The Tijuana River Valley holds a special place in the hearts of the San Diego birding community. Here probably have been the scene of more ‘rarity’ findings than any other location in the county. None other than the venerable Guy McCaskie brought the world’s attention to this place very early in his long career.
The region measures nearly two miles north-to-south, and over four miles east-to-west. With several ‘hot-spots’ within its boundaries, it might be better to enjoy birding at one or two locations within the area on each visit. In fact, locations such as the Bird and Butterfly Garden, Border Field, and Dairy Mart Ponds, have more detailed information described here on the website.
But these popular destinations are not the only places to encounter interesting birds. The ‘Sod Fields’ at the eastern extreme of the valley often produce long-distance sightings for folks with high-powered spotting scopes. There are miles of trails weaving through the valley. Any of these might produce an unusual or just fun bird encounter. At the western boundary, where endangered and threatened terns and plovers nest, one might meet these birds on the beach. And if one gazes west, out over the waves, another world of possibilities awaits.
Song Sparrow(Melospiza melodia) |
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Description: Tijuana River. Extreme South West San Diego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2003:10:03 8:26 |
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Camera Information: NIKON D1X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/125 |
File Name: JCD_3089SongSparrow |
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Blue-Winged Teal(Spatula discors) |
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Description: Tijuana River. Extreme South West San Diego County, California 2003-10-03. |
Date Taken: 2003:10:03 8:55 |
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Location:
Nestor |
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Camera Information: NIKON D1X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/180 |
File Name: JCD_3129BlueWingedTeal |
| © 2003 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Green Heron(Butorides virescens) |
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Description: (Butorides virescens) Foraging along the margins of the Tijuana River. Extreme South West San Diego County, California USA 2003-10-03. |
Date Taken: 2003:10:03 9:38 |
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Camera Information: NIKON D1X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/320 |
File Name: JCD_3199GreenHeron |
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Osprey(Pandion haliaetus) |
Date Taken: 2003:10:03 11:26 |
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Location:
Imperial Beach |
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Camera Information: NIKON D1X, 550 mm, f/8.0, 1/1000 |
File Name: JCD_3293Osprey |
| © 2003 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |
Snowy Plover(Charadrius alexandrinus) |
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Description: Tijuana River Mouth in Imperial Beach, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2011:07:07 8:41 |
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Location:
Tijuana River Mouth |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/8000 |
File Name: JCD0502-SnowyPlover |
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Long-Billed Curlew(Numenius americanus) |
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Description: Tijuana River Mouth in Imperial Beach, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2011:07:07 8:44 |
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Location:
Tijuana River Mouth |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/6400 |
File Name: JCD0512-LongBilledCurlew |
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Least Tern(Sternula antillarum) |
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Description: Juvenile at the beach near the Tijuana River Mouth in Imperial Beach, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2011:07:07 8:56 |
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Location:
Tijuana River Mouth |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/6400 |
File Name: JCD0606-LeastTern-Fledgling |
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Snowy Plover(Charadrius alexandrinus) |
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Description: Tijuana River Mouth in Imperial Beach, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2011:07:07 9:03 |
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Location:
Tijuana River Mouth |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/8000 |
File Name: JCD0689-SnowyPlover-Juvenile |
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Forster's Tern(Sterna forsteri) |
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Description: Foraging at the Tijuana River Mouth in Imperial Beach, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2011:07:07 9:15 |
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Location:
Tijuana River Mouth |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/8000 |
File Name: JCD0764-ForstersTern |
| © 2011 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Forster's Tern(Sterna forsteri) |
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Description: Foraging at the Tijuana River Mouth in Imperial Beach, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2011:07:07 9:44 |
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Location:
Tijuana River Mouth |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/8000 |
File Name: JCD0956-ForstersTern |
| © 2011 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Least Tern(Sternula antillarum) |
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Description: Juvenile at the beach near the Tijuana River Mouth in Imperial Beach, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2011:07:07 10:34 |
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Location:
Tijuana River Mouth |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/8000 |
File Name: JCD1072-LeastTern-Fledgling |
| © 2011 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Snowy Plover(Charadrius alexandrinus) |
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Description: Tijuana River Mouth in Imperial Beach, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2012:09:08 9:04 |
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Location:
Border Field |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/4000 |
File Name: D3X8552-SnowyPlover |
| © 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Long-Billed Curlew(Numenius americanus) |
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Description: With Mole Crab near the Tijuana River. Extreme South West San Diego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2012:09:08 9:21 |
