LAST TUESDAY I WENT ON A PHOTO WALK WITH THREE OTHER PHOTO CLUB MEMBERS.

We went to the White Lake Grasslands.  Since cows graze the area, they are used to interacting with humans so we were able to approach them closely.  Normally, range cattle are very spooky and will run away before you get too close.

On the way to White Lake I spotted this Penstemon in flower.

While waiting to start the walk, I grabbed this shot.  We were on a major flight path as there were several more that went over while we were there.  The plane was very small in the sky but I managed to bring it in.

Meadowlark.

Meadowlark.

Boisduval's Blue.

Boisduval's Blue.

Boisduval's Blue.

Female Brown-headed Cowbirds.

Lark Sparrow.

Female Western Bluebird just before she entered her nest box.

On the way home I stopped the car for this Red-tailed Hawk who was circling above the road.

AND ANOTHER BATCH OF CLOSE TO HOME PHOTOS.

Ponderosa Pine flower.

Ponderosa Pine flower close up.

I wonder what trauma caused this mutation?  The tree is perfectly normal the rest of the way up.

Chipping Sparrow.

Vaseux Lake and McIntyre Bluff beyond the vineyards.

Some of our pansies.

Male Quail.

Larkspur.

Larkspur.

Balsamroot behind the Lupines.

Magpie.

Magpie.

Wild Clematis.

MORE CLOSE TO HOME PHOTOS.

Marmot posing for me.

Bumblebee on Salsify.

First rose peeking out of the grass.

Dandelion.

Red-tailed Hawk.  I wonder if he's molting?

Baby marmot.

Baby marmot.

Baby marmot.

Baby marmot.

Chipmunk.

Chipmunk.

WE WENT FOR A DRIVE ON THURSDAY TAKING SOME BACK ROADS TO END UP AT ROCK CREEK AND THE BIRDS AND ANIMALS WERE VERY CO-OPERATIVE.

A lonely house on a lonely road with Mt. Baldy in the background.

Yellow-headed Blackbird.

Yellow-headed Blackbird.

A very long and heavily cropped shot of a coyote.  At first I thought it was a deer.

Some old ranch buildings with Mt. Baldy in the distance.

Tree Swallow.

Male Mountain Bluebird.

Male Mountain Bluebird.

Vesper Sparrow.

Vesper Sparrow.

Columbian Ground Squirrel.

Relaxed.

Balsamroot patterns.

Meadowlark.

Meadowlark.