1 . I love winter birds and I love photographing them in snow. That being said, I admit that I'm a fair-weather birder(猎鸟者).Worse, I'm a lazy, fair-weather birder. I don't like weather extremes, so when it's very hot or really cold, it is hard to get me to leave the comfort of home. In summer, I only photograph hummingbirds(蜂鸟)in my yard, and in winter, I try to only go out on relatively mild days. Most of my bird photography is done within an hour's drive of my hometown of Elmira, Ont. So it's all about finding a balance that works.

The winter of 2014 was a great year for snowy owls(雪枭)here in Woolwich Township. One day in early March, I was on my way home from work when I noticed a beautiful snowy owl sitting in a tree right at the crossing. I pulled over to admire him, and then kept heading home unwillingly.

Two hundred meters or so down the road, there were two more snowy owls in a field by a fence, and in the next field over, another on top of a fence post. I couldn't find words to express my feeling at that moment. Thus I rushed home, grabbed my camera and went right back out to get some pictures. It was one of the most magical local birding moments I've ever experienced.

When I'm looking for excellent opportunities to photograph snowy owls and other birds without spending dozens of hours searching for them-and if I'm lucky, finding one that's semi-cooperative-I head to the Canadian Raptor Conservancy (CRC) or the Mountsberg Raptor Centre. I've attended so many photo sessions at each of these fantastic facilities that I've lost count of.

1. What factor has the most effect on whether the author goes out to photograph birds or not?

A．Road conditions.	B．Personal emotion.
C．Weather conditions.	D．Time arrangement.

2. How did the author feel when he saw the snowy owls on the way home?

A．Sad.	B．Excited.
C．Untouched.	D．Proud.

3. What does the underlined word "them" in Paragraph 4 refer to?

A．Opportunities.	B．Moments.
C．Pictures.	D．Birds.

4. What can we infer about the author?

A．The author only photographs snowy owls.

B．The author can take excellent photos easily.

C．The author makes a living by photographing birds.

D．The author values each chance to photograph birds.