Okanagan birding

[oldfulica]

Hi
Just returned from a week in the southern Okanagan to get our annual fix of some different birds. Great weather and great birding. Some highlights follow;

WE managed 2 Spruce grouse. This male posed briefly on his trip across the road;
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Evening Grosbeaks were quite abundant. This was taken a little shop with feeders in kaleden called the Red Roost.
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Saw a few of these Racer Snakes on a dyke. i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee144/oldfulica/snake-Rd22-dyke-Osoyoos-Ma.jpg?t=1243178817

Lazuli Buntings seemed to everywhere.
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The Okanagan is a good place to be for birds this time of year.

[Chris]

Great picture of the bunting. I want to go there this summer because from what I have read it seems to be pretty cool for birds in the summer and I could pick up a few lifers as well.

[oldfulica]

Thanks Bundy. It really is a different habitat over there.
Here is a Red-necked Grebe we found nesting on the Okanagan River in Okanagan Falls.


On another note;
I used to be able click on the image code in Photobucket and it would "copy" it. Then I would paste it in the message and the picture would appear. But since they upgraded Photobucket I can copy the image code but it wont paste into the message and as a result I can only get the code into the message. To see the picture you have to click on the code or highlight it, copy it, and paste it into the address bar. It doesn't appear that anyone else is having this problem. I wonder what I am doing wrong???