Friday, June 22, 2007

June 22, 2007: San Diego Birding, San Diego Zoo, La Jolla (LONG POST - 46 PHOTOS, 41 BIRD/MAMMAL)

Today we had some free time, so I did some birding in the morning, followed by a trip to the San Diego Zoo, and then evening in La Jolla....
Started out with another trip to the very nice Rose Canyon, this time the Regents Road entrance. Sea Fig
House Wren Black Phoebe
Ash-Throated Flycatcher



Black-Headed Grosbeak Nest



Hooded Oriole
American Kestrel also birdwatching
A view of the Rose Canyon trail off of Regents Rd


I also made a brief stop at Lake Miramar, in Scripps Ranch.
California Ground Squirrel
Lesser Scaup
Domestic Greylag Goose
Cool shot of a coot underwater
American Coot
White-Faced Whistling Duck
Flamingo
Golden Woodpecker
Unidentified Duck
I don't know who this cool bird is!
A view of the panda
Closeup panda shot!
This was a neat shot of a Black Phoebe exiting one of the mammal cages
Steller's Sea Eagle
This was a wild Great Blue Heron at the zoo
A quizzical look from a Bufflehead
Above and below: female and male Buffleheads
Above and below: Harlequin Ducks

Bar Headed Goose
Ross' Goose
Javelina
Nice view of San Diego from the zoo tram
Broad Billed Hummingbird from the Hummingbird Aviary (above and below)
Costa's Hummingbird from the aviary (above and below)

Pictures from La Jolla's beach area:
Western Gull enjoying a pizza
Heerman's Gulls
La Jolla Cove

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