OK, these might be the trippiest birds I have seen yet...I think they are not very common, either...seen in the pond at Shiloh Regional Park, Windsor.
Male Hooded Merganser, Shiloh Ranch Regional Park
Male Hooded Merganser with two females
Female Hooded Merganser
Small flock of hooded mergansers
Male Hooded Merganser
Turtle sunning itself on a partially cloudy day, same pond
Elsewhere on the property...golden-crowned sparrows join in the berry feast (below):
Golden-crowned sparrow with mashed berry
Little Anna's hummer glimmering like a jewel, back yard
Bushtit, back yard