A COUPLE OF DAY TRIPS AROUND THE AREA WITH FRIENDS FROM ARIZONA.

Our good friends, Richard  and Judy Johnson from Caliente in Florence, Arizona were in the Pacific Northwest for the summer and came to stay with us for three nights.  It was great to have them spend time with us.  We toured them around some of our favourite areas while they were here and lucked out with some wildlife.   They left their motorhome south of the border and drove across in their car.  We bid them farewell this morning.

An old barn up in the hills east of Osoyoos.

An old barn up in the hills east of Osoyoos.

Red-tailed Hawk.

Swainson's Hawk.

Swainson's Hawk.

Coyote on the move.

I managed to briefly get his attention.

Lawless homestead, Anarchist Mountain, Highway 3 east of Osoyoos.

Vesper Sparrow.

An old church between Bridesville and Rock Creek on the old backroad.

A Kestrel enjoying a grasshopper for lunch.

Kestrel.

Kestrel about to take off.

Salsify seed puff with Spotted Knapweed flowers.

We saw this bear across the Similkameen River west of Keremeos yesterday.  The colourful background is poison ivy.

An Osprey up the Ashnola River yesterday.