Many of the madrone tree berries are at full ripeness and are being accessed by American robins, Northern flickers and other birds. The berries provide a nice background for photographs. These photos were taken around the Cap Sante area this past weekend.
And while I was out photographing robins in the madrones, I happened across this Orange-crowned warbler looking for insects in the Ocean Spray bushes. In confirming the identity of this warbler I must admit that I never realized how much this warbler could look like a female MacGillivray’s warbler. They both have broken eye rings but I believe that the MacGilivray’s warbler’s “hood” extends further down its breast.