BIG BIRDS AND TINY BIRDS.

The little Rufous Hummingbird greets me both morning and evening and the vultures seem to be nesting in this area this year.  The bitterroot comes out only when the sun is bright.  They tend to close up if it gets cloudy and they go to bed early in the evening.

I managed to capture this sequence of a vulture landing in a tree that was already occupied.

The white flowers are Spring Beauties and the blue are Trumpet Lungwort also called Small Bluebells.

Rufous Hummingbird in the evening.

Rufous Hummingbird in the morning.

Rufous Hummingbird in the morning.

Bitterroot.

Bitterroot.

Wild Phlox.

A FEW MORE FROM OUR WALKS AND ROAD TRIP.

Great Blue Heron

Great Blue Heron

Great Blue Heron

Great Blue Heron

American Robin

Looks like the beaver was making a totem pole.

Shooting Stars.

An old barn on Wagon Wheel Road east of Osoyoos.

 

IMAGES FROM OUR WALKS AND SOME FROM A ROAD TRIP.

I had a bit of a setback on my calf muscle tear recovery after my last visit to the physio.  He gave me some new exercises and one of them didn't hurt at the time but really aggravated the whole area and even bothered my right calf.  I haven't done that exercise again!

We went for a road trip Friday down to Osoyoos then through some back roads over to Rock Creek and back home via the Mt. Baldy roads back to Oliver.  Some of those photos are included to day and others will appear in a future post.

This friendly Rufous Hummingbird greets us each evening on our walk.

I took this image of a Turkey Vulture from our deck one evening.

Mountain Bluebird in the high country east of Osoyoos.

There were three of these buck goats in a field at Bridesville on our drive.

An old place along a side road west of Rock Creek.

Marmot lounging in the sun near Rock Creek.

On the Reserve near Oliver.

On the Reserve near Oliver.

On the Reserve near Oliver.  Stallion!

On the Reserve near Oliver.

On the Reserve near Oliver.

Male Spotted Towhee.

SOME OF MY BIRD FRIENDS.

Here are a few bird photos from the past couple of days.  I went to see the physio again this morning.  He gave me some new exercises and took away a couple.   If things keep improving I won't need to see him again.  I don't have any pain in the calf anymore but I do have some lingering swelling in my foot and ankle that needs to be addressed.  I am again walking to the dam from home.   We were taking the car part way to keep the distance down.

Female Brewer's Blackbird.

Rufous Hummingbird.

Female Osprey guarding supper.

Great Blue Heron passing by.

Male Wood Duck.

Male Wood Duck.

Male Wood Duck.

Male Wood Duck.

Male Wood Ducks.

AND NOW SOME SPRING FLOWERS.

 These are mostly from my ATV ride last week.

Arrow-leaved Balsamroot.

A little pond between Burnell and Madden Lakes.

Woodland Stars in front and Chocolate Lilies in Paintbrush.

Paintbrush.

Saskatoon.

Wild Strawberry.

Ballhead Waterleaf.

Ballhead Waterleaf.

Dandelions.

Paintbrush.

Arrow-leaved Balsamroot.

Arrow-leaved Balsamroot.

Arrow-leaved Balsamroot.

Arrow-leaved Balsamroot.

Arrow-leaved Balsamroot.

I know, it isn't a flower.  This was on our drive the other day.  The old building is at the junction of Green Mtn Road and the road up to Apex Mtn. ski area.