Memories of the Saltworks
Biologists at Work(n/a) |
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Description: Looking north from the Imperial Beach boundary on Tern survey day at the Saltworks, part of the San Diego National Wildlife Complex. |
Date Taken: 2015:07:08 10:39 |
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Location:
Saltworks |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 15 mm, f/4.0, 1/4000 |
File Name: D2X1205-Saltworks-TernSurvey |
| © 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Stilt Sandpiper(Calidris himantopus) |
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Description: Normal migration would have this bird well to the east. This bird was found at the Saltworks. Part of the South San Diego Bay NWR, San Diego, California USA |
Date Taken: 2013:07:24 7:38 |
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Location:
Saltworks |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/2500 |
File Name: D3X0664-StiltSandPiper |
| © 2013 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
Wilson's Phalarope(Phalaropus tricolor) |
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Description: Feeding on brine flies at the Saltworks. Part of the South San Diego Bay NWR, San Diego, California. |
Date Taken: 2013:07:24 7:42 |
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Location:
Saltworks |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/2500 |
File Name: D3X0676-WilsonsPhalarope |
| © 2013 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Black Skimmer(Rynchops niger) |
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Description: Chick getting banding at the Saltworks. Part of the South San Diego Bay NWR, San Diego, California. |
Date Taken: 2013:07:24 8:11 |
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Location:
Saltworks |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 350 mm, f/5.6, 1/1600 |
File Name: D3X0689-BlackSkimmer-Chick |
| © 2013 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Caspian Tern(Hydroprogne caspia) |
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Description: Large chick at the Saltworks. Part of the South San Diego Bay NWR, San Diego, California. |
Date Taken: 2013:07:24 8:26 |
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Location:
Saltworks |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 400 mm, f/5.6, 1/200 |
File Name: D3X0739-CaspianTern-Chick |
| © 2013 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Red-Necked Phalarope(Phalaropus lobatus) |
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Description: Hunting brine fly larva at the Saltworks. Part of the South San Diego Bay NWR, San Diego, California. |
Date Taken: 2013:07:24 9:50 |
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Location:
Saltworks |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/4000 |
File Name: D3X0919-RedNeckedPhalarope |
| © 2013 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Western Sandpiper(Calidris mauri) |
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Description: Early fall migrant at the Saltworks. Part of the South San Diego Bay NWR, San Diego, California. |
Date Taken: 2013:07:24 9:53 |
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Location:
Saltworks |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/2500 |
File Name: D3X0929-WesternSandpiper |
| © 2013 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Black Skimmer(Rynchops niger) |
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Description: Tern survey day at the Saltworks, part of the San Diego National Wildlife Complex. Near Imperial Beach, California. |
Date Taken: 2015:07:08 11:47 |
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Location:
Saltworks |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 220 mm, f/14.0, 1/800 |
File Name: D3X2447-BlackSkimmer |
| © 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Forster's Tern(Sterna forsteri) |
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Description: Tern survey day at the Saltworks, part of the San Diego National Wildlife Complex. Near Imperial Beach, California. |
Date Taken: 2015:07:08 11:52 |
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Location:
Saltworks |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 400 mm, f/13.0, 1/500 |
File Name: D3X2474-ForstersTern |
| © 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Savannah Sparrow(Passerculus sandwichensis) |
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Description: Tern survey day at the Saltworks, part of the San Diego National Wildlife Complex. Near Imperial Beach, California. |
Date Taken: 2015:07:08 12:19 |
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Location:
Saltworks |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 400 mm, f/9.0, 1/320 |
File Name: D3X2521-SavannahSparrow-Beldings |
| © 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Red-Necked Phalarope(Phalaropus lobatus) |
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Description: A mixed flock of with Wilson's Phalaropes flying in tight formation. Seen during Tern survey day at the Saltworks, part of the San Diego National Wildlife Complex. Near Imperial Beach, California. |
Date Taken: 2015:07:08 12:27 |
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Location:
Saltworks |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 200 mm, f/11.0, 1/500 |
File Name: D3X2539-RedNeckedPhalarope |
| © 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Black Skimmer(Rynchops niger) |
