Christy and I spent the morning hiking at Bolsa Chica on the Pacific Coast Highway. This little wetlands park is a great place to see birds and get away from the congestion of the Southern California strip malls.
Just a few feet away from PCH and you feel like it is miles away.
This area would be just another housing development if a group of women, The Amigos of Bolsa Chica, hadn't protected the wetlands starting in the 1960's. Muchas Gracias Damas!
American Coot
Snowy Egret
Marbled Godwit
maybe a Northern Pintail
maybe it isn't
Snowy egret
Great Egret
American White Pelican
the beautiful wetlands
there are raised earth walkways through areas like this
Great Blue Heron
another great blue heron
Chrissy took a lot of amazing close up shots
there were a lot of herons in trees on the backside of the park
on a dreary day this area had a lot of color
i love the contrast of colorful flowers mixed with cactus
a brave snail out in the open with all these birds flying overhead
This bird was very popular with the many photographers here. I believe this is a reddish egret.
Osprey
Great Egret and Snowy Egret
I think this is a family of Marbled Godwits
This duck had a message for us.
Snowy Egret
Of course there are oil fields here too.
An old school oil rig which is very common around here.
A snowy egret searching for food...which is what we did after our two and a half hour hike at the wonderful Bolsa Chica Wetlands.
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