Female Osprey on the nest in our park
Northern Flicker
Northern Flicker doing his flicker song, see his throat puffed out.
I think the Flickers are nesting in this cavity
On the Allendale Road bluffs looking south. My car is in the lower left.
On the Allendale Road bluffs looking north to Okanagan Falls community.
Okanagan Falls' new industrial park being developed. This may greatly increase the viability of the little community by bringing many jobs.
Balsamroot
Few-flowered Shooting Star
Woodland Stars
Bee on Balsamroot
Um, why "exploratory"? Great to see so many different flowers out. - Richard
ReplyDeleteI wanted to check out vantage points for when the right combination of light and air quality line up with peak colour in the vineyards so I can go directly to a good spot to hopefully get a great photo.
ReplyDeleteGood idea to do some advance scouting, especially given every year's smoke risks. I wasn't sure if it was to assess your post-illness lungs or something (experimental in that other sense).
ReplyDeleteWell, I had to stop often to regain my breath and my legs felt like jelly even though it wasn't all that much of a climb either.
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