We're currently going through a kind of intense period of "monsoonal flow" and today turned gray shortly after sunrise. Though there turned out to be only a little precipitation, at least around home, it was hard to get motivated to go out exploring for fear of a downpour. In ways it was a good thing, giving me a little time to do some needed chores. In the afternoon, however, I stationed myself near the bird bath for a short time and shot a some video just for fun (actually, the video stuff is getting a little addictive, in case you haven't noticed). This one runs about 2-1/2 minutes (about 16 megs) and the cast (in order of appearance) are: a male Yellow-rumped Warbler (only about 10 seconds worth); the longest clip is of a Say's Phoebe first bathing and then preening; a Golden-mantled Ground-squirrel sneaking a drink; finally, a female Cassin's Finch stops by for a brief visit (notice the sound of the wind and the motion of the trees in the backgound - it had gotten a bit windy, too).