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Location:
Border Field |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/5000 |
File Name: D3X8605-LongBilledCurlew |
| © 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Peregrine Falcon(Falco peregrinus) |
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Description: Up to no good at the Tijuana River Mouth and Border Field in Imperial Beach, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2012:09:08 9:24 |
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Location:
Border Field |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/5000 |
File Name: D3X8628-PeregrineFalcon |
| © 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Pomarine Jaeger(Stercorarius pomarinus) |
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Description: Tijuana River Mouth in Imperial Beach, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2012:09:08 9:33 |
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Location:
Border Field |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/3200 |
File Name: D3X8638-PomarineJaeger |
| © 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Marbled Godwit(Limosa fedoa) |
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Description: Tijuana River Mouth in Imperial Beach, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2012:09:08 10:00 |
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Location:
Border Field |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/4000 |
File Name: D3X8653-MarbledGodwit |
| © 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Elegant Tern(Thalasseus elegans) |
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Description: Tijuana River Mouth in Imperial Beach, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2012:09:08 10:07 |
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Location:
Border Field |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/5000 |
File Name: D3X8677-ElegantTern |
| © 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Heermann's Gull(Larus heermanni) |
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Description: Loafing at the Tijuana River Mouth in Imperial Beach, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2012:09:08 10:10 |
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Location:
Border Field |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/2000 |
File Name: D3X8690-HeermannsGull |
| © 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Black-Bellied Plover(Pluvialis squatarola) |
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Description: Tijuana River Mouth in Imperial Beach, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2012:09:08 10:27 |
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Location:
Border Field |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/4000 |
File Name: D3X8725-BlackBelliedPlover |
| © 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Sanderling(Calidris alba) |
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Description: Tijuana River Mouth in Imperial Beach, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2012:09:08 10:38 |
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Location:
Border Field |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/6400 |
File Name: D3X8763-Sanderling |
| © 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Whimbrel(Numenius phaeopus) |
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Description: Tijuana River Mouth in Imperial Beach, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2012:09:08 10:40 |
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Location:
Border Field |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/5000 |
File Name: D3X8784-Whimbrel |
| © 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Sanderling(Calidris alba) |
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Description: With Mole Crab near the Tijuana River. Extreme South West San Diego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2012:09:08 10:44 |
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Location:
Border Field |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/6400 |
File Name: D3X8798-Sanderling |
| © 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Black-Bellied Plover(Pluvialis squatarola) |
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Description: Tijuana River Mouth in Imperial Beach, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2012:09:08 10:50 |
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Location:
Border Field |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/4000 |
File Name: D3X8810-BlackBelliedPlover |
| © 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Black-Bellied Plover(Pluvialis squatarola) |
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Description: With Sanderlings in mixed flock at the Tijuana River Mouth in Imperial Beach, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2012:09:08 10:54 |
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Location:
Border Field |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/5000 |
File Name: D3X8840-BlackBelliedPlover-Sanderling-MixedFlock |
| © 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Black-Bellied Plover(Pluvialis squatarola) |
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Description: Group flight near the Tijuana River Mouth in Imperial Beach, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2012:09:08 10:54 |
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Location:
Border Field |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/4000 |
File Name: D3X8853-BlackBelliedPlover |
| © 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Snowy Plover(Charadrius alexandrinus) |
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Description: Tijuana River Mouth in Imperial Beach, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2012:09:08 11:16 |
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Location:
Border Field |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/8000 |
File Name: D3X8898-SnowyPlover |
| © 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Horse Training(Equus ferus caballus) |
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Description: Things you see at the beach! This brave gal was working with her horse's fear of the water. Tijuana River Mouth in Imperial Beach, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2012:09:08 11:19 |
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Location:
Border Field |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/6400 |
File Name: D3X8900-Horse-Training |
| © 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Black-Bellied Plover(Pluvialis squatarola) |
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Description: Tijuana River Mouth in Imperial Beach, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2012:09:08 11:23 |
