Fall Is Here

The Okanagan valley has its charms in the Fall. We get some beautiful sunny days with moderate temperatures that are perfect for walking and hiking. Apples and grapes are ready for harvest and you can smell the fresh apples in the air – very nice. Please buy local to support our hardworking farmers. The bears are out gorging on berries, fruits and salmon and there are bear warning signs and scat on some of the hiking trails. I was lucky to see a bear fishing for salmon in the Mission Creek. That was a wonderful experience and I still cannot believe I was at the right place at the right time. That was the highlight of my day and it still makes me happy thinking about it. What a beautiful valley we live in! Enjoy!

Honey locust with fall colours. Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada. September 27, 2021.
Apples. Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada. September 27, 2021.
I am hungry. Black bear looking for fish. Mission Creek, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada. September 19, 2021.
Success! Black bear. Mission Creek, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada. September 19, 2021.
Lunch time. Black bear. Mission Creek, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada. September 19, 2021.
Salmon run. Mission Creek, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada. September 26, 2021.
Apple orchard. Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada. September 27, 2021.
Wine grapes. Naramata, British Columbia, Canada. October 3, 2021.
Myra-Canyon trestles, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada. September 25, 2021.
Myra-Canyon trestles, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada. September 25, 2021.
Snowberry. Mission Creek Greenway, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada. September 28, 2021.
What a handsome fella! Male Western bluebird. Mission Creek Greenway, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada. September 19, 2021.
That’s all folks! European mantis, Mantis religiosa. Mission Creek Greenway, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada. September 28, 2021.

All photos taken by Susanna Acheampong.

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Published by Susanna Acheampong

Hi, my name is Susanna Acheampong, and I am an entomologist (a "bug lady") based in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada. Welcome to my blog! I share information on the bugs I encounter in the Okanagan Valley of British Columbia, fun pictures of insects and the occasional bird and plant (the stuff part of the blog). A special thank you to Gayle Jesperson for planting the blog idea and Laura Keery for her help in setting up the blog. Thanks for visiting!

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