Tuesday, May 19, 2026

MY THIRD WALK YESTERDAY. AILEEN HAD AN APPOINTMENT IN OK FALLS SO I AGAIN WENT FOR A STROLL IN THE LITTLE PARK.

California Quail.

California Quail.

California Quail.

Oregon Grape.

Song Sparrow.

Female Red-winged Blackbird.

Female Red-winged Blackbird.

Female Red-winged Blackbird.

Immature male Red-winged Blackbird.

Immature male Red-winged Blackbird.

Immature male Red-winged Blackbird.

Male Red-winged Blackbird.


Monday, May 18, 2026

I WAS OUT WALKING WITH MY CAMERAS THREE TIMES TODAY. HERE ARE A FEW PHOTOS FROM THE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON STROLLS.

I got a brief glimpse of this Lazuli Bunting.

Brown-headed Cowbirds.

Say's Phoebe.

Vaseux Lake and McIntyre Bluff.

Mock Orange flowers.

Bitterroot.

Bitterroot.

Some type of bee on Brown-eyed Susan.

Some type of bee on Poison Ivy.


Sunday, May 17, 2026

ON OUR WALK YESTERDAY MORNING I FINALLY GOT TO GET PHOTOS OF A LAZULI BUNTING.

Male Western Bluebird.

Wild Vetch.

Yellow-bellied Marmot.

Yellow-bellied Marmot.

Yellow-bellied Marmots.

Vesper Sparrow.

Male Western Bluebird.

Tree Swallow.

Yellow-bellied Marmots.

Tree Swallow.

Tree Swallow.

Female Lazuli Bunting.

Male Lazuli Bunting.

Male Lazuli Bunting.

Male Lazuli Bunting.


Saturday, May 16, 2026

WE WENT FOR A DRIVE YESTERDAY.


I saw an ad on Facebook for gluten free fish and chips at a little restaurant over near Keremeos so we went there for supper.  The meal was good and Aileen had no ill effects from it.  We would certainly eat there again.  We came home over the mountain on the Fairview-Cawston Road and I stopped at the top for some wildflowers. 

Canada Geese.

Great Blue Herons.

Great Blue Herons.

Great Blue Herons.

Great Blue Herons.

Great Blue Heron.

Great Blue Heron.

Great Blue Heron.

Sinuous Snaketail Dragonfly.

Dianthus in our flower bed.

Dianthus in our flower bed.

Chocolate Lily.

Heart-leaved Arnica.

Dandelion.

Penstemon.

Penstemon.

Wild Strawberry.

Groundsel.

Lupine leaves.