in flight over The Salton Sea in Southern California. (Click/tap to enlarge)
A pair in breeding plumage,
reflecting fragile,
flying beauty.
We continue to be deluged,
by blessed rain and snow,
with still more forecasted.
Salton Sea is cleaner and fuller than I have ever seen,
making the wintering birds happy.
They are ready now,
for the arduous flight north to breed.
Cheers to you from The Salton Sea~
The Salton Sea,
is quieter by April,
most of the wintering birds,
have flown north.
The still sea waits,
for the punishing summer sun.
A few stragglers remain,
not yet forced by heat to flee.
Cheers to you from The Salton Sea~
Snowy Egret hunting for dinner,
plunges his beak,
and pulls out a fish!
Night Herons, White Faced Ibis, Snowy Egrets and Great White Herons, block my path!
424 different bird species have been identified at The Salton Sea, including this handsome Snowy Egret with striped stocking legs.
The placid Black Bellied Plover eats bugs in the sand,
while White Pelicans lumber off as I near.
They soon skid back,
flashing irked looks my way!
Great Blue Herons watch as if saying, “I’m a very big bird, you better be careful, if you come my way!”
Cheers to you from the wintering shorebirds at The Salton Sea~