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Location:
Border Field |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/6400 |
File Name: D3X8907-BlackBelliedPlover |
| © 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Northern Rough-Winged Swallow(Stelgidopteryx serripennis) |
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Description: This unfortunate bird had tumerous growth on its beak at the 'Bird & Butterfly Garden' in the Tijuana River Valley Regional Park, San Diego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2013:05:03 6:32 |
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Location:
Bird and Butterfly Garden |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/6.3, 1/640 |
File Name: D3X5588-NorthernRoughWingedSwallow |
| © 2013 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
American Goldfinch(Spinus tristis) |
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Description: Dairy Mart Ponds in the Tijuana River Valley near San Ysidro California 2013-05-03. |
Date Taken: 2013:05:03 9:09 |
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Location:
Dairy Mart Ponds |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/6.3, 1/1600 |
File Name: D3X5635-AmericanGoldFinch |
| © 2013 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Black-throated Gray Warbler(Dendroica nigrescens) |
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Description: Dairy Mart Ponds in the Tijuana River Valley near San Ysidro California 2013-05-03. |
Date Taken: 2013:05:03 9:19 |
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Location:
Dairy Mart Ponds |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/6.3, 1/4000 |
File Name: D3X5656-BlackThroatedGrayWarbler |
| © 2013 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
California Sister(Adelpha bredowii) |
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Description: Dairy Mart Ponds in the Tijuana River Valley near San Ysidro California 2013-05-03. |
Date Taken: 2013:05:03 9:24 |
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Location:
Dairy Mart Ponds |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/6.3, 1/1250 |
File Name: D3X5668-CaliforniaSister-Butterfly |
| © 2013 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Ruddy Duck(Oxyura jamaicensis) |
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Description: Dairy Mart Ponds in the Tijuana River Valley near San Ysidro California 2013-05-03. |
Date Taken: 2013:05:03 9:41 |
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Location:
Dairy Mart Ponds |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/6.3, 1/800 |
File Name: D3X5693-RuddyDuck |
| © 2013 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Flame Skimmer(Libellula saturata) |
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Description: Dairy Mart Ponds in the Tijuana River Valley near San Ysidro California 2013-05-03. |
Date Taken: 2013:05:03 11:04 |
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Location:
Dairy Mart Ponds |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/6.3, 1/1250 |
File Name: D3X5702-FlameSkimmer-DragonFly |
| © 2013 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Pied-Billed Grebe(Podilymbus podiceps) |
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Description: Dairy Mart Ponds in the Tijuana River Valley near San Ysidro California 2013-05-03. |
Date Taken: 2013:05:03 11:21 |
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Location:
Dairy Mart Ponds |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/6.3, 1/2000 |
File Name: D3X5731-PiedBilledGrebe |
| © 2013 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Pied-Billed Grebe(Podilymbus podiceps) |
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Description: Dairy Mart Ponds in the Tijuana River Valley near San Ysidro California 2013-05-03. |
Date Taken: 2013:05:03 11:34 |
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Location:
Dairy Mart Ponds |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/6.3, 1/2000 |
File Name: D3X5765-PiedBilledGrebe |
| © 2013 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Bushtit(Psaltriparus minimus) |
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Description: Dairy Mart Ponds in the Tijuana River Valley near San Ysidro California 2013-05-03. |
Date Taken: 2013:05:03 11:57 |
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Location:
Dairy Mart Ponds |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/1000 |
File Name: D3X5807-BushTit |
| © 2013 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Pied-Billed Grebe(Podilymbus podiceps) |
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Description: Dairy Mart Ponds in the Tijuana River Valley near San Ysidro California 2013-05-03. |
Date Taken: 2013:05:03 12:05 |
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Location:
Dairy Mart Ponds |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/2000 |
File Name: D3X5819-PiedBilledGrebe-Chicks |
| © 2013 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Wilson's Warbler(Cardellina pusilla) |
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Description: Dairy Mart Ponds in the Tijuana River Valley near San Ysidro California 2013-05-03. |
Date Taken: 2013:05:03 12:07 |
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Location:
Dairy Mart Ponds |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/4000 |
File Name: D3X5825-WilsonsWarbler |
| © 2013 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Song Sparrow(Melospiza melodia) |
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Description: Dairy Mart Ponds in the Tijuana River Valley near San Ysidro California 2013-05-03. |
Date Taken: 2013:05:03 12:19 |
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Location:
Dairy Mart Ponds |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/1250 |
File Name: D3X5837-SongSparrow |
| © 2013 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Pacific-Slope Flycatcher(Empidonax difficilis) |
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Description: The Tijuana River Valley Regional Park, San Diego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2013:05:15 7:17 |
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Location:
Bird and Butterfly Garden |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/500 |
File Name: D3X7134-PacificSlopeFlyCatcher |
| © 2013 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Red-Winged Blackbird(Agelaius phoeniceus) |
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Description: The Tijuana River Valley Regional Park, San Diego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2013:05:15 8:14 |
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Location:
Tijuana River Regional Park |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/3200 |
