ORCHARD BLOOM IS PEAKING!

 Here are a few images of the orchards between Oliver and Osoyoos.

MY SUNDAY AFTERNOON DRIVE AND WALK DOWN NEAR OSOYOOS.

Female Northern Harrier.

Two female Northern Harriers.

Osprey.

Osprey.

Osprey.

Osprey.

Two female Osprey fighting over a nest.

There is a herd of beef animals alongside the road I was on.

A male Northern Harrier.

A male Northern Harrier.

A Yellow-rumped Warbler.

A Magpie streaking past me.

A White-crowned Sparrow.

A female Downy Woodpecker.

Another cute little beef baby.

The Osprey used a lot of baler twine to make their nest softer.

SPRING IS BURSTING IN OUR AREA!

 Some scenes from the past couple of days near us.

Saskatoon blossoms.

Saskatoon blossoms.

Balsamroot.

Vineyards above Vaseux Lake.

Vineyards above Vaseux Lake.

Mountain Bluebird.

Abstract Reflections on Vaseux Lake. 

Abstract Reflections on Vaseux Lake. 

South of Oliver on Sunday afternoon.

Peach blossoms near Osoyoos this morning.

Peach blossoms near Osoyoos this morning.

Just north of Osoyoos this morning.

Just north of Osoyoos this morning.

Just north of Osoyoos this morning.

SOME IMAGES FROM A DRIVE AND SOME FROM YESTERDAY'S ATV RIDE IN THE HILLS.

 Friday was a nice day, and today was a gorgeous day.  Yesterday was a planned ATV ride and the weather was awful!  We had multiple frozen rain showers and lots of wind.  However, I did get the eagle shots from the seat of the ATV and we saw the herd of eleven deer.  We still had a good ride and almost got stuck in snow that was well over a foot deep.  We turned around before we got in trouble.

Meadowlark.

Meadowlark.

Meadowlark.

Meadowlark.

Meadowlark.

Bald Eagle in the wind.

He got tired of posing for me and left.

These eleven mule deer were keeping a close eye on us.

I WENT FOR A WALK ON MEADOWLARK LANE BUT THERE WERE NO MEADOWLARKS.

 So I made do with the majestic rocks and lichen covered cliffs.  Then down along the river channel I watched in amazement as a chickadee worked at carving out a nesting spot in a rotten tree.

Taken from our porch, green leaves are coming quickly.

Tumbled rocks.

Lichen.

Lichen.

Lichen.

Lichen.

Lichen.

Osprey gathering material to enlarge its nest.

Black-capped Chickadee entering nest cavity.

Here he comes with a beak full of dead wood to dispose of outside.

Osprey flying by.

The local orchards are starting to bloom.

The local orchards are starting to bloom.