My cousin George came to visit. He had a guide to the best birding spots in BC and one of them is Rock Lake, 30 minutes west of Willliams Lake. Leo and I hadn't been there in 20 years so we jumped at the opportunity.
On the drive out we spotted a herd of female bighorn sheep on Stafford's Ranch,
Including this one with a radio collar.
Rock Lake is a protected area because of its large nesting flock of eared grebe. There were many of them on the lake, most of them too far away for good photos.
Eared grebe and chick, a bit blurry
Also protected is this hill which is actually a big pile of rocks, a hibernaculum for hibernating garter snakes. We didn't see any snakes there but I guess you have to catch them when they are migrating.
We lucked out because it was pouring rain when we left town and we watched thunderclouds skirt us all afternoon but never got rained on.
As well as grebes, there were shorebirds like this sandpiper
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