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Description: Tern survey day at the Saltworks, part of the San Diego National Wildlife Complex. Near Imperial Beach, California. |
Date Taken: 2015:07:08 13:06 |
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Location:
Saltworks |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 400 mm, f/9.0, 1/800 |
File Name: D3X2644-BlackSkimmer |
| © 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Gull-Billed Tern(Gelochelidon nilotica) |
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Description: Seen bringing Mole Crab prey back to feed chicks during Tern survey day at the Saltworks, part of the San Diego National Wildlife Complex. Near Imperial Beach, California. |
Date Taken: 2015:07:08 13:08 |
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Location:
Saltworks |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 400 mm, f/11.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: D3X2667-GullBilledTern |
| © 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Gull-Billed Tern(Gelochelidon nilotica) |
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Description: Tern survey day at the Saltworks, part of the San Diego National Wildlife Complex. Near Imperial Beach, California. |
Date Taken: 2015:07:08 13:09 |
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Location:
Saltworks |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 400 mm, f/10.0, 1/800 |
File Name: D3X2675-GullBilledTern |
| © 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Snowy Plover(Charadrius alexandrinus) |
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Description: "Fuzzball" chick seen on a tern survey day at the Saltworks, part of the San Diego National Wildlife Complex. Near Imperial Beach, California. |
Date Taken: 2015:08:05 10:36 |
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Location:
Saltworks |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/2500 |
File Name: D3X2750-SnowyPlover-Chick |
| © 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Greater Yellowlegs(Tringa melanoleuca) |
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Description: Fall migrants seen on Tern survey day at the Saltworks, part of the San Diego National Wildlife Complex. Near Imperial Beach, California. |
Date Taken: 2015:08:05 10:51 |
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Location:
Saltworks |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/800 |
File Name: D3X2767-GreaterYellowLegs |
| © 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Elegant Tern(Thalasseus elegans) |
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Description: Bringing fish prey to feed hungrey chicks. Tern survey day at the Saltworks, part of the San Diego National Wildlife Complex. Near Imperial Beach, California. |
Date Taken: 2015:08:05 11:09 |
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Location:
Saltworks |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1600 |
File Name: D3X2788-ElegantTern |
| © 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Osprey(Pandion haliaetus) |
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Description: Hunting from the boundary for prey in the bay on Tern survey day at the Saltworks, part of the San Diego National Wildlife Complex. Near Imperial Beach, California. |
Date Taken: 2015:08:05 11:46 |
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Location:
Saltworks |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/7.1, 1/1000 |
File Name: D3X2841-Osprey |
| © 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Long-Billed Curlew(Numenius americanus) |
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Description: Foraging on the bay shore mud flats on Tern survey day at the Saltworks, part of the San Diego National Wildlife Complex. Near Imperial Beach, California. |
Date Taken: 2015:08:05 11:51 |
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Location:
Saltworks |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/7.1, 1/1250 |
File Name: D3X2850-LongBilledCurlew |
| © 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Least Sandpiper(Calidris minutilla) |
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Description: Juvenile bird seen during a day at the Saltworks, part of the San Diego National Wildlife Complex. Near Imperial Beach, California. |
Date Taken: 2020:01:25 1:52 |
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Camera Information: |
File Name: D3X4579-LeastSandPiper-scaled |
| © 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Red-Necked Phalarope(Phalaropus lobatus) |
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Description: Juvenile bird seen during a day at the Saltworks, part of the San Diego National Wildlife Complex. Near Imperial Beach, California. |
Date Taken: 2015:08:19 10:09 |
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Location:
Saltworks |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/7.1, 1/1600 |
File Name: D3X4602-RedNeckedPhalarope |
| © 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Semipalmated Plover(Charadrius semipalmatus) |
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Description: Fall migrant we saw during a day at the Saltworks, part of the San Diego National Wildlife Complex. Near Imperial Beach, California. |
Date Taken: 2015:08:19 10:11 |
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Location:
Saltworks |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/7.1, 1/1600 |
File Name: D3X4614-SemiPalmatedPlover |
| © 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Willet(Catoptrophorus semipalmatus) |
