Thanks to the rain, we only got to walk around Lake Ralphine the entire week, and even then, we couldn’t walk all the way around Spring Lake because the trail was closed due to flooding.
As a result, we saw fewer birds than usual, but I appreciated them more than I might have usually, precisely because we had been trapped in the house so long.
We see male Buffleheads regularly at home, but seldom as close as this little guy was.
We often see Northern Flickers in our yard, and one even joined us while we were practicing Qi Gong in the front room, but I still liked this shot a lot.
We see Hairy Woodpeckers less often, so it was nice to spot this one.
My favorite shot of the day, though, was of my favorite California bird, an Acorn Woodpecker holding the food that gives it its name.
I’m always amazed by how many birds I see when I walk around Lake Ralphine/Spring Lake, despite the considerable number of people who walk there. Of course, if I had my way I would walk it every day I’m in Santa Rosa, at least everyday I wasn’t at Bodega Bay.