With the boys who are five.
Lots of cannonball jump & splash,
and desert exploration,
with Ricardo Breceda’s,
creepy creatures.
Cheers to you from the desert in spring~
Category: MY PHOTOGRAPHS
Photos taken all over the world.
Snow Geese~
A massive flock of Snow Geese spooked by a Harrier Hawk (tap to enlarge to see the hawk in the upper right corner),
take to the air at The Salton Sea in Southern California.
Wile E. Coyote hiding, patiently watching and waiting,
finally makes his move,
causing the settling geese,
to panic once again,
and take to flight en masse.
The din is overwhelming as they fly directly around you,
and feathers float like snow.
When Wile E. gives up, the weary geese settle once again.
Soon they will begin their long migration north.
It is not easy being a Snow Goose,
but at least they have a lot of friends! (click to enlarge)
Cheers to you from the vacationing geese at The Salton Sea~
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One Man’s Drain is Another Owl’s Castle~
Burrowing Owls are a species of special concern and are disappearing in Southern California.
The species is listed as threatened in Mexico,
and endangered in Canada.
It is rare to see them in Southern California as their ecosystems have been goobled up by development.
These burrowing owls are protected at The Salton Sea Nature Preserve in Southern California.
The preserve sets up multiple drain pipes for the owls to shelter in from predators and marks them with signage to keep humans from bothering them.
It is always a major thrill when these tiny owls (they are only 9 inches high) decide to come out of hiding and people watch!
Cheers to you from the wonderful Burrowing Owls at The Salton Sea~
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Sandhill Seaside Society~
Why go it alone on a seaside holiday,
when vacations are more fun shared.
Sandhills eschew solitude,
preferring to gambol about in groups.
Cheers to you from the vacationing Sandhills at The Salton Sea~
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Sandhills at The Salton Sea~
With all their birdie buddies!
The heavy rains have filled the seas making happy and healthy birdies (click to enlarge).
The Sandhill Cranes have flown here en masse,
to take advantage of the bounty.
This is the first time they have allowed me close enough to get decent photos.
Sandhills are big birdies,
standing up to 4 1/2′ tall when fully extended,
They winter in the Salton Sea,
and head north soon,
to breed.
I have seen them doing their mating dances,
in the far Arctic.
Sorry to be out of touch. We are traveling, and wifi is unreliable.
Cheers to you for the wintering Sandhill Cranes~
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For a Ceanothus Moth~
(click/tap to enlarge)
A lifetime,
lasts,
ten days.
Only four days,
are spent flying free.
Cheers to you from The Holler’s briefly flying beauties~
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Pelis-can’t~
(click/tap twice if needed to enlarge)
Take a bad photo.
Every Peli day is portrait day,
even when they shy away.
Two Pelis,
are twice,
as much fun,
in the sun,
but five pelis, well they stun!
Cheers to you from The La Jolla pelis who can~
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Piles of Pinnipeds~
(Click/tap to enlarge)
Anxiously calling,
from land,
out to sea.
Others still must brave the waves,
to safely land.
The rocks are hard and the waves are big.
Finally resting,
reaching land is victory.
A kiss of encouragement steals the nerves.
Rest and respite so well deserved.
Cheers to you from La Jolla’s resting sea lions~
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Stellar Seas~
Surfers amongst storm waves. North Peaks at Blacks Beach in La Jolla, California.
California’s huge waves disrupted lots of sea life. This Stellar Sea Lion snoozing on the rocks doesn’t belong in La Jolla waters. I am seeing exotic birds blown off course and lots of other interesting displaced critters I will be sharing with you in my next posts.
These surfers seemed to do more watching than riding.
Even the resident sea lions are agitated,
by the waves,
especially as they attempt hazardous landings on the rocky shore.
In the upper right you can see the cliffs of Torrey Pines State Park,
and in the upper left, Del Mar California.
Cheers to you from still stormy La Jolla~
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La Jolla Cove/Boomers Breaking~
Click/Tap to enlarge. Casa Pool Life Guard Tower La Jolla California.
Big waves barreling,
onto Boomers Beach,
in La Jolla California,
during the current storm.
La Jolla Cove,
which rarely breaks,
was thundering with big waves.
And surfers.
It was quite The New Year’s,
show!
Although the pelicans were not very impressed and chose to snooze through all the drama.
Happy & Healthy New Years to You from Stormy La Jolla~
✴.·´¯·.·★ ꔠʌƿƿႸ Ꞑᶒພ 𐍅ᶒʌ໗ ★·.·¯´·.✴