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Description: A day at the Saltworks, part of the San Diego National Wildlife Complex. Near Imperial Beach, California. |
Date Taken: 2015:08:19 11:19 |
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Location:
Saltworks |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/2500 |
File Name: D3X4733-Willet |
| © 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Western Sandpiper(Calidris mauri) |
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Description: Fall migrant we saw during a day at the Saltworks, part of the San Diego National Wildlife Complex. Near Imperial Beach, California. |
Date Taken: 2015:08:19 11:27 |
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Location:
Saltworks |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: D3X4749-WesternSandpiper |
| © 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Black Turnstone(Arenaria melanocephala) |
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Description: Fall migrant we saw during a day at the Saltworks, part of the San Diego National Wildlife Complex. Near Imperial Beach, California. |
Date Taken: 2015:08:19 11:48 |
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Location:
Saltworks |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1600 |
File Name: D3X4891-BlackTurnStone |
| © 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Western Sandpiper(Calidris mauri) |
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Description: Fall migrant we saw during a day at the Saltworks, part of the San Diego National Wildlife Complex. Near Imperial Beach, California. |
Date Taken: 2015:08:19 12:18 |
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Location:
Saltworks |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: D3X5109-WesternSandpiper |
| © 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Gull-Billed Tern(Gelochelidon nilotica) |
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Description: Gull-billed Tern nests are monitored very closely at the Saltworks at South San Diego Bay NWR. San Diego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2009:05:27 13:46 |
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Location:
Saltworks |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 550 mm, f/5.6, 1/1250 |
File Name: JCD0209.GullBilledTern.Egg_ |
| © 2009 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Gull-Billed Tern(Gelochelidon nilotica) |
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Description: Unless at their nesting sites, group flight of these birds images are uncommon. Saltworks at South San Diego Bay NWR. San Diego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2009:05:27 13:47 |
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Location:
Saltworks |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 280 mm, f/6.3, 1/1250 |
File Name: JCD0213.GullBilledTern |
| © 2009 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Elegant Tern(Thalasseus elegans) |
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Description: Some years, tens of thousands of Elegant Terns nest at the Saltworks at South San Diego Bay NWR. San Diego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2009:05:27 14:05 |
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Location:
Saltworks |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 280 mm, f/9.0, 1/500 |
File Name: JCD0274.ElegantTern |
| © 2009 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
American Avocet(Recurvirostra americana) |
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Description: Coming into the world at the Saltworks at South San Diego Bay NWR. San Diego County, California USA |
Date Taken: 2009:06:03 10:51 |
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Location:
Saltworks |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 280 mm, f/8.0, 1/640 |
File Name: JCD0694.AmericanAvocet.Egg_.Chick_ |
| © 2007 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Western Sandpiper(Calidris mauri) |
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Description: Feeding on Brine flies at the Saltworks. Part of the South San Diego Bay NWR, San Diego, California. |
Date Taken: 2011:07:27 9:43 |
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Location:
Saltworks |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/2000 |
File Name: JCD1253-WesternSandPiper |
| © 2011 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Caspian Tern(Hydroprogne caspia) |
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Description: Juvenile at the Saltworks. Part of the South San Diego Bay NWR, San Diego, California. |
Date Taken: 2011:07:27 9:45 |
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Location:
Saltworks |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/3200 |
File Name: JCD1268-CaspianTern-Juvenile |
| © 2011 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Red-Necked Phalarope(Phalaropus lobatus) |
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Description: Fall migrant we saw during a day at the Saltworks, part of the San Diego National Wildlife Complex. Near Imperial Beach, California. |
Date Taken: 2011:07:27 10:15 |
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Location:
Saltworks |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/4000 |
File Name: JCD1331-RedNeckedPhalarope |
| © 2011 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Wilson's Phalarope(Phalaropus tricolor) |
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Description: Feeding on brine flies at the Saltworks. Part of the South San Diego Bay NWR, San Diego, California. |
