OK, I’m going to try to finish up our spring time visit to Tunkwa, today in preparation for heading out there again tomorrow…I’ll probably just show some random pictures in no special order…
to show some more of the species frequenting the habitat beside our campsite – White-crowned Sparrow…
Song Sparrow – this one heading for a bath – there seems to be a small spring in this area – another bird attractant
Orange-crowned Warbler….
Rufous Hummingbird – this one a male of course – hiding in the bushes…
and remember I said I’d have a bit more about Ruby-crowned Kinglets – well that is a Ruby-crowned Kinglet nest on the underside of the branch, and to the left is a female Brown Headed Cowbird sneaking over, and yes, into the little kinglet nest.
There were also Chipmunks – busy eating the dried up rose hips – left from last fall….
on the Saturday (May 26th) we did the 4 km loop walk around Leighton Lake – this is the far end of Leighton where the campgrounds are.
Camped at Leighton were some relatives – or at least relatives of Shantz – it is pretty obvious which was is Shantz’ brother (although from a separate litter), his name is ‘Relic’ and the little gray female’s name is Pride and we humans are now all Face book friends….Relic and Pride spend about as much time at Leighton as we do at Tunkwa…
later in the afternoon, back at the campsite, look at the very top of the tallest tree….
that young Bald Eagle spent quite a while up there….
just an evening shot from the end of Tunkwa Lake..
and an Osprey in the late afternoon sunshine…
and one more of the spillway, with the sun now really low in the sky…. the next day, we would have to head for home.
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