Backyard Songbird: Photo Of The Day

EL CERRITO, CA — Truly the best place to see beauty is right in our own backyards. When we can see the beauty around us, life is richer.

Just last week, Patch reader Carmen Erasmus snapped this photo in her El Cerrito backyard. She says the bird "was singing and looking to his mate." A beautiful feast for the senses!

Thanks for sharing your photo, Carmen.

If you have an awesome photo of nature, breath-taking scenery, kids caught being kids, a pet doing something funny or something unusual you happen to catch with your camera, we’d love to feature it on Patch.

We’re looking for high-resolution images that reflect the beauty that is Northern California, and that show off your unique talents.

Email it to autumn.johnson@patch.com.

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Photo credit: Carmen Erasmus