On October 29, 2007, while walking on the beach at Mission Flats Park, Kamloops, BC, I saw a single seagull standing in the sand. As I got closer to him to take his picture, he walked into the water. I don't like seagulls very much because they are noisy birds. I have seen many seagulls in my life. They like to hang around beaches and other places where there are people in hopes that someone will throw some tidbit of food their way.
BALD EAGLE
On October 19, 2007, I went for a drive on the Shuswap Road. I saw a bald eagle sitting in this tree. The river was right below where he was sitting. He didn't sit here for long because just as soon as I went to get a second picture of him, he flew away.
MOUNTAIN SHEEP
On October 14, 2007 after I saw the two mountain sheep up on the mountain, I saw a whole herd of them walking this dirt road in Lac De Bois Grassland Park. I have never seen them in this part of the park before. It was pretty cool to see.
MOUNTAIN SHEEP
On October 14, 2007 I saw some mountain sheep in Lac De Bois Grassland Park. It was fun to watch them on the mountain slope. It always amazes me that mountain sheep can climb up those treacherous, steep slopes.
On October 8, 2007 while driving from Adams Lake, BC to Kamloops, BC I saw my bald eagle sitting on the top of this tree. I have seen this eagle on many, many occasions during the two years that I have lived in BC. On my trip to Adams Lake, I probably saw six or seven red-tailed hawks and three bald eagles. I figure the reason I saw so many birds is because the salmon are running right now and they are trying to get some of this delectable fish for their dinner.
This is another picture of the salmon run that I got to see on October 8, 2007. You can see the bright pink colour of the salmon. These are sockeye salmon. The salmon are probably at least four feet long or longer. They were really big. I was looking straight down from an observation deck so I think they are probably even bigger than I think. It is kind of hard to tell the size of something while it is in the water.
On October 8, 2007, I was able to see the salmon run at Adams Lake, BC. This is the second year in a row that I have been able to see this awesome sight and it was just as amazing this year as it was last. However, there weren't as many salmon this time around, which I already knew because last year's salmon run was the best one. Every four years the salmon run the river system in BC and spawn in their birthplaces. Last year was part of the four year cycle so there were thousands if not millions of them. This year the number is probably in the low thousands. It is still an amazing sight to see though.