Salton Sea 2012 Photo Gallery by Frank Landerville at pbase.com

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Salton Sea 2012

The Salton Sea is a fascinating desert basin about 120 miles east of San Diego that was originally a fresh-water lake. Today it is saltier than the ocean and, by some measures, polluted from local agricultural runoff. As a closed desert system with no outlets, about of fifth of its volume evaporates each year. Fish die-offs occur regularly, largely attributed to the oxygen-depleting combination of warm water and salt.

A diversity of birds love this area. Heavy migrations of waterfowl, marsh and shorebirds occur from late fall through spring.

Salt flats, viewed from Garst Road	Clark's Grebe	Yellow-rumped Warbler	Yellow-rumped Warbler	Black Phoebe
White Pelicans flying over Double-crested Cormorants	White Pelicans	Burrowing Owl	American Kestrel	Western Meadowlark
Great-tailed Grackle	Brewer's Blackbird	Snow Goose	Marbled Godwit	Snowy Egret
Black Skimmer	Snow Geese	Snow Geese	Snow Geese	Snow Geese
Snow Geese	Snow Geese	Snow Geese	Judas Geese	Red-winged Blackbird
Salvation Mountain	Salvation Mountain	Salvation Mountain	Salvation Mountain

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