A Sunny Day in Mid-November

Finally the sun was back this Saturday and though it's already mid-November it felt almost like a late Summer day. Today marks my 2nd sighting so far this season of the Northern Shrike, though I only managed a few very long distance photos of him. Beside the Shrike, there was a fair amount of interesting birds to be seen today including; American Goldfinch, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Downy Woodpecker and Blue Jay.

But maybe the most beautiful bird I saw today was this male Wood Duck in the southwestern most body of water I like to call "The Duck Pond." I was surprised to see a Wood Duck still in the park and thinking that he'd better get a move on back south pretty soon!