With the wind and rain warnings in the weather forecast for today I was not holding out much hope for a walk. Around lunch it started to slow down a little and just after one the rain stopped. Realizing there would probably not be much of a break I headed out to Reifel. I normally try to volunteer there on Sunday afternoon’s. There were only a handful of cars in the parking lot on arriving. Not surprising given the earlier conditions. On speaking with Brian, another volunteer, he mentioned a couple of White-throated Sparrows had been seen earlier. Yippee! My odds just increased and I was off to try again. I was about half way along the east dyke trail scanning sparrows when something different got my attention.
Finally I had managed to locate one of the White-throated Sparrows.
An uncommon visitor to this area that can usually be seen this time of year.
The White-throated Sparrow, along with others, spend a lot of time foraging on the ground. With this in mind the tripod was collapsed low and I was shooting from my knees. Much the same approach as with the shore birds on the beach. While it is great when you can them perching on a nice branch, sometimes you just have to go where they are.
It has been four years since my last photos of a White-throated Sparrow. The perseverance of the last week or so finally paid off.
Bonus bird photo of the day was this Brown Creeper on my way back as the rain was starting again.
