FALL RAIN, COLOUR AND ANIMALS IN MY NEIGHBOURHOOD.

 All but the sheep were taken walking from home.  Aileen and I took a short drive above Vaseux Lake to find the sheep.  We had some light rain the past couple days and I see the snow is well down the hills around us.  McIntyre Creek flows by our house right across the street.

Male House Sparrow.

Female House Sparrows.

Female House Sparrow.

McIntyre Creek in the rain.

McIntyre Creek reflection.

Along McIntyre Creek.

Along McIntyre Creek.

Cottonwood through the Sumac.

Cottonwood. 

Looking up McIntyre Creek from our deck.

Northern Flicker.

Great Blue Heron across the river from me.

Tired looking Bighorn Sheep ram.

Moments later he was sound asleep.

Ewes.

A FEW MORE FROM THE CAMERA CLUB OUTING A COUPLE WEEKS AGO.

Glass window.

 

VARIOUS TYPES OF SNOWBIRDS ARE STILL HEADING SOUTH.

 We saw some Ross' Geese that spent a few hours resting on Vaseux Lake before continuing their journey south.  This afternoon I saw a flock of pelicans on their way south and the highway has lots of RVs heading for the sunny southwest.  I tried putting my thumb out but none would stop.We both had eye exams today and other than a small prescription change, everything checked out well.

Ross' Geese.

I wonder if this is the same Sharp-shinned Hawk that's been here the past two years?

Still some colour in the poplars along the trail.

Since the sumac leaves are mostly gone, this bird's nest became visible.

Looking down alongside the trail.

A nice pair of mallards.

Okanagan River.

Oregon Junco, he was getting the centre out of that grass.

Great Blue Heron.

Great Blue Heron.

Black-capped Chickadee with a sumac berry.

Downy Woodpecker.

Downy Woodpecker.

Pelicans.

Pelicans.

While in Penticton the other day, we stopped on a side street for a few minutes and this cat jumped up on the hood.

Up close and personal.

FALL HAPPENINGS IN THE AREA.

 The trees are just about done with their glorious colours for this year.  The vineyards are turning various colours depending on specie and the bighorn sheep have come down from the hills.  Here are a few images from the past couple of days.

South Okanagan grasslands.

South Okanagan grasslands.

South Okanagan grasslands.

Like my tongue?

Elderberries and fall colour.

This chipmunk was eating sagebrush or something similar.

Vineyard.

Vineyards with Vaseux Lake and McIntyre Bluff.  We live just beyond the bluff in the top left.

About fifty bighorn sheep in a field.  There was a guy monitoring the field measuring the height of the grass.  He said if the sheep eat more than ten percent, the farmer gets compensated.  There were fenced sections as a control measure.

Halloween in Okanagan Falls.

Halloween in Okanagan Falls.