Date Taken: 2011:07:27 10:21 |
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Location:
Saltworks |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/5000 |
File Name: JCD1365-WilsonsPhalarope |
| © 2011 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Double-Crested Cormorant(Phalacrocorax auritus) |
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Description: Birds at the Saltworks. Part of the South San Diego Bay NWR, San Diego, California. |
Date Taken: 2011:07:27 11:12 |
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Location:
Lindo Lake |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/5000 |
File Name: JCD1430-DoubleCrestedCormorant |
| © 2011 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
Cliff Swallow(Petrochelidon pyrrhonota) |
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Description: Gathering at the creshe bush at the Saltworks. Part of the South San Diego Bay NWR, San Diego, California. |
Date Taken: 2011:07:27 11:41 |
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Location:
Saltworks |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/2000 |
File Name: JCD1516-CliffSwallow |
| © 2011 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
Barn Swallow(Hirundo rustica) |
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Description: Adult female at the Saltworks. Part of the South San Diego Bay NWR, San Diego, California. |
Date Taken: 2011:07:27 12:11 |
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Location:
Saltworks |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/2000 |
File Name: JCD1591-BarnSwallow |
| © 2011 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
Black-Bellied Plover(Pluvialis squatarola) |
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Description: Fall migrant we saw during a day at the Saltworks, part of the San Diego National Wildlife Complex. Near Imperial Beach, California. |
Date Taken: 2011:07:27 12:55 |
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Location:
Saltworks |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/3200 |
File Name: JCD1744-BlackBelliedPlover |
| © 2011 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Caspian Tern(Hydroprogne caspia) |
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Description: Hungry chick at the Saltworks. Part of the South San Diego Bay NWR, San Diego, California. |
Date Taken: 2011:07:27 13:11 |
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Location:
Saltworks |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/5000 |
File Name: JCD1788-CaspianTern |
| © 2011 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Elegant Tern(Thalasseus elegans) |
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Description: For some reason this image reminds me of an Andrew Wyeth painting. Science in action. Each year, during breeding season, eggs, and nests are counted on a weekly basis. Saltworks at South San Diego Bay NWR. San Diego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2009:05:27 14:07 |
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Location:
Saltworks |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 24 mm, f/8.0, 1/640 |
File Name: JCD3009.ElegantTern |
| © 2009 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Least Tern(Sternula antillarum) |
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Description: On the nest, Least Terns spend a lot of time looking for preditors (there are many). Saltworks at South San Diego Bay NWR. San Diego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2009:06:03 12:59 |
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Location:
Saltworks |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1500 |
File Name: JCD3364.LeastTern.Nest_ |
| © 2009 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Gull-Billed Tern(Gelochelidon nilotica) |
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Description: This chick is only days old at the Saltworks at South San Diego Bay NWR. San Diego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2009:06:03 13:52 |
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Location:
Saltworks |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1500 |
File Name: JCD3450.GullBilledTern.Chick_ |
| © 2009 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Gull-Billed Tern(Gelochelidon nilotica) |
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Description: Its not common to be able to photograph groups of Gull-billed terns in flight. Saltworks at South San Diego Bay NWR. San Diego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2009:06:03 14:16 |
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Location:
Saltworks |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 400 mm, f/8.0, 1/6000 |
File Name: JCD3556.GullBilledTern |
| © 2009 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Black-Bellied Plover(Pluvialis squatarola) |
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Description: Breeding adult fall migrant at the Saltworks at South San Diego Bay NWR. San Diego County, California USA. [2008-10-05] |
Date Taken: 2009:07:29 10:16 |
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Location:
Saltworks |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 800 mm, f/22.0, 1/160 |
File Name: JCD3900.BlackBelliedPlover |
| © 2013 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
Elegant Tern(Thalasseus elegans) |
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Description: Bringing in the groceries to feed a hungry juvenile at the Saltworks at South San Diego Bay NWR. San Diego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2009:07:29 11:18 |
