Get up close with wild birds at Canadian sanctuary

A bald eagle perches over a flock of ducks at the George C. Reifel Migratory Bird Sanctuary. [photos here]                                                                    By Mike Benbow, Special to The Herald: The Reifel sanctuary just across the border in Canada is a bit like a giant zoo for birds.

There are no bars, cages or nets, but the 850-acre sanctuary on the Fraser River estuary manages to attract and hold an enormous number of birds, especially in winter.

There are some 250 species, with 40 or more moving through in the fall and spring...Continue reading...