June 4th & 10th 2013
Manning Park & Princeton
We took a drive to Princeton B.C. and stopped in Manning Park a few times on the way on the 4th and 10th.
Mountain Bluebirds were busy nesting. There are hundreds of nest boxes placed on fence posts in Princeton for Bluebirds to use for nesting.
We walked through a field of wild flowers alive with butterflies fluttering and landing over the flowers.
We are attempting to identify them below.
Boisduval’s Blue
Cabbage White
Edith’s Checkerspot
Inornate or Common Ringlet
Purplish Copper
Silvery Blue
Sulphur
While walking through the field of butterflies we came across a Deer which seemed nonplussed by us.
At Manning Park a few Chipping Sparrows were seen in the Beaver Pond parking lot and we enjoyed a chat with Linda and Don while we were there.
We saw a genus of Catocala Moth in a couple of spots as well as a Persius Dusky-wing Butterfly.
A Red-naped Sapsucker was seen in the distance.
A Sandpiper combed the shores of Lightning Lake.
A Savannah Sparrow sang near the edges of it.
Clark’s Nutcracker’s were seen in good numbers at Lightning Lake.
To hear the Clark's Nutcracker click below.
Columbian Ground Squirrels are always an easy and fun subject to photograph.
Our favourite little Pikas were available for photos.
Townsend’s Warblers were also seen.
A Wilson’s Warbler stopped for a few seconds in a Saskatoon bush.
On the way home, we saw a Black Bear and its cub off in the distance where we wouldn’t scare it onto the road. We had a good place to pull over in a rest stop where there was plenty of room for cars to park so we stood near our car and took a few photos before leaving them to enjoy eating their dandelions.
We are not authorities on birds, wildlife, plants, cameras or photography, if you are doing research on any subjects, please refer to a more educational site for advice and double-check whatever you research.
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