To the best of my understanding, this is a Saab 340B.

This aircraft is coming in for landing near my home. It follows the Columbia River valley in our mountainous region, turns, and lands, on a rare flat spot.

I was trying out my new camera and a new lens. I was pleased with the results since I had no time to change my settings. The flights are rare, maybe two to four scheduled flights a day so I was surprised to get this opportunity while I was outside taking photos of the birds in my backyard.

It was also a rare sunny day at this time of year.

No crop.