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Great Blue Heron in palm tree on Bolsa Chica Mesa
Great Blue Heron in palm tree on Bolsa Chica Mesa		 Great Blue Heron incubating eggs in nest
Great Blue Heron incubating eggs in nest		 Great Blue Heron stabs a cottontail rabbit
Great Blue Heron stabs a cottontail rabbit		 Swallows it after two attempts
Swallows it after two attempts
Great Egret in breeding plumage
Great Egret in breeding plumage		 Great Egret eats alligator lizard
Great Egret eats alligator lizard		 Willet eats a small crab
Willet eats a small crab		 Willet eats a Calif. horn snail
Willet eats a Calif. horn snail
American Bittern by the footbridge
American Bittern by the footbridge		 Bittern eats, well, um, it's trying to find something to eat
Bittern eats, well, um, it's trying to find something to eat		 Plenty of fish
Plenty of fish		 For fish-eating Forster's Tern
For fish-eating Forster's Tern
This tern had a band on its leg
This tern had a band on its leg		 Duskywing skipper eats nectar from Encelia
Duskywing skipper eats nectar from Encelia		 Wasp searching for food
Wasp searching for food		 Bushtit pair too busy collecting nest material to eat
Bushtit pair too busy collecting nest material to eat
Ruddy Duck in almost complete breeding plumage
Ruddy Duck in almost complete breeding plumage		 House Finch in its bright plumage
House Finch in its bright plumage		 European Starling shiny and black
European Starling shiny and black		 Beldings Savannah Sparrow in, well, um, how it looks all year long
Beldings Savannah Sparrow in, well, um, how it looks all year long
Willet in flight
Willet in flight		 Snowy Egret in flight with its golden slippers
Snowy Egret in flight with its "golden slippers"		 Is this what is meant by stacking lenses????
Is this what is meant by stacking lenses????		 You brought it, you carry it
You brought it, you carry it

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CONSTANCE CASSADY 06-Apr-2010 15:31
TRUDE , I FORGOT ! THESE WILL MAKE A GREAT PP ON WHAT AND HOW OUR SJS BIRDS EAT! SUPER! CC
CONSTANCE CASSADY 06-Apr-2010 15:27
TRUDE, YOUR STALKING SKILLS ARE GENIUS! THAT, OR THOSE LONG,LONG LENES DID THEIR JOB. I THINK IT MUST BE A LITTLE OF BOTH! MARVY JOB! WISH THEY WERE MINE! CC
Laura 04-Apr-2010 05:53
What great discoveries! Great predation photos! How do you do it? You're magic!
Pamela Phillips 31-Mar-2010 20:35
Trude,
As always, your photos are wonderful!
Those herons are attracting quite a following at Bolsa Chica.
That's one Easter bunny that won't be delivering baskets this year!
Thanks, Trude!
Teresa 31-Mar-2010 15:10
Thank you for this vicarious thrill. You are an amazing photographer.
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