THE KING & I - My little game with the King continued yesterday at French Creek. I was able to park my car right beside him, but he retaliated by only showing me his backside. Do you think he's mooning me?

LINCOLN SURPRISE - I thought I was only going to see the usual House Finches, Song Sparrows, Spotted Towhees, White-crowns, Gold-crowns, and Juncos at San Pareil, but something diferent caught my eye just as I was going to leave. It was my first Lincoln Sparrow of the year.

FEEDING FRENZY - The determined look of the female Ring-necked Duck was real as it charged into a group Mallards to get its share of the food in the pond at Craig Bay.

CAMERA SHY - The female Greater Scaup wasn't sure of the camera, but soon overcame her fears and rejoined the feeding frenzy with the Ring-necked and Mallards. ( A pair of Buffleheads also joined in.)

DO NOT DISTURB - The Red-breasted Sapsucker paid no attention to me as it was busy getting its lunch at River's Edge.

THE GOLD STANDARD - You can always expect to see Gold-crowned Sparrows at San Pareil. There was about 12 in the flock that I was photographing.

BLACKBERRY BIRD - The blackberry and wild rose thickets at French Creek seemed to be buzzing with Bewick's Wrens. I could hear them all around but only one popped out for a distant picture.

FRIENDLY FOX - The Bewick's might have been shy, but the Fox Sparrow wasn't. It sat up close to me to see what I was up to then did some preening before it left.