Barred Owl - Cypress Lookout, BC
The snow has finally come to the Vancouver area covering the mountains with blanket of white. During a trip up to Cypress Mountain, we stopped at the lookout where the snow hadn't quite covered everything, including the grassy slope where a Barred Owl was intently listening for prey. Our subject is one of the more common owls in our area but always a pleasure to see. These owls are not native to this area but the eastern part of the continent but have made their way here over the grasslands through homestead groves.