ON WEDNESDAY JUNE 3, I GOT TO SPEND A FEW MINUTES IN OKANAGAN FALLS.

Western Tiger Swallowtail.

An immature Red-winged Blackbird.  It could barely fly but bumbled along.

This Canada Goose was missing its left foot.

Painted Turtles.

A tiny Painted Turtle, about two inches across.

A Bullock's Oriole nest.

Bullock's Oriole male.

Bullock's Oriole female.

Pale Swallowtail.

Pale Swallowtail.

Western Tiger Swallowtail.

The bighorn sheep were right alongside the busy highway.  I shot these photos across two lanes of traffic.  If you look closely there are six lambs in this photo.

WE WENT FOR A DRIVE AFTER SUPPER ON TUESDAY JUNE 2 AND TOOK PHOTOS SHOWCASING THE ORCHARDS AND VINEYARDS OF THE SOUTH OKANAGAN FROM NORTH OF OLIVER TO NORTH OF OSOYOOS.

Sportsman's Bowl from Secrest Hill Road.

Hayne's Ranch, Road 22.

Hayne's Ranch, Road 22.

SUNDAY MAY 31, 2026 ATV RIDE - PART TWO.

For this series I parked the ATV and wandered around the meadow taking in the views and the little critters.

A panorama view of the whole area.

Cawston down on the valley floor.

Zoomed in on Cawston.

Looking across the valley.  The Fairview-Cawston Road is down in the bottom.

Zooming in on the previous photo showing the lonely road.

Looking toward Oliver which is on this side of those blue mountains.

Zoomed in on the previous photo showing the line shack.

Aileen enjoying the view from the comfort of her chair while I ramble around.

Western Mountain Flower Longhorn beetle.

Two different bugs on this flower.

Western Mountain Flower Longhorn beetle.

Pink Pussy Toes.

I thought this bird feather looked like a  cross between a fish and a sea horse.

As we were headed home we came on these cattle the rancher had just brought out for the summer.

ON SUNDAY WE WENT FOR ANOTHER ATV RIDE-PART ONE

As we were going past the Twin Lakes Golf Course, Aileen spotted this female coyote.

She didn't take off running but did keep moving most of the time.  

She appears to be still nursing.

After we got up in the hills, we found a nice spot to enjoy our lunch.

Our lunch time view.

Wild Buckwheat.

Old Man's Whiskers - Avens.

Hawksbeard.

Lupine.

Larkspur.

Sagebrush False-Dandelion.