Mount Umunum Road, Los Gatos, California [taken May 2007]
I drove the 35 windy miles to Mount Umunhum in Spring 2007 searching for a Black-chinned Sparrow. It was a lonely, foggy morning at the top of the mountain and I shot photos of several other birds while hunting for the sparrow. One special treat was seeing this Spotted Towhee at the top of a bush. "Spotties" are notorious skulkers, more often heard than seen, but it seemed the birds allowed me to approach more closely in the dense fog of this early morning. Singing is a full-body experience with this bird, and his manic, red eye increases the intensity of the moment.
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