Thursday, December 2, 2010

Birds for Thought


Over 7000 Elegant Terns at Bolsa Chica Wetland.
Those phenomenal California Brown Pelicans soaring through the air so unexpectedly.
The family of three of the Western Snowy Plovers...the baby one is way too cute!
The way the California Least Terns all work together to fight off intruders that enter their nesting area, and the way the males offer fish to the females (direct benefit, female choice).
The smell of the Pacific Ocean and it's very cold breeze in the early morning.
Those giant Great Blue Heron nests in the tree, and when they are standing in them...what an amazing site, such a big nest with such a big bird inside.

Southern California is such a beautiful place. Bolsa Chica Wetland is one of the most biologically thriving wetlands I have ever seen. The site of over 7000 Elegant Terns in the distance is something you would see in a movie and rarely in real life.

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