This male quail mans the observation chair on our back deck. The California Quail; one more bird adding to the wonderful Island sights and sounds this time of year.

Each day this week on Salt Spring Photos I’m taking Freeman Patterson’s advice from 1980, from The Art of Seeing; shoot photos in your own backyard every day.

A rare high five from this Bald Eagle while hiking along a Salt Spring beach.

Time to shoo these wild deer out of the garden to areas on Salt Spring Island where this summer’s tourists will see them.