Beautiful Birds in the Field
KES was contracted by the City of Cranbrook to conduct some biophysical assessment work. The KES team was pleasantly surprised by visits with a Lewis’s Woodpecker (Melanerpes lewis) and a flashy Bullock’s Oriole (Icterus bullockii). Mike was able to get some beautiful shots of the birds with his Nikon D90 equipped with a telephoto lens. The bitterbrush (Purshia tridentate) was flowering beautifully at this time of year, and the crew also came across a gorgeous penstemon (Penstemon gormanii).
