Karen Wilkinson found this Surfbird playing...or fishing...in the surf.

Here's what the Cornell Lab of Ornithology has to say about these birds: "Surfbirds are perfectly named: they spend most of their lives in the splash zone of rocky ocean shorelines—a precarious place to make a living. During the breeding season, these plump shorebirds move from coastlines into barren arctic mountain habitats to nest, turning from dark gray to a dappled black-and-white plumage with rufous accents in the wing. Males give display flights over the nesting area, like many other shorebirds. Surfbirds seem to be more social and less territorial than most North American shorebird species."

Thanks to Karen for allowing me to share her photo with you here.

It's a beautiful autumn day here today - lots of sun and no wind. Temps in the low 60's. Rain predicted for late Tuesday night into Wednesday. Lots of mushrooms are up and I found matsutakes - lots of them!