Kamloops Clamber

While traveling between different field projects, I managed to find some time to roam around a couple random hills on the outskirts of Kamloops.  I wasn't really sure where to go, so I just picked a quiet side road to meander my way through to Vernon.  I decided I would head along Barnhartvale Rd., look for non-fenced areas, and finish by checking out Buse Lake.  Rather than get all verbose, I'll just make this more of a visual journey.

Vesper Sparrow

Yellow Gromwell (Lithospermum incisum)

Melissa's Blue (Plebejus melissa)

North American Racer (Coluber constrictor)

Thread-leaved Daisy (Erigeron filifolius)

Linear-leaved Daisy (Erigeron linearis)

Flower beetle on Linear-leaved Daisy

Sculptured Pine Borer (Chalcophora virginiensis)

Short-beaked Agoseris (Agoseris glauca) with syrphid fly