foggy! There was nothing to see except fog.
Want to some Christmas feelings? Check the lobby of Hyatt Regency Hotel, Vancouver in December.
How to get to Lighthouse Park from UBC?
The easiest way is to take a bus or skytrain downtown, and get off around Burrad Skytrain Station (near Hyatt Regency Hotel). Then transfer to Bus #250 at Georgia Street. It takes around 2 hours to get to West Vancouver due to that Bus #250 does not run very often, and it's the only bus that would stop at the Lighthouse Park.
According to ToursimVancouver, it's one of the 5 top photo ops in Van. So, for a photo-holic like me, it's a definite spot to visit before leaving Vancouver. And it's a free park, all one needs is the bus fee to get there. And that is not a big deal with a U-Pass in hand.
'Honour Dance'
Artist: Jerry Whitehead
Sponsor: Century 21 Canada LP
Location: 625 Howe & Dunsmuir
Vancouver, BC
It's on Flight Path Map #26, the location is quite near the Holiday Inn on Howe Street.
'The Blue Sky Eagle'
Artist: Cleo Pawson
Sponsor: City of Vancouver
Location: Vancouver City Hall
453 West 12th Ave
Vancouver, BC
The photo was taken on the way back from Penticton. The sculpture is placed outside Vancouver City Hall. It's #55 on the Flight Path Map.
CANADA (10) University of British Columbia, Canada (5) ASIS&T 2009 in Vancouver, Canada (2) USA (2) Japan (2) Taiwan (6) Observing the Mother Nature (Taiwan) (10) Others (2)
