THINGS ARE KIND OF SLOW RIGHT NOW. IT TOOK ME THREE DAYS TO GET THESE FEW PHOTOS.

Kestrel.

Kestrel.

Bald Eagle.

Bald Eagle.

Bald Eagle.

Bighorn sheep with Vaseux Lake in the background.

Further down the road a lone bighorn ram with Vaseux Lake below him.

Red-tailed Hawk soaring past me.

WE ESCAPED THE VALLEY OVERCAST ON SATURDAY BY HEADING FOR THE HIGH COUNTRY.

We drove down to Osoyoos and took Highway 3 east up Anarchist Mountain driving through pea soup fog as we neared the top.  But then we broke out into sunshine making it all worth it!

Someone has again decorated this roadside statue.

An old barn in the Sidley Mountain area.

Sidley Mountain ranching area.  In the distance you can see the fog boiling up out of the valley.

The old Lawless Homestead re-visited.

Looking off to the foggy valley.

DECEMBER 4TH WALK WAS STILL FOGGY AND OVERCAST IN THE VALLEY.

Looking up at McIntyre Bluff from our place before I got in the car.

Another of McIntyre Bluff.

Red-tailed Hawk.

Ponderosa Pine.

Western Bluebirds.

Western Bluebirds with a House Finch mixed in.

Western Bluebirds.  Well hello!

 Female Western Bluebird.

Male Western Bluebird.

Root from an overturned stump against the cliff.

OUR DECEMBER 2 WALK WAS FOGGY AND WINDY.

The cliff didn't care how windy or foggy it was.  Still nice colour.

You can see which direction the snow came from.

Vineyard.

Way across the valley to See Ya Later vineyard.

Way across the valley to See Ya Later vineyard.

And we did see the sun.

Vaseux Lake and McIntyre Bluff.

WHILE WE WERE WALKING ON NOVEMBER 30TH I MANAGED TO FINALLY CAPTURE AN IMAGE OF A CANYON WREN.

Male Varied Thrush.

Male Varied Thrush.

Some bighorn sheep resting in the sun along the cliff edge.

Then a lady with two yappy dogs came along in the vineyard behind us which got the sheep's attention.

The sheep are watching the dogs which are now right behind us.

Canyon Wren.  They are quite small and flit around not staying put for long.  They are also well camouflaged so difficult to spot in their chosen environment.

Canyon Wren. 

Canyon Wren.