File Name: D3X7150-RedWingedBlackBird |
| © 2013 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Sora(Porzana carolina) |
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Description: The Tijuana River Valley Regional Park, San Diego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2013:05:15 9:02 |
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Location:
Tijuana River Regional Park |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/2500 |
File Name: D3X7171-Sora |
| © 2013 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Osprey(Pandion haliaetus) |
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Description: Carrying a fish at the Tijuana River Valley Regional Park, San Diego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2013:05:18 7:53 |
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Location:
Tijuana River Regional Park |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/3200 |
File Name: D3X7479-Osprey |
| © 2013 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Forster's Tern(Sterna forsteri) |
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Description: The Tijuana River Valley Regional Park, San Diego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2013:05:18 7:56 |
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Location:
Tijuana River Regional Park |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/6400 |
File Name: D3X7491-ForstersTern |
| © 2013 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Snowy Egret(Egretta thula) |
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Description: The Tijuana River Valley Regional Park, San Diego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2013:05:18 8:15 |
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Location:
Tijuana River Regional Park |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/6400 |
File Name: D3X7562-SnowyEgret |
| © 2013 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Turkey Vulture(Cathartes aura) |
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Description: The Tijuana River Valley Regional Park, San Diego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2013:05:18 8:18 |
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Location:
Tijuana River Regional Park |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/4000 |
File Name: D3X7575-TurkeyVulture |
| © 2013 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Northern Harrier(Circus cyaneus) |
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Description: Male at the Tijuana River Valley Regional Park, San Diego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2013:05:18 8:29 |
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Location:
Tijuana River Regional Park |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/6400 |
File Name: D3X7606-NorthernHarrier-Male |
| © 2013 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Mallard(Anas platyrhynchos) |
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Description: A new family at the Tijuana River Valley Regional Park, San Diego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2013:05:18 9:05 |
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Location:
Tijuana River Regional Park |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/4000 |
File Name: D3X7667-Mallard-Family |
| © 2013 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Black-Throated Magpie-Jay(Calocitta colliei) |
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Description: At the Bird & Butterfly Garden in the Tijuana River Valley Regional Park, near Imperial Beach, San Diego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2013:06:13 6:42 |
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Location:
Bird & Butterfly Garden |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/320 |
File Name: D3X9297-BlackThroatedMagpieJay |
| © 2013 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging |
Forster's Tern(Sterna forsteri) |
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Description: The Tijuana River Mouth, Imperial Beach, San Diego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2013:06:13 7:37 |
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Location:
Tijuana River Mouth |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/2000 |
File Name: D3X9344-ForstersTern |
| © 2013 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Least Tern(Sternula antillarum) |
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Description: The Tijuana River Mouth, Imperial Beach, San Diego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2013:06:13 7:59 |
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Location:
Tijuana River Mouth |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/2500 |
File Name: D3X9351-LeastTern |
| © 2013 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Snowy Plover(Charadrius alexandrinus) |
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Description: The Tijuana River Mouth, Imperial Beach, San Diego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2013:06:13 8:15 |
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Location:
Tijuana River Mouth |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/2500 |
File Name: D3X9368-SnowyPlover |
| © 2013 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Pied-Billed Grebe(Podilymbus podiceps) |
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Description: Juvenile at the Dairymart Ponds, in the Tijuana River Valley Regional Park, San Diego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2013:06:13 9:19 |
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Location:
Tijuana River Regional Park |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/400 |
File Name: D3X9401-PiedBilledGrebe-Juvenile |
| © 2013 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Mallard(Anas platyrhynchos) |
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Description: Family at the Dairymart Ponds, in the Tijuana River Valley Regional Park, San Diego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2013:06:13 9:28 |
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Location:
Tijuana River Regional Park |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/4000 |
File Name: D3X9427-Mallard-Family |
| © 2013 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Green Heron(Butorides virescens) |
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Description: Juvenile at the Dairymart Ponds, in the Tijuana River Valley Regional Park, San Diego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2013:06:13 11:06 |
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Location:
Tijuana River Regional Park |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/800 |
File Name: D3X9487-GreenHeron-Juvenile |
| © 2013 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Western Gull(Larus occidentalis) |