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Location:
Saltworks |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 800 mm, f/22.0, 1/250 |
File Name: JCD4269.ElegantTern |
| © 2009 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Barn Swallow(Hirundo rustica) |
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Description: Juvenile. Gathering at the creshe bush at the Saltworks. Part of the South San Diego Bay NWR, San Diego, California. |
Date Taken: 2009:07:29 13:18 |
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Location:
Saltworks |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 800 mm, f/11.0, 1/320 |
File Name: JCD4516.BarnSwallow.Juvenile |
| © 2009 Jack Daynes, www.shadetree-imaging.com |
Savannah Sparrow(Passerculus sandwichensis) |
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Description: Juvenile Belding's subspecies at the Saltworks at South San Diego Bay NWR. San Diego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2009:07:29 13:23 |
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Location:
Saltworks |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 800 mm, f/11.0, 1/640 |
File Name: JCD4521.SavannahSparrow.Beldings |
| © 2009 Jack Daynes, shadetree-imaging.com |
Cliff Swallow(Petrochelidon pyrrhonota) |
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Description: Juvenile waiting to be fed on the "Crèche-ing" bush at the Saltworks. Saltworks at South San Diego Bay NWR. San Diego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2009:07:29 13:58 |
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Location:
Saltworks |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 800 mm, f/11.0, 1/640 |
File Name: JCD4578.CliffSwallow.Juvenile |
| © 2009 Jack Daynes, www.shadetree-imaging.com |
Cliff Swallow(Petrochelidon pyrrhonota) |
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Description: Juvenile getting fed. Saltworks at South San Diego Bay NWR. San Diego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2009:07:29 14:04 |
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Location:
Saltworks |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 400 mm, f/11.0, 1/640 |
File Name: JCD4607.CliffSwallow.Juvenile |
| © 2009 Jack Daynes, www.shadetree-imaging.com |
Long-Billed Curlew(Numenius americanus) |
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Description: Saltworks at South San Diego Bay NWR. San Diego County, California USA. |
Date Taken: 2009:07:29 14:17 |
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Location:
Saltworks |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 800 mm, f/11.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: JCD4627.LongBilledCurlew |
| © 2009 Jack Daynes, shadetree-imaging |
Western Sandpiper(Calidris mauri) |
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Description: When they take flight en mass it reveals significant numbers if these birds wintering at the Saltworks at South San Diego Bay NWR. San Diego County, California USA 2009-08-05. |
Date Taken: 2009:08:05 9:03 |
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Location:
Saltworks |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/5000 |
File Name: JCD5205.WesternSandPiper |
| © 2009 Jack Daynes, shadetree-imaging.com |
Elegant Tern(Thalasseus elegans) |
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Description: Bringing in the groceries. Saltworks at South San Diego Bay NWR. San Diego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2009:08:05 9:32 |
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Location:
Saltworks |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 800 mm, f/7.1, 1/4000 |
File Name: JCD5373.ElegantTern |
| © 2009 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Elegant Tern(Thalasseus elegans) |
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Description: Bringing in the groceries. Saltworks at South San Diego Bay NWR. San Diego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2009:08:05 9:49 |
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Location:
Saltworks |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 800 mm, f/10.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: JCD5527.ElegantTern |
| © 2009 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Elegant Tern(Thalasseus elegans) |
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Description: Hungry nestlings are waiting at the Saltwoks; part of the San Diego National Wildlife Refuge system. San Diego County California USA 2009-08-05. |
Date Taken: 2009:08:15 12:22 |
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Location:
Saltworks |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 800 mm, f/10.0, 1/2500 |
File Name: JCD5579.ElegantTern |
| © 2009 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Elegant Tern(Thalasseus elegans) |
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Description: Hungry nestlings are waiting at the Saltwoks; part of the San Diego National Wildlife Refuge system. San Diego County California USA 2009-08-05. |
Date Taken: 2009:08:15 12:38 |
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Location:
Saltworks |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 800 mm, f/10.0, 1/2500 |
File Name: JCD5590.ElegantTern |
| © 2009 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Western Sandpiper(Calidris mauri) |
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Description: Loafing in large groups during high tide in the Saltworks at South San Diego Bay NWR. San Diego County, California USA 2009-08-05.. |
