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Thanksgiving at Bolsa Chica. The boardwalk bends from the weight of all that photographic gear!
Thanksgiving at Bolsa Chica. The boardwalk bends from the weight of all that photographic gear!		 Most photographers come to shoot the Brown Pelican
Most photographers come to shoot the Brown Pelican		 Which fishes right next to the boardwalk
Which fishes right next to the boardwalk		 However, I come for more than pelicans
However, I come for more than pelicans
I like to watch behaviors and search for the hidden
I like to watch behaviors and search for the hidden		 Like this American Bittern, a resident not usually seen
Like this American Bittern, a resident not usually seen		 Reddish Egret, as many as four visitors this autumn
Reddish Egret, as many as four visitors this autumn		 Peregrine Falcon is always one of my favorite!
Peregrine Falcon is always one of my favorite!
Green Heron fishing along the bank
Green Heron fishing along the bank		 Great Egret dancing for fish
Great Egret dancing for fish		 Snowy Egret also active
Snowy Egret also active		 Chasing the fish this way and that
Chasing the fish this way and that
Great Egret begins its stalk
Great Egret begins its stalk		 It strikes!
It strikes!		 Slowly pulling up
Slowly pulling up		 Yes, it caught a tiny fish
Yes, it caught a tiny fish
Pied-billed Grebe sees all this fishing
Pied-billed Grebe sees all this fishing		 Dives for its own fish
Dives for its own fish		 Surfaces without
Surfaces without		 Shakes water off and tries again
Shakes water off and tries again
Long-billed Curlew looks for other prey
Long-billed Curlew looks for other prey		 It probes the mud for invertebrates (worms, clams, crabs)
It probes the mud for invertebrates (worms, clams, crabs)		 And probes the mud
And probes the mud		 And probes the mud some more
And probes the mud some more
Suddenly the sandpipers bunch up and fly away
Suddenly the sandpipers bunch up and fly away		 First flashing their brown upperparts and then turning
First flashing their brown upperparts and then turning		 And flashing their white undersides
And flashing their white undersides		 You know this means a raptor is nearby
You know this means a raptor is nearby
Like this Northern Harrier
Like this Northern Harrier		 And a Peregrine Falcon
And a Peregrine Falcon		 The sky isn't big enough for two, says the Harrier
The sky isn't big enough for two, says the Harrier		 Tables turn and Peregrine chases Harrier
Tables turn and Peregrine chases Harrier
PEREGRINE FALCON, the winner!
PEREGRINE FALCON, the winner!		 Flies back to its mate which caught a large shorebird
Flies back to its mate which caught a large shorebird		 Red-tailed Hawk says, where's my Thanksgiving dinner?
Red-tailed Hawk says, where's my Thanksgiving dinner?		 American Kestrel female watches for prey from her perch
American Kestrel female watches for prey from her perch
Black-bellied Plover looks like a sandpiper but has thicker beak
Black-bellied Plover looks like a sandpiper but has thicker beak		 Least Sandpiper, with yellow legs, smallest in the sandpiper family
Least Sandpiper, with yellow legs, smallest in the sandpiper family		 Western Sandpiper, bigger, black legs, and droopy billl
Western Sandpiper, bigger, black legs, and droopy billl		 Here's a comparison. Which is which?
Here's a comparison. Which is which?
Dunlin is slightly bigger with more droopy bill
Dunlin is slightly bigger with more droopy bill		 Short-billed Dowitcher chunkier with long bill and short legs
Short-billed Dowitcher chunkier with long bill and short legs		 Greater Yellowlegs has longer legs
Greater Yellowlegs has longer legs		 Willet is gray with distinctive wings black and white
Willet is gray with distinctive wings black and white
Ruddy Turnsone, the showoff, more common at the rocky shore
Ruddy Turnsone, the showoff, more common at the rocky shore		 Beldings Savannah Sparrow, the resident endangered sparrow
Beldings Savannah Sparrow, the resident endangered sparrow		 Black Phoebe, a black and white flycatcher
Black Phoebe, a black and white flycatcher		 European Starling, non-native but pretty in the sunshine
European Starling, non-native but pretty in the sunshine
Forster's Tern is the most abundant winter tern
Forster's Tern is the most abundant winter tern		 Look at those looooong wings
Look at those looooong wings		 Did a fish just swim by?
Did a fish just swim by?		 I want some!
I want some!
Lesser Scaup male dives for mussels at the footbridge
Lesser Scaup male dives for mussels at the footbridge		 Lesser Scaup females
Lesser Scaup females		 Ruddy Duck female with a brown line through her cheek
Ruddy Duck female with a brown line through her cheek		 Ruddy Duck male's cheeks are all white
Ruddy Duck male's cheeks are all white
Western Grebe already ate fish
Western Grebe already ate fish		 Ready for its Thanksgiving nap
Ready for its Thanksgiving nap		 Did you say nap? says the Ruddy Duck
Did you say nap? says the Ruddy Duck		 Tale end (Pied-billed Grebe has almost no tail)
Tale end (Pied-billed Grebe has almost no tail)
Bolsa Chica Wetlands with Saddleback in background
Bolsa Chica Wetlands with Saddleback in background

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Guest 01-Dec-2009 03:23
WOW, my favorite palindrome :)Winter
CONSTANCE CASSADY 01-Dec-2009 02:04
JUST GREAT ! THERE ARE A LOT MAG PCKS THERE. LOVE CONSTANCE C -
Lou Murray 01-Dec-2009 00:49
Very, very nice. --Lou
Trude30-Nov-2009 17:26
I spent 4½ hours at Bolsa Chica on Thanksgiving morning, and thought the footbridge would collapse from the weight of so many photographers! It was a lovely day to be thankful. Thankful for living in this free country, for friends I care deeply about and who enrich my life, family who are forever dear and an important part of me whether they are here on earth or in another world, and natural habitat areas where I can go to connect to myself, God, and nature’s incredible wonders. I wanted to share these four grateful things with you. I hope you enjoy the photos, too!
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