I needed to get out, and I’d heard through the grapevine that Red-Throated Loons were present at the Oceanside Harbor channel. I pulled into the parking area at sunrise and as soon as I arrived at the rip-rap jetty I could see several of these birds who breed in the very high arctic, but they were all frustratingly at the far side of the channel about 1000′ away. I eventually parked myself at the north end of the jetty and waited for the universe to offer its gifts. Nearly 3 hours later the universe rewarded me when my target bird, the Red-Throated Loon, swam by. It was a spectacular morning. It was a spectacular morning.
Images in this set include Red-Throated Loon, Brown Pelican, Double-Crested Cormorant and SurfBird.
SurfBird(Aphriza virgata) |
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Description: The Oceanside Harbor inlet channel. Ocenaside, California. Northwest San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2015:03:16 8:17 |
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Location:
Oceanside Harbor |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/10.0, 1/500 |
File Name: D3X7100-SurfBird |
| © 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
SurfBird(Aphriza virgata) |
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Description: The Oceanside Harbor inlet channel. Ocenaside, California. Northwest San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2015:03:16 8:18 |
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Location:
Oceanside Harbor |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/10.0, 1/320 |
File Name: D3X7109-SurfBird |
| © 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Double-Crested Cormorant(Phalacrocorax auritus) |
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Description: The Oceanside Harbor inlet channel. Ocenaside, California. Northwest San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2015:03:16 8:44 |
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Location:
Oceanside Harbor |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/10.0, 1/1000 |
File Name: D3X7140-DoubleCrestedCormorant |
| © 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Brown Pelican(Pelecanus occidentalis) |
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Description: The Oceanside Harbor inlet channel. Ocenaside, California. Northwest San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2015:03:16 8:47 |
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Location:
Oceanside Harbor |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/10.0, 1/1600 |
File Name: D3X7149-BrownPelican |
| © 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Double-Crested Cormorant(Phalacrocorax auritus) |
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Description: The Oceanside Harbor inlet channel. Ocenaside, California. Northwest San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2015:03:16 8:48 |
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Location:
Oceanside Harbor |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/10.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: D3X7160-DoubleCrestedCormorant |
| © 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Red-Throated Loon(Gavia stellata) |
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Description: The Oceanside Harbor inlet channel. Ocenaside, California. Northwest San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2015:03:16 8:38 |
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Location:
Oceanside Harbor |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/10.0, 1/2000 |
File Name: D3X7136-RedThroatedLoon |
| © 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Red-Throated Loon(Gavia stellata) |
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Description: The Oceanside Harbor inlet channel. Ocenaside, California. Northwest San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2015:03:16 9:09 |
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Location:
Oceanside Harbor |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/10.0, 1/2000 |
File Name: D3X7172-RedThroatedLoon |
| © 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Red-Throated Loon(Gavia stellata) |
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Description: The Oceanside Harbor inlet channel. Ocenaside, California. Northwest San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2015:03:16 9:09 |
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Location:
Oceanside Harbor |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/10.0, 1/2000 |
File Name: D3X7178-RedThroatedLoon |
| © 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Red-Throated Loon(Gavia stellata) |
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Description: The Oceanside Harbor inlet channel. Ocenaside, California. Northwest San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2015:03:16 9:10 |
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Location:
Oceanside Harbor |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/10.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: D3X7188-RedThroatedLoon |
| © 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Red-Throated Loon(Gavia stellata) |
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Description: The Oceanside Harbor inlet channel. Ocenaside, California. Northwest San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2015:03:16 9:10 |
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Location:
Oceanside Harbor |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/10.0, 1/1600 |
File Name: D3X7194-RedThroatedLoon |
| © 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Red-Throated Loon(Gavia stellata) |
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Description: The Oceanside Harbor inlet channel. Ocenaside, California. Northwest San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2015:03:16 9:10 |
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Location:
Oceanside Harbor |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/10.0, 1/1600 |
File Name: D3X7199-RedThroatedLoon |
| © 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
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