Date Taken: 2009:08:05 10:55 |
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Location:
Saltworks |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 800 mm, f/45.0, 1/80 |
File Name: JCD5836.WesternSandPiper |
| © 2009 Jack Daynes, shadetree-imaging |
Black-Necked Stilt(Himantopus mexicanus) |
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Description: Juvinile bird at the Saltworks at South San Diego Bay NWR. San Diego County, California USA 2009-08-05. |
Date Taken: 2009:08:05 11:03 |
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Location:
Saltworks |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 800 mm, f/16.0, 1/320 |
File Name: JCD5889.BlackNeckedStilt |
| © 2007 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Red-Necked Phalarope(Phalaropus lobatus) |
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Description: Juvenile bird at the Saltworks at South San Diego Bay NWR. San Diego County, California USA 2009-08-05. |
Date Taken: 2009:08:05 11:08 |
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Location:
Saltworks |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/2500 |
File Name: JCD5926.RedNeckedPhalarope.Juvenile |
| © 2009 Jack Daynes, shadetree-imaging |
Western Sandpiper(Calidris mauri) |
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Description: Loafing in large groups during high tide in the Saltworks at South San Diego Bay NWR. San Diego County, California USA 2009-08-05. |
Date Taken: 2009:08:05 11:10 |
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Location:
Saltworks |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 400 mm, f/22.0, 1/320 |
File Name: JCD5934.WesternSandPiper |
| © 2009 Jack Daynes, shadetree-imaging |
Long-Billed Curlew(Numenius americanus) |
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Description: Foraging along the bay shore at the Saltworks at South San Diego Bay NWR. San Diego County, California USA 2009-08-05. |
Date Taken: 2009:08:05 12:11 |
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Location:
Saltworks |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 800 mm, f/22.0, 1/200 |
File Name: JCD5973.LongBilledCurlew |
| © 2009 Jack Daynes, shadetree-imaging |
Elegant Tern(Thalasseus elegans) |
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Description: Saltworks at South San Diego Bay NWR. San Diego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2009:08:05 12:28 |
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Location:
Saltworks |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 800 mm, f/11.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: JCD6042.ElegantTern |
| © 2009 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Least Tern(Sternula antillarum) |
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Description: Looking for its hungry chick at the Saltworks at South San Diego Bay NWR. San Diego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2009:05:17 8:32 |
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Location:
Saltworks |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/500 |
File Name: JCD8091.LeastTern |
| © 2009 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Red Knot(Calidris canutus) |
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Description: Spring migrant at the Saltworks at South San Diego Bay NWR. San Diego County, California USA 2009-05-17. |
Date Taken: 2009:05:17 10:07 |
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Location:
Saltworks |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/750 |
File Name: JCD8326.RedKnot |
| © 2009 Jack Daynes, shadetree-imaging |
Forster's Tern(Sterna forsteri) |
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Description: Saltworks at South San Diego Bay NWR. San Diego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2009:05:17 11:53 |
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Location:
Saltworks |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: JCD8577.ForstersTern |
| © 2009 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Least Tern(Sternula antillarum) |
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Description: Nest at the Saltworks at South San Diego Bay NWR. San Diego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2009:05:20 9:06 |
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Location:
Saltworks |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 550 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: JCD8797.LeastTern.Egg_ |
| © 2009 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Least Tern(Sternula antillarum) |
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Description: Nest at the Saltworks at South San Diego Bay NWR. San Diego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2009:05:20 9:10 |
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Location:
Saltworks |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 550 mm, f/8.0, 1/400 |
File Name: JCD8799.LeastTern.Egg_ |
| © 2009 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
American Avocet(Recurvirostra americana) |
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Description: Nest at the Saltworks at South San Diego Bay NWR. San Diego County, California USA 2009-05-20. |
Date Taken: 2009:05:20 9:57 |
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Location:
Saltworks |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 340 mm, f/8.0, 1/400 |
File Name: JCD8836.AmericanAvocet.Egg_ |
| © 2007 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Elegant Tern(Thalasseus elegans) |
