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We start with Crystal Cove, my little heaven on earth
Black Oystercatchers, resident along rocky shores but rarely seen
Black Turnstone showing the difficulties of living along rocky shores
Surfbird in its breeding plumage before it migrates north
Horned Grebe at Bolsa Chica showing its breeding plumage
Forster's Terns exchanging words
My native front yard with our state flower in abundance
Raindrops on Roses
The last time..male Black Phoebe feeds his fledgling after female disappears and then he is gone too
White Pelicans foraging for fish right in front of us at my marsh
Further afield, male Mule Deer at Caspers
Burrowing Owl foraging right in front of photographers standing in the road
Pied-billed Grebe with its reflection
Mallard with a water drip and green swirling water
The Finale: Wood Duck with its reflection
A few extra behaviors: Acorn Woodpeckers feeding on the ground
Black Oystercatcher eating a mussel and avoiding waves
Starling pair drinking
Western Grebes courting with their "rushing" dance across the water at my marsh
The Finale: I will always remember this Osprey catching a too-heavy fish and rowing to shore exhausted
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