Slow Start

Woke up to some unexpected snow and a notice that the start of school was being delayed. When I finally left the house the scene was lovely, and there was a solitary crow keeping an eye on things from a nearby aspen.

When I returned home and got out of the car I startled an owl sitting in the nearby lilac bush. I do not believe it was the same owl seen before, as this one was taller and thinner. For a moment I thought it was a hawk, but it landed on a nearby pole and I'm pretty sure it was an owl.

I didn't get much of a look though, because about 40-50 crows appeared over the tree line and started mobbing it, sending it off into the woods, and the whole cacophony receded into the distance. Quite a bookend to the day.