It was pouring rain but i have rain gear and figured i would probably have the place to myself (almost, had to share it with quite a few deer), first bird of any note was a Greater Yellowlegs foraging and dining on crabs on the beach.
did the walk around the park and it was uneventful, until i was almost back to the beginning and noticed a strange pale bird on the hand rail of the bridge, first impression was a warbler but it flew before i could get it in my camera sights only to end up on the rocks below. It was then that i realized i had a wren, and a wren i had not had the pleasure of meeting before. Right away i figured it had to be a Rock Wren, i know what all the other species look like and this was different.
Couldn't believe my luck, months earlier i had gotten very wet in the pouring rain at Hope Slide looking for the reported birds there unsuccessfully and here was one on my home turf! yes, it was raining but it was all worthwhile to get a few shots off.
The bird was first sighted just before 12pm and was still around the bridge when i left.
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Wow major update on posts today Paul! Glad to see you back on your blog. Beautiful pics as always and love the narrative that goes along with it. Hope to see you out and about in the field I think I'll go check out that gray flycatcher this weekend. Take good care.
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