Isn't She Beautiful?
Because why should the drakes get all the love? I think she is lovely.

I ate some lunch at Cobblestone Trail Park and went for a short walk after.

I ate some lunch at Cobblestone Trail Park and went for a short walk after.

I ate some lunch at Cobblestone Trail Park and went for a short walk after.

I ate some lunch at Cobblestone Trail Park and went for a short walk after.

First Day Hike @ Birch Creek Unit Lake Somerville State Park

Really poor photos, but much better visual ID.

One of many among many other Passerine species. This one feeding on cultivated (not by me!) Photinia x fraseri.

Foraging in the rain among many other Passerine species.

One of several dozen among many other Passerine species. This one feeding on cultivated (not by me!) Photinia x fraseri.

Among many Passerine species feeding in the rain.

I found just a few flowers of Crete Weed blooming in the lawn at the post office, but at least a couple of flowers had already gone to fruit, suggesting that plants were blooming earlier in December.

I went on a neighborhood walk just to make sure I'd documented Straggler Daisy blooming for a December record. I managed to find 9 spp of flowering urban lawn weeds.