These two birds are uncommonly seen around here.
I posted a collection of pictures of the Clark’s Nutcracker last week. This is just a single picture of one of a dozen of them about a half-kilometre from where they were before and 11 days after this high altitude bird was first seen this year in the valley.
This is a Red-necked Grebe in the transition to its non-breeding plumage. Now some websites include us within the range of this bird, although this is the first one I have seen.
We spend a lot of time on and along Kootenay Lake and regularly see redneck grebes throughout the year