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| Western Snowy Plover, Ocean Beach |
I saw them on the beach, a smattering of little white balls in the sand, when I was down there a week or two ago, but I didn't have the camera with me. I actually left the house without the camera again this morning, but I turned back to get it when I noticed the wind was blowing offshore. I wanted to be able to photograph surfers in case there was a big swell. I'd forgotten about the plovers until I got to the beach and noticed them once again.
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| There was just a small swell, but it looked pretty fun out there. |
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| I found this old poster I made back 2004 when I was looking for other times of the year that I've photographed the snowy plovers. Mostly it's been November - February, but I was surprised to find shots from August 2008. |
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| The great blue heron was hunting in the Bison Paddock but didn't make any strikes in the time I was watching him. He looked close a few times, as in the pose above, but whatever was catching his eye continued its run of good luck. I was surprised to see so much mustard in bloom already. The paddock looks very lush right now, and the bison were their usual relaxed selves. |
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| As I was poking my camera lens through the chain-link fence, I noticed that one of the many yellow-rumped warblers in the area had perched close by. Its feet kept slipping as it tried to balance against the wind. |
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| Lots of visitors in the park and down by the beach on this sunny day, but not many birds on Seal Rocks. It's not often that Chimney Rock at Pt. Reyes is so clearly visible in the distance (~28.75 miles away). |
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