Since the weather improved as the morning went on, we decided to go for a drive a little past 11. We poked around various back roads and ended up in Cawston so we took the old Fairview Road back to Oliver. We got really lucky when Aileen spotted a Northern Pygmy-owl right on the side of the road. We were going up a steep corner section of the road so the owl was hidden from my view by the car's roof. He was very co-operative and stayed in place while I got out and took some photos then changed lenses and walked around to his other side. He was still there as we drove away!
We've had some rain the past few days, not a lot but between a drizzle and a light rain mostly. The snow line is staying several hundred feet above us and the temperatures have been several degrees warmer than usual. However, I'm having difficulty staying warm. There was a bitterly cold wind blowing when we walked along the river at Okanagan Falls this morning to view the swans. Only five months until we can expect warmer weather.
Aileen and I enjoyed a walk around the park this morning. Aileen counted about a dozen photographers.
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