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| Trude | profile | all galleries >> bolsa_chica_wetlands >> bolsa_chica_in_spring | tree view | thumbnails | slideshow |
 Amigos de Bolsa Chica offer public walks the first Saturday of each month |
 Ladybird Beetle greeting for good luck at start of tour |
 Bolsa Chica is known for spectacular views of Brown Pelian |
 Pelicans eat topsmelt and other fish in the warm shallow waters |
 Forster's Terns also dive for fish |
 Elegant Tern with longer oranger bill. Breeds in large colonies on Bolsa Chica's sand island |
 Tiny endangered California Least Tern also nests here |
 Black Skimmers, related to terns, also eat fish |
 Cormorants swim underwater for fish. They are more related to pelicans than ducks. |
 Great Egret, tallest fish-eater of the wetland |
 Spring means some birds molt into their breeding plumage |
 Better to impress mates! |
 Western Sandpipers molt from drab gray to rich brown. They need lots of food to fuel this process |
 Willet with its distinctive wing stripe |
 It is camouflaged gray to match gray water and mudflats |
 Shorebirds alert to predators turn an eye to the sky for peregrine falcons |
 Semi-palmated Plover has a dark back to camouflage against dark mud |
 It has a complete chest band and yellow legs |
 Snowy Plover with incomplete chest band. It inhabits sandy areas so its colors are paler |
 Look how it stands out against the dark mudflat! |
 Endangered Belding's Savannah Sparrow atop pickleweed it calls home year-round |
 Wetlands are full of life, above and below the surface |
 Come to an Amigos de Bolsa Chica tour to learn more about how YOU CAN BE INVOLVED |
 Friendly docents will be happy to share Bolsa Chica's secrets with you! |
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