Northern snowy owls spend winter in mild B.C.

Snowy owls rest on a dead tree on the shore of Boundary Bay in Delta, B.C., on Saturday December 1, 2012. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck)

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The Canadian Press
Published Monday, December 3, 2012 9:51AM PST
Last Updated Monday, December 3, 2012 9:54AM PST

Bird lovers in Metro Vancouver are having a hoot over the appearance of about two dozen snowy owls from the Far North.

The birds are roosting for the winter in Boundary Bay regional park in Delta.

It's the second year in a row the snowy owls have shown up -- last winter, more than 40 of them spent the winter in the park.

They'll return to the tundra in the spring for breeding season.