It has been an early, hot, and dry spring in the Okanagan, so it was wonderful to get the much needed rain. I have been on a couple of hikes, and the bugs are active and up and about. Mining bees, bumble bees, and honey bees are all actively foraging and collecting nectar. The cottonwoods … Continue reading Spring Bugs, Birds, and Besties
Category: dragonflies
Bug Buffet
I watched a flock of robins and other birds having a feast under some infested elm trees this week and was pleasantly surprised at how fast and efficient they were at picking up the bugs and how many they could stuff into their beaks. Some of them looked downright comical 😊. A few adult birds … Continue reading Bug Buffet
Air Show
I saw an awesome display by some dragonflies during my lunch walk yesterday. Dragonflies have beautiful colours, delicate wings and very big eyes. In some species the eyes meet at the top of the head and they can turn their head 360 degrees. You have to be quite stealthy approaching them - took me a … Continue reading Air Show
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