I love visiting locations where streams and rivers meet the ocean. These places where freshwater and saltwater meet have the potential for life to thrive. Sadly, in San Diego County, very little water in our streams freely flows into the ocean. When last I visited the San Luis Rey Rivermouth, it was damned with beach sand. Yet the water that pooled up there seemed to attract an interesting collection of waterfowl and shorebirds.
From a photographer’s perspective, there is a lot to like about this location’s potential. Sidewalks and walkways surround the pools of water on the north, east, and southern borders. From there, a patient photographer can find a suitable perch from which to study the birds below without pressuring them to retreat. And during spring or fall migration, one might get lucky and meet some unexpected travelers, like the juvenile Red-Necked Phalaropes I found on 2014-09-23.
Short-Billed Dowitcher(Limnodromus griseus) |
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Description: The mouth of the San Luis Rey River in Oceanside, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2014:09:23 11:18 |
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Location:
San Luis Rey Rivermouth |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: D3X0220-ShortBilledDowitcher |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Western Sandpiper(Calidris mauri) |
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Description: Juvenile at the mouth of the San Luis Rey River in Oceanside, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2014:09:23 11:22 |
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Location:
San Luis Rey Rivermouth |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: D3X0239-WesternSandpiper |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Northern Shoveler(Spatula clypeata) |
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Description: Autumn adult male at the mouth of the San Luis Rey River in Oceanside, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2014:09:23 11:24 |
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Location:
San Luis Rey Rivermouth |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: D3X0247-NorthernShoveler |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Western Gull(Larus occidentalis) |
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Description: Second winter bird at the mouth of the San Luis Rey River in Oceanside, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2014:09:23 11:28 |
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Location:
San Luis Rey Rivermouth |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/3200 |
File Name: D3X0262-WesternGull |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Marbled Godwit(Limosa fedoa) |
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Description: The mouth of the San Luis Rey River in Oceanside, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2014:09:23 11:32 |
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Location:
San Luis Rey Rivermouth |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1000 |
File Name: D3X0278-MarbledGodwit |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Killdeer(Charadrius vociferus) |
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Description: The mouth of the San Luis Rey River in Oceanside, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2014:09:23 11:35 |
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Location:
San Luis Rey Rivermouth |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/3200 |
File Name: D3X0283-Killdeer |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Red-Necked Phalarope(Phalaropus lobatus) |
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Description: Juvenile at the mouth of the San Luis Rey River in Oceanside, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2014:09:23 11:37 |
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Location:
San Luis Rey Rivermouth |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1000 |
File Name: D3X0284-RedNeckedPhalarope |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Eared Grebe(Podiceps nigricollis) |
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Description: The mouth of the San Luis Rey River in Oceanside, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2014:09:23 11:38 |
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Location:
San Luis Rey Rivermouth |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1000 |
File Name: D3X0300-EaredGrebe |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Blue-Winged Teal(Spatula discors) |
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Description: Juvenile at the mouth of the San Luis Rey River in Oceanside, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2014:09:23 11:44 |
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Location:
San Luis Rey Rivermouth |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: D3X0308-BlueWingedTeal |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Red-Necked Phalarope(Phalaropus lobatus) |
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Description: Juvenile at the mouth of the San Luis Rey River in Oceanside, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2014:09:23 11:47 |
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Location:
San Luis Rey Rivermouth |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1000 |
File Name: D3X0320-RedNeckedPhalarope |
| © 2014 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
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