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photo of a black skimmer skimming the surface of water for food

Bolsa Chica Wetlands Photos

Posted on by Nicki Chaput

Some photos I took while roaming the Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve a few weeks ago. I’m clearly a novice birder, but I did my best to identify the birds!

  • photo of a Ridgway’s rail with its baby wading in some water
    Ridgway’s rails
  • photo of a Forster's tern in flight over the Bolsa Chica wetlands
    Forster’s tern
  • photo of a snowy egret wading in some wetlands
    snowy egret
  • photo of a great egret with its wings spread in the Bolsa Chica wetlands
    great egret
  • photo of a double-crested cormorant sticking its head out of some water
    double-crested cormorant
  • photo of a willet wading in some water near rocks
    willet
  • photo of a Belding's Savannah sparrow in some tall grass
    Belding’s Savannah sparrow
  • photo of a great blue heron standing on some rocks near water
    great blue heron
  • photo of a great blue heron hidden behind some brush
    great blue heron
  • photo of a whimbrel wading in shallow wetlands
    Whimbrel
  • photo of a black skimmer skimming the surface of water for food
    black skimmer
  • photo of a snowy egret standing in some wetlands
    snowy egret

I’m also including some less-than-stellar photos of other birds I saw that day.

  • photo of a black-necked stilt in the Bolsa Chica wetlands
    black-necked stilt
  • photo of two California least terns in the Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve
    California least terns
  • photo of a group of brown pelicans in water
    brown pelicans
  • photo of a group of western gulls, California gulls, and double-crested cormorants on a sandbar
    western gulls and double-crested cormorants
  • photo of a marbled godwit in shallow water eating
    marbled godwit
  • photo of a horned lark at the Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve
    horned lark
  • photo of a brown pelican in flight over water
    brown pelican