Edinburg

Our friends from Nakusp, Gary and Marie and Paul and Lou, were also staying down in the sensible warmth of the Rio Grande. They were though, from my perspective insensibly [unsensibly] staying adjacent to a golf course. Now from the perspective of a golfer this was indeed sensible.

 My perspective sees golf as a good walk wasted although I do acknowledge that sometimes Golf courses do harbour some good species.

We visited them and this indeed was the case.

Good numbers of the gaily coloured Black-bellied Whistling Ducks surrounded a small water hazard that also hosted the Least Grebe. Walking to the ducks there was a good flock of attractive Lark Sparrows and the call of a Tropical Kingbird.

A mammal lifer was seen too; Black-tailed Jack Rabbit. These animals were amazing. One sprinted from who-knows-where to gallop wildly zig zagging to apparently a random place where it suddenly became invisible by pressing itself flat against the golf course’s green. Now I saw where the critter went so I paced casually towards it, hoping to get a better view and perhaps a picky or two. On the way I flushed another four who were secreted in similar fashion invisibly between me and the first hare. Amazing!

Now apart from the critters this visit was catered and we enjoyed a bbq with all the fixin’s in the cavernous area of Paula and Lou’s RV.

It was a great night with good friends and it was quietly sad when we drove out knowing this was the end of our Canadian trip……….

An attractive Lark Sparrow

Black-tailed Jack Rabbit - Now you see it....

Now you don't!

"Nothing to see here, move along"

And suddenly they were everywhere....

Whistlers!

An absurdly attractive duck