My aim on this Monday morning was to enjoy the company of birds, whoever they may be. A good place to accomplish such a goal is the Tijuana River Valley.
I stopped at the Bird and Butterfly Gardens after breakfast, but did not find any feathered friends compelling me to linger, so I drove out to Border Field, where things are often interesting. There, the resident Snowy Plovers came out to meet me, and Black Skimmers grazed for small fish over the waves.
When the beach had given me the birds it was willing to share, I drove to the Dairy Mart Ponds and visited some of the creatures that haunt its margins.
Creatures seen on this day were Snowy Plover, Black Skimmer, Western Gull, Yellow-Breasted Chat, Mexican Amberwing, Mallard.
Snowy Plover(Charadrius alexandrinus) |
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Description: 'Extinquishing' insect prey at the Tijuana River Mouth, Imperial Beach, San Diego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2013:06:24 7:49 |
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Location:
Tijuana River Mouth |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/6400 |
File Name: D3X9860-SnowyPlover |
| © 2013 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Snowy Plover(Charadrius alexandrinus) |
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Description: Foraging at the Tijuana River Mouth, Imperial Beach, San Diego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2013:06:24 7:49 |
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Location:
Tijuana River Mouth |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/6400 |
File Name: D3X9870-SnowyPlover |
| © 2013 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging |
Black Skimmer(Rynchops niger) |
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Description: Snatching a fish at the Tijuana River Mouth, Imperial Beach, San Diego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2013:06:24 8:11 |
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Location:
Tijuana River Mouth |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/4000 |
File Name: D3X9902-BlackSkimmer |
| © 2013 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging |
Western Gull(Larus occidentalis) |
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Description: Breeding adult at the Tijuana River Mouth, Imperial Beach, San Diego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2013:06:24 8:28 |
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Location:
Tijuana River Mouth |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/8000 |
File Name: D3X9996-WesternGull-Breeding |
| © 2013 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Western Gull(Larus occidentalis) |
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Description: Breeding adult at the Tijuana River Mouth, Imperial Beach, San Diego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2013:06:24 8:29 |
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Location:
Tijuana River Mouth |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/4000 |
File Name: D3X0004-WesternGull-Breeding |
| © 2013 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging |
Western Gull(Larus occidentalis) |
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Description: First year bird at the Tijuana River Mouth, Imperial Beach, San Diego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2013:06:24 8:30 |
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Location:
Tijuana River Mouth |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/8000 |
File Name: D3X0010-WesternGull-1stWinter |
| © 2013 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging |
Yellow-Breasted Chat(Icteria virens) |
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Description: Dairy Mart Ponds, in the Tijuana River Valley Regional Park, San Diego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2013:06:24 10:14 |
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Location:
Dairy Mart Ponds |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/1600 |
File Name: D3X0062-YellowBreastedChat |
| © 2013 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Mexican Amberwing(Perithemis intensa) |
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Description: Dairymart Ponds, in the Tijuana River Valley Regional Park, San Diego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2013:06:24 10:49 |
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Location:
Dairy Mart Ponds |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/11.0, 1/400 |
File Name: D3X0076-DragonFly |
| © 2013 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Mallard(Anas platyrhynchos) |
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Description: Juvenile with Mom at the Dairymart Ponds, in the Tijuana River Valley Regional Park, San Diego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2013:06:24 11:13 |
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Location:
Tijuana River Regional Park |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/11.0, 1/400 |
File Name: D3X0095-Mallard-Juvenile |
| © 2013 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
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Description: |
Date Taken: 2013:06:24 13:42 |
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Camera Information: |
File Name: Route-20130624-TijuanaRiverValley |
| © 2013 - Jack Daynes - shadeTree Imaging |
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