Thursday, April 10, 2025

MOSTLY FEATHERS TODAY BUT BE SURE TO SCROLL DOWN TO THE LAST POST I MADE WHERE YOU WILL FIND A VIDEO OF SHEEP RACING DOWN A CLIFF.

Robin.

A young marmot.

Peregrine Falcon.

Turkey Vultures resting on their migration north.

Townsend's Solitaire.

Townsend's Solitaire.

Townsend's Solitaire.

Canada Goose.

A Peregrine Falcon on a different day.

Western Bluebird.

Magpie.

Magpie.


BIGHORN SHEEP RACING DOWN A CLIFF. I WAS IN THE RIGHT PLACE AT THE RIGHT TIME WITH THE RIGHT LENS.


 

Tuesday, April 8, 2025

LEAPING SHEEP, WHISTLING MARMOT, BLUE BLUEBIRDS AND MORE.

 These images were taken just before I took the video of the sheep racing down the hill.  We had an interesting drive on Saturday evening.


The bighorn sheep had the munchies and were busy scarfing down the new leaves.



Well, I guess I'd better catch up to the girls.

Did you see me make the jump?

This marmot was whistling a warning about the sheep being too close.






Male Western Bluebird.




Sunday, April 6, 2025

A COLLECTION OF EARLY APRIL PHOTOS CLOSE TO HOME.

    With the longer hours of daylight we've been taking some evening drives as well as morning ones.  I've been climbing up onto a bluff to get better photos over the vineyards and sometimes meet up with the bighorn sheep up there.  I took the General out for a ride in the hills yesterday and saw several other ATV riders, one of which I knew.  The snow has gone but not much for colour yet.


Killdeer in evening light.

Evening light over the vineyards.

Evening light over the vineyards.

Evening light on my first shooting star of the year.


Some bighorn sheep in the morning.

Turkey Vulture.

Some bighorn sheep in the morning.

Morning light over the vineyards.

Morning light over the vineyards.

Mid-day light looking over the little community of Willowbrook.

Mid-day looking over Covert Farms.  We live in the valley on the other side of the fields.

The first trees blooming on the way to Oliver.  Cherries I think.


The beavers were busy at Madden Lake over the winter.