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Description: Images can't fully express the experience of a walk through an Elegant Tern colony. The sights, sounds & smells are unforgettable. Saltworks at South San Diego Bay NWR. San Diego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2009:05:20 10:09 |
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Location:
Saltworks |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 280 mm, f/6.3, 1/1000 |
File Name: JCD8928.ElegantTern |
| © 2009 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Elegant Tern(Thalasseus elegans) |
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Description: Images can't fully express the experience of a walk through an Elegant Tern colony. The sights, sounds & smells are unforgettable. Saltworks at South San Diego Bay NWR. San Diego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2009:05:20 10:14 |
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Location:
Saltworks |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 400 mm, f/6.3, 1/1000 |
File Name: JCD8964.ElegantTern |
| © 2009 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Elegant Tern(Thalasseus elegans) |
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Description: Images can't fully express the experience of a walk through an Elegant Tern colony. The sights, sounds & smells are unforgettable. Saltworks at South San Diego Bay NWR. San Diego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2009:05:20 10:27 |
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Location:
Saltworks |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 320 mm, f/6.3, 1/1600 |
File Name: JCD9090.ElegantTern |
| © 2009 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
American Avocet(Recurvirostra americana) |
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Description: Saltworks at South San Diego Bay NWR. San Diego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2011:06:08 10:04 |
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Location:
Saltworks |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/6.3, 1/1600 |
File Name: JCD9416-AmericanAvocet |
| © 2011 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Black Skimmer(Rynchops niger) |
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Description: Saltworks at South San Diego Bay NWR. San Diego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2011:06:08 10:10 |
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Location:
Saltworks |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/6.3, 1/1600 |
File Name: JCD9435-BlackSkimmer |
| © 2011 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Least Tern(Sternula antillarum) |
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Description: California Least Terns struggle to survive many perils despite the measures to protect them. Saltworks at South San Diego Bay NWR. San Diego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2011:06:08 11:41 |
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Location:
Saltworks |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/6.3, 1/1600 |
File Name: JCD9571-LeastTern |
| © 2011 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Snowy Plover(Charadrius alexandrinus) |
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Description: Western Snowy Plovers nest at the Saltworks at South San Diego Bay NWR. San Diego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2011:06:08 12:12 |
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Location:
Saltworks |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/6.3, 1/2000 |
File Name: JCD9672-SnowyPlover |
| © 2011 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Caspian Tern(Hydroprogne caspia) |
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Description: A chick about to emerge from a 'pipped' egg at the Saltworks at South San Diego Bay NWR. San Diego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2009:05:27 10:03 |
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Location:
Saltworks |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 420 mm, f/5.6, 1/500 |
File Name: JCD9747.CaspianTern.Egg_ |
| © 2009 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Savannah Sparrow(Passerculus sandwichensis) |
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Description: Fledgling chick. A successful action to avoid the bipedal threat. (Belding's SubSp.) Saltworks at South San Diego Bay NWR. San Diego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2009:05:27 10:38 |
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Location:
Saltworks |
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Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 550 mm, f/5.6, 1/350 |
File Name: JCD9780.SavannahSparrow.Beldings.Chick_ |
| © 2009 Jack Daynes, www.shadetree-imaging.com |
Royal Tern(Thalasseus maximus) |
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Description: This image was published in the San Diego County Bird Atlas. Saltworks at South San Diego Bay NWR. San Siego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2003:05:28 8:20 |
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Location:
Saltworks |
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Camera Information: |
File Name: A3E28E10RoyalTern |
| © 2003 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Ruddy Turnstone(Arenaria interpres) |
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Description: Loafing and waiting for the return of low tide at the Saltworks at South San Diego Bay NWR USA 2003-07-26. |
Date Taken: 2003:07:26 16:39 |
