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Look closely to see a seed between its feet :)

Not at all unusual. We can have snow as early as early October.

House Finch wondering how much snow we will get from this storm.

House Finch eating snow to hydrate

First measurable snow. :)

Thank you, sir! :)

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Flying past at warp factor 4

My wife running in the 70-79 division of the National 5K Cross Country Championships. Her team got first place.

A couple more Wood Ducks flying up into Oak trees. Fun to watch! :)

"Just" a White-crowned Sparrow :)

Young ducks that haven't attained adulthood can be hard to identify, but this one is almost surely a female because of the dark eyes rather than red. Ducklings get their red eyes a couple of months after birth. In a few months this one will be a truly beautiful adult female. :)

Females have dark brown eyes, here's an example

Those are adults, of course. It can be harder to notice the difference in immature ducks. :)

The most obvious marking you can see in this picture is the red eyes. Also, the white line on his jaw that turns up almost to the eye, females don't have that, or if they do it is very faint. The female would have a white "mask" around the eyes, but you can see that this guy is starting to get...

This immature male Wood Duck may not have all his colors yet, but he is already a master at flying up into the oak tree and picking yummy acorns. :)