A Mountain Park

The nice weather is still around us.  Yesterday we got up early and arrived at the nearby mountain park at 7:30 am.  Already some people are jogging, and walking with a camera.  We've lived in the area for more a couple of decades, but before retiring we had no extra time to meander into such a park.

As we began walking on the trail, pretty soon I spotted a rodent digging up dirt in the early morning sun. 

On the winding trail, one wild rabbit was hopping into my way.

A White-breasted Nuthatch was working on her cavity nest on the dead tree.
This one does not have the black line around the eye or the reddish front as the Red-breasted Nuthatch does.

A Western Wood-Pewee was on a branch there.  I have seen only once in my backyard.

After an hour's walk in the woods,  we were now headed back on the trail.  Abruptly in front of us, a large flock of Lesser Goldfinches flew in and landed in the bushy area for their breakfast.  Some were on the trail pecking the seeds scattered there.

Their favorite meal for this season must be these seeds.

After the breakfast, he/she had time to clean the feathers in the sunny spot.

Certainly, be it birds or humans, we all enjoyed the invigorating summer morning.