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iN PHOTOS: Kamloops photographer captures birds enjoying spring weather

A heron perched on a branch leaning way down to some water.
A heron poking its head down to the water. FACEBOOK/Valerie Walsh

Spring has sprung and a photographer in Kamloops grabbed some great shots of birds soaking up the sun.

Nature photographer Valerie Walsh captured a huge range of bird species around Kamloops from little chickadees to great blue herons.

There are 327 different bird species living in Thompson-Nicola region. The Kamloops bird count in the winter had 42 participants who spent a total of 72 hours, walked 65 kilometres and drove 447 km to count a total of 70 species and 6,274 individual birds.

iN PHOTOS: Kamloops photographer captures birds enjoying spring weather | iNFOnews.ca
A helmeted guinea-fowl taking a sneaky look back at the camera. FACEBOOK/Valerie Walsh
iN PHOTOS: Kamloops photographer captures birds enjoying spring weather | iNFOnews.ca
A chickadee singing in a tree. FACEBOOK/Valeria Walsh
iN PHOTOS: Kamloops photographer captures birds enjoying spring weather | iNFOnews.ca
Common mergansers taking a swim at McArthur Park. FACEBOOK/Valerie Walsh
iN PHOTOS: Kamloops photographer captures birds enjoying spring weather | iNFOnews.ca
A heron in the middle of a take-off. FACEBOOK/Valerie Walsh
iN PHOTOS: Kamloops photographer captures birds enjoying spring weather | iNFOnews.ca
Some Canada geese hiding in the tall grass. FACEBOOK/Valerie Walsh

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Jesse Tomas

Jesse Tomas is a reporter from Toronto who joined iNFOnews.ca in 2023. He graduated with a Bachelor in Journalism from Carleton University in 2022.

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