We meet at the Ballpark in Gillies Bay at 10:00am.
Last week we drove south past Bobs Lake and Angel Lake and parked where the Anderson Bay Road runs next to the natural gas pipeline for a short distance. Parking there we then followed the pipeline right of way uphill to the point where the start of the Twin Peaks trail is marked by a couple of cairns. We did the usual thing and visited the side trail to the north viewpoint before taking the steeper trail to the south peak where we ate lunch. The weather was near perfect with great views in all directions and the sun still strong enough we made use of the shade under the branches of the small trees.
For a few weeks in summer you can often see a fairly large swallow-like bird darting about high in the sky as they "hawk" after high flying insects. If they happen to be lower down you may be able to see the white bars on the wings, but few people ever get a chance to see one on the ground although I have seen them resting in the middle of our quieter roads after dark. We have Candi to thank for her excellent photo of a Common Nighthawk resting on the ground.
JD.
The Common Nighthawk is a summer visitor to Texada that we see in flight quite often, but rarely when it's on the ground.
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