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| Another Day of Big Surf and Offshore Winds at Ocean Beach |
Sitting quietly on the edge of Elk Glen Lake, waiting to see if a pair of hooded mergansers would show themselves, I experienced the unanticipated treat of watching a ruby-crowned kinglet take a little splash bath, followed by a pygmy nuthatch who had his own separate bathing spot. The nuthatch was soon frightened away by a fluffy sparrow who'd come down to the water's edge to peck for seeds.
Later on, Ocean Beach surprised me with waves as big or bigger than yesterday's. A lot more surfers were in the chilly 54-degree water, and I'm sure a few epic rides are now etched in their memories. For others, it might be an epic wipe-out, or even a near-miss -- an uh-oh moment that didn't kill them after all -- that will never be forgotten.
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| Kinglet Having A Splash In The Lake |
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| Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Elk Glen Lake |
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| At least two of the hooded mergansers are still around after first being spotted at Lloyd Lake a month or so ago. |
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| Pygmy Nuthatch at its Bathing Branch |
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| A young white-crowned sparrow finds a seed. |
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