Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus) seen in September, roosting quietly during the day. Near Skaha Lake, Okanagan Falls.
Janey Volden
Fauna – animals both large and small
Two California Bighorn Sheep ewes (Ovis Canadensis) on rocks high above Skaha Lake, on Eastside Road, near Okanagan Falls.
Janey Volden
Flora – Wildflowers and plants of all types
Pink blooms that signal the coming of summer, growing in grassland embankment. Bitterroot (Lewisia rediviva) apparently an Okanagan species at risk. Visited by Swallowtail butterfly (Papilionidae).
Janey Volden
Landscapes – natural landscapes of all types; may include man-made structures within the photo
Vaseux Lake (fed and drained by Okanagan River); Macintyre Bluff in distance. Vaseux Lake Bird Observatory close by; a quiet lake surrounded by a diversity of wetlands, marsh, and arid grassland.
Janey Volden
Waterfowl
Trumpeter swans (Olor buccinator), wintering on Skaha Lake, Okanagan Falls area. Nesting areas Alaska and Northern Canada.
