California, 10th November, Ragged Point Inn and a few birds
We continued our journey north on Highway 1, along the Big Sur. The mist lying over the water had not really lifted and the ocean still looked wild. Lacking in caffeine, we stopped at the Ragged Point Inn for coffee and a look at the view of the rocky headlands. There were a number of birds looking for crumbs, common birds in the US but fascinating for me. The Brewer's blackbird has beautiful iridescent plumage although his mate is a duller brown. Here are some pictures of this bird taken at the inn and further up the road. We also saw red-winged blackbirds. The male has red and yellow shoulders although in the autumn the colour is reduced. The female is again brown. There was a Monarch butterfly flapping its way around the garden area at the back of the inn. At this time of the year they gather together in huge numbers as they migrate south. Monterey is an area they go to, can't say as I blame them. Finally a cheeky herring gull. All th...