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Snowy Egret stalked silently in salutation
Snowy Egret stalked silently in salutation		 Round Stingray glided over mud in search of clam chowder
Round Stingray glided over mud in search of clam chowder		 Mulefat seeds await a fresh breeze to travel to a female plant
Mulefat seeds await a fresh breeze to travel to a female plant		 Black Skimmer, successful fishing
Black Skimmer, successful fishing
Double-crested Cormorant, also successful
Double-crested Cormorant, also successful		 Long-billed Curlew caught a razor clam
Long-billed Curlew caught a razor clam		 And then another
And then another		 Then decided to eat a reluctant shore crab
Then decided to eat a reluctant shore crab
Marbled Godwit caught nothing but air
Marbled Godwit caught nothing but air		 Forster's Tern came up empty also
Forster's Tern came up empty also		 Checkered White sipped sweet sauce from wild radish
Checkered White sipped sweet sauce from wild radish		 Calif Horn Snail heaved heavy shell over mud with its foot
Calif Horn Snail heaved heavy shell over mud with its foot
Flatfish out of water is sad fate
Flatfish out of water is sad fate		 Mullet out of water lives another day
Mullet out of water lives another day		 Snowy Plover male still in his alternate plumage
Snowy Plover male still in his alternate plumage		 Semi-palmated Plover still in his breeding plumage too
Semi-palmated Plover still in his breeding plumage too
Juvenile Elegant Terns will molt into adult plumage (left)
Juvenile Elegant Terns will molt into adult plumage (left)		 Willet in molt presents a messy picture
Willet in molt presents a messy picture		 Willet preens its new and old feathers into place
Willet preens its new and old feathers into place		 Marbled Godwit scratches as part of its feather maintenance plan
Marbled Godwit scratches as part of its feather maintenance plan
I want a fish now, as part of our pair bonding
I want a fish now, as part of our pair bonding		 Another kind of pair bonding, wink, wink , tiger beetles
Another kind of pair bonding, wink, wink , tiger beetles		 Wasp (see narrow waist) and iceplant
Wasp (see narrow waist) and iceplant		 Pipevine Butterfly, documenting a rare visitor to Orange County
Pipevine Butterfly, documenting a rare visitor to Orange County
Skimmers this way . .
Skimmers this way . .		 And that way
And that way		 More successful fishing
More successful fishing		 Vic, I didn't lie when I said I was shooting pigeons!
Vic, I didn't lie when I said I was shooting pigeons!
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Guest 15-Aug-2008 15:52
Wonderful photos! Okay, okay! I'll visit the Bolsa Chica Wetlands soon! Teresa
Betty Swift 14-Aug-2008 00:44
I love the variety, but the Checkered White is the star this time! Betty S.
Trude13-Aug-2008 15:25
Summer is a wonderful time to visit Bolsa Chica Wetlands in Orange County, CA. But then again, every time of year is a GOOD time! In July and August, young terns are learning to feed themselves but still noisily calling out for parental handouts. Shorebirds are migrating back through the area. Some are still in their breeding (alternate) plumage while others show interesting molt patterns. Warm summer days bring out the butterflies, and stingrays are easy to see at low tide. Come visit, look and learn what nature has to offer!
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