Flights For Vancouver Birds Grounded For 35 Minutes

seagull on roof with fireworks

The silhouette of a seagull who sits patiently just meters away from a nesting chick atop a Kitsilano apartment roof while the 'Celebration of Light' fireworks take place across the water in English Bay in Vancouver on August 2, 2008.

Interestingly the chick's Mother returned to the spire where the baby bird rests immediately following the fireworks display as if her watch were over.