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| Stew Gitlin | profile | all galleries >> Miscellaneous Interesting Pictures >> Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve >> Bolsa Chica Reserve - February 2017 | tree view | thumbnails | slideshow |
 Horned Grebe (?) |
 Egret in flight |
 Marbled Godwit |
 Hooded Merganser |
 Northern Pintail |
 Canada Goose |
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 Canada Geese in flight |
 Great Heron returning to nest in Palm tree |
 Bufflehead Duck |
 A type of gull |
 A gull transporting something |
 I believe this is a type of gull, but hard to tell from this angle. Nice picture though :) |
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 Snowy Egrets and Cormorants |
 Cormorants |
 Nesting pair of Great Herons |
 Great Heron in flight |
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 I would normally not have included this image, as it's not in sharp focus, but it's there due to a hummingbird also in the frame |
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 I think possibly a honey bee |
 I was taking pictures of bees on this bush, when a new friend appeared, and stayed around for a few more pictures |
 I'm not sure what species of hummingbird this is. Maybe an Anna's or possibly a Broad-tailed hummingbird |
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 A flock of Great and Snowy Egrets chasing a school of anchovies. That may be a Reddish Egret on the far left. |
 Cormorants joining the fun |
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 These pictures were taken at high tide, and in the foreground, are several hundred sandpipers on this little patch of land |
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 Something must have spooked them, as all of a sudden, they took off en masse |
 One gull must have thought it was a sandpiper. The other gulls are just ignoring the whole thing :) |
 They then made a U-turn and are now heading off to the right |
 Another turn, and they're now heading back towards me |
 And one last picture before they head off, and pretty much disappear. Quite an amazing spectacle. |
 And last, but not least, a cute little Snowy Egret |
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