**weekly wildlife Oct-28-Now 3

I've been away from my favorite vernal marsh (now in it's dry phase). It was good to get back.

Sony A77, Sigma 150-500 w/ OS.

Clay-colored sparrow amid the sunflowers.

Juvenile Nutmeg Mannikin. Native to India but "naturalized" colonies appear here and there in the USA.

Bushtit in the mulefat.

Black phoebe on a dried sunflower.