Tuesday, December 23, 2025

YESTERDAY AND TODAY.

Unbelievably green here for this time of year. 

I got mooned again.



Sumac berries.

Poison Ivy berries.

Dipper in the Okanagan River.

Dipper in the Okanagan River.

A pair of Goldeneyes.

Cooper's Hawk.

Cooper's Hawk.

Goldeneye.

Okanagan River.


Friday, December 19, 2025

I GOT TO PLAY WITH ANOTHER EAGLE AND A HAWK THIS AFTERNOON.

I took a drive south of Oliver to an area where I have seen hawks and eagles before and they welcomed my visit this afternoon.  Well, the hawk not so much but the eagle was quite patient with me.

Immature Bald Eagle.

Preparing for launch.

Immature Bald Eagle heading off to the next perch.

Red-tailed Hawk.

Immature Bald Eagle.

Immature Bald Eagle.

Immature Bald Eagle.

Free range horse.

Free range horse.


Tuesday, December 16, 2025

CLOSE TO HOME PHOTOGRAPHY. THESE PHOTOS WERE ALL TAKEN WITHIN 200 METRES OF OUR HOUSE OVER THE PAST THREE DAYS.

Immature Bald Eagle.

Immature Bald Eagle.

Immature Bald Eagle.

Destructive Pholiota mushroom-forming fungus.

Destructive Pholiota mushroom-forming fungus.

Destructive Pholiota mushroom-forming fungus.

Destructive Pholiota mushroom-forming fungus.

Oyster Mushroom.

Oyster Mushroom.

Oyster Mushroom.

Dark-eyed Junco.

Dark-eyed Junco.

Dark-eyed Junco.


Monday, December 15, 2025

WE HAD SOME LUCK ON OUR WALK YESTERDAY WITH BOTH THE WEATHER AND THE WILDLIFE.

Shortly after leaving the car we walked around a corner to this.



While we were watching the sheep this Nuthatch was working above my head.




Don't I look pretty?


Black-capped Chickadee.

Black-capped Chickadee.

Still lots of Robins around.

House Finch.

House Finch.


Sunday, December 14, 2025

A FEW DAYS WORTH OF IMAGES.

Okanagan River.

Okanagan River.

Bum shot.

Bum shot plus.

Trumpeter Swan.

Trumpeter Swan.

Trumpeter Swans.

Trumpeter Swans.


Trumpeter Swans.


Mist rolling through.

Not what you're thinking.  Its pine resin (pitch) solidified on the end of the needle. Ponderosa Pine tree.

Big mushroom on a dead tree across from our house.