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Location:
Saltworks |
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Camera Information: Nikon SUPER COOLSCAN 4000 ED, |
File Name: A3G26b07-RuddyTurnStone |
| © 2003 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
Forster's Tern(Sterna forsteri) |
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Description: Chicks waiting for parents. Saltworks at South San Diego Bay NWR. San Siego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2008:09:27 17:15 |
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Location:
Saltworks |
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Camera Information: Nikon SUPER COOLSCAN 4000 ED, |
File Name: A3G26c37-ForstersTern-Chicks |
| © 2003 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
American Avocet(Recurvirostra americana) |
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Description: At the South San Diego Bay Saltworks in Chula Vista California. Part of the San Diego Bay National Wildlife Refuge. |
Date Taken: 2017:05:17 9:10 |
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Location:
Saltworks |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 460 mm, f/8.0, 1/8000 |
File Name: AmericanAvocet_D5X1262 |
| © 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Gull-Billed Tern(Gelochelidon nilotica) |
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Description: Brand new chick at the South San Diego Bay Saltworks in Chula Vista California. Part of the San Diego Bay National Wildlife Refuge. |
Date Taken: 2017:05:17 8:59 |
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Location:
Saltworks |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 280 mm, f/8.0, 1/4000 |
File Name: GullBilledTern_D5X1189-Chick-Nest |
| © 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Gull-Billed Tern(Gelochelidon nilotica) |
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Description: A chick has just "pipped" the egg a the South San Diego Bay Saltworks in Chula Vista California. Part of the San Diego Bay National Wildlife Refuge. |
Date Taken: 2017:05:17 10:40 |
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Location:
Saltworks |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 280 mm, f/6.3, 1/8000 |
File Name: GullBilledTern_D5X1702-Chick-Egg |
| © 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Killdeer(Charadrius vociferus) |
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Description: Parent and new chick at the South San Diego Bay Saltworks in Chula Vista California. Part of the San Diego Bay National Wildlife Refuge. |
Date Taken: 2017:05:17 8:25 |
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Location:
Saltworks |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 450 mm, f/7.1, 1/2500 |
File Name: Killdeer_D5X1160-Chick |
| © 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Little Blue Heron(Egretta caerulea) |
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Description: Foraging in the Otay River at the South San Diego Bay Saltworks in Chula Vista California. Part of the San Diego Bay National Wildlife Refuge. |
Date Taken: 2017:05:17 8:22 |
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Location:
Saltworks |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 550 mm, f/8.0, 1/1600 |
File Name: LittleBlueHeron_D5X1098 |
| © 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Little Blue Heron(Egretta caerulea) |
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Description: Foraging in the Otay River at the South San Diego Bay Saltworks in Chula Vista California. Part of the San Diego Bay National Wildlife Refuge. |
Date Taken: 2017:05:17 8:22 |
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Location:
Saltworks |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 550 mm, f/8.0, 1/2000 |
File Name: LittleBlueHeron_D5X1127 |
| © 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Royal Tern(Thalasseus maximus) |
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Description: At the South San Diego Bay Saltworks in Chula Vista California. Part of the San Diego Bay National Wildlife Refuge. |
Date Taken: 2017:05:17 10:13 |
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Location:
Saltworks |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 300 mm, f/7.1, 1/8000 |
File Name: RoyalTern_D5X-1527 |
| © 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Sanderling(Calidris alba) |
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Description: Look closely and you may spot a Western Sandpiper or two in this small migrating flock wheeling over the South San Diego Bay Saltworks in Chula Vista California USA 2017-05-17. Part of the San Diego Bay National Wildlife Refuge. |
Date Taken: 2017:05:17 9:31 |
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Location:
Saltworks |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 550 mm, f/8.0, 1/8000 |
File Name: Sanderling_D5X1429 |
| © 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Western Grebe(Aechmophorus occidentalis) |
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Description: Foraging in the Otay River at the South San Diego Bay Saltworks in Chula Vista California. Part of the San Diego Bay National Wildlife Refuge. |
Date Taken: 2017:05:17 10:04 |
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Location:
Saltworks |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 550 mm, f/7.1, 1/8000 |
File Name: WesternGrebe_D5X1489 |
| © 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
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