Townsend’s Solitaire

A Townsend’s Solitaire Perched on a Lichen Covered Branch

Tucked among the trees along the Levee trail in Sequim, this wide-eyed solitaire caught my attention immediately and rightly so since it was my first encounter with one.

Solitaires nest on the ground and love Juniper bushes as well as their berries, so I was very lucky to have spotted this one on a branch above ground and within range of my camera.

And although the Levee Trail has changed dramatically in the last few years, one thing hasn’t; the birds still find a suitable home there.