A mud pool spa.

The salty ocean air makes the rain tacky, and the birds like to have a mud pool bath after the rain.

A flock of European Starlings took turns to dive down from a big tree above a mud pool of water.

The rain had cleared and it was time for a pool party. The Starlings are very busy birds and everyone had a turn for a shower and a shine. Notably not all of the birds came down at the same time, as the majority remained in the tree, while only small groups came down to the pool in turn.
I suppose the ones up in the tree were keeping an eye out for predators.

The two photos below show the first group in action.

Then it was the second groups turn.

In the meantime a Pied Crow came in to land near its partner.

Lowering the landing gear here below.

And finally the landing was perfect. All fleas, this is your pilot. We have landed safely and you can take your seatbelts off now :)

Here below, we had the third group.

The funny thing was that none of the birds made a peep while they were in the pool. I love to practice my opera voice in the shower, although some say that it sounds like a screeching baboon in pain :)

Another interesting thing was that all of the groups entered the pool from the same left hand side.

At the left of the picture below, you can see the big tree that was above the pool.

The white clouds were all rained out and they were on their way to be refilled with water, as the weatherman reckons that we will have more rain over the next few days. Today was the first day that it felt like winter and I love the cool temperatures. We have become used to the strong winds over time and when it blows from the west, at the ocean side, we can smell the salt in the air, as we are only 15 to 20 minutes away from the sea depending on the traffic.

So for me it feels like we live between two worlds. The mountains with its nature and the farms at the one side and the wide Atlantic ocean at the other side. We regularly visit both worlds and they are as different as chalk and cheese, but both worlds have their own beautiful characteristics.
One can listen to the song of the ocean and breathe its salty flavor, or one can visit the stoic silence of the big mountains and breathe its fresh mountain air. Now that's what I call being blessed.
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I hope that you enjoyed the pictures.

And That's All Friends.

Photos by Zac Smith-All Rights Reserved.

Camera: Canon Powershot SX70HS Bridge camera.

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