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Description: Breeding adult at the Tijuana River Mouth, Imperial Beach, San Diego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2013:06:24 8:29 |
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Location:
Tijuana River Mouth |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/4000 |
File Name: D3X0004-WesternGull-Breeding |
| © 2013 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Western Gull(Larus occidentalis) |
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Description: First year bird at the Tijuana River Mouth, Imperial Beach, San Diego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2013:06:24 8:30 |
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Location:
Tijuana River Mouth |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/8000 |
File Name: D3X0010-WesternGull-1stWinter |
| © 2013 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Yellow-Breasted Chat(Icteria virens) |
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Description: Dairymart Ponds, in the Tijuana River Valley Regional Park, San Diego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2013:06:24 10:14 |
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Location:
Dairy Mart Ponds |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/1600 |
File Name: D3X0062-YellowBreastedChat |
| © 2013 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Snowy Plover(Charadrius alexandrinus) |
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Description: Foraging at the Tijuana River Mouth, Imperial Beach, San Diego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2013:06:24 7:49 |
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Location:
Tijuana River Mouth |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/6400 |
File Name: D3X9870-SnowyPlover |
| © 2013 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Black Skimmer(Rynchops niger) |
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Description: Snatching a fish at the Tijuana River Mouth, Imperial Beach, San Diego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2013:06:24 8:11 |
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Location:
Tijuana River Mouth |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/4000 |
File Name: D3X9902-BlackSkimmer |
| © 2013 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Black Skimmer(Rynchops niger) |
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Description: The Tijuana River Mouth, Imperial Beach, San Diego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2013:06:24 8:22 |
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Location:
Tijuana River Mouth |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/5000 |
File Name: D3X9981-BlackSkimmer |
| © 2013 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Northern Waterthrush(Parkesia noveboracensis) |
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Description: Dairy Mart Ponds in the Tijuana River Valley, in the vicinity of San Ysidro, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2013:10:29 9:26 |
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Location:
Dairy Mart Ponds |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/1000 |
File Name: D3X2554-NorthernWaterThrush |
| © 2013 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Northern Waterthrush(Parkesia noveboracensis) |
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Description: Dairy Mart Ponds in the Tijuana River Valley, in the vicinity of San Ysidro, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2013:10:29 9:54 |
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Location:
Dairy Mart Ponds |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/400 |
File Name: D3X2597-NorthernWaterThrush |
| © 2013 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Song Sparrow(Melospiza melodia) |
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Description: Dairy Mart Ponds in the Tijuana River Valley, in the vicinity of San Ysidro, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2013:10:29 9:57 |
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Location:
Dairy Mart Ponds |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/640 |
File Name: D3X2605-SongSparrow |
| © 2013 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
American Goldfinch(Spinus tristis) |
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Description: (Spinus tristis) Foraging at the "Bird and Butterfly Garden" in the Tijuana River Valley. Near San Ysidro, California. San Diego County USA 2015-01-27. |
Date Taken: 2015:01:27 10:00 |
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Location:
Bird & Butterfly Garden |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1000 |
File Name: D3X5587-AmericanGoldFinch |
| © 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
Say's Phoebe(Sayornis saya) |
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Description: The "Bird and Butterfly Garden" in the Tijuana River Valley. Near San Ysidro, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2015:01:27 10:08 |
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Location:
Bird & Butterfly Garden |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/4000 |
File Name: D3X5608-SaysPhoebe |
| © 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
Eastern Phoebe(Sayornis phoebe) |
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Description: This east coast bird spent this winter at the "Bird and Butterfly Garden" in the Tijuana River Valley. Near San Ysidro, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2015:01:27 10:14 |
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Location:
Bird & Butterfly Garden |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: D3X5630-EasternPhoebe |
| © 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
Eastern Phoebe(Sayornis phoebe) |
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Description: This east coast bird spent this winter at the "Bird and Butterfly Garden" in the Tijuana River Valley. Near San Ysidro, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2015:01:27 10:22 |
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Location:
Bird and Butterfly Garden |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/2000 |
File Name: D3X5665-EasternPhoebe |
| © 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Northern Harrier(Circus cyaneus) |
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Description: The "Bird and Butterfly Garden" in the Tijuana River Valley. Near San Ysidro, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2015:01:27 10:38 |
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Location:
Bird & Butterfly Garden |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/4000 |
File Name: D3X5704-NorthernHarrier |
| © 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
Cassin's Kingbird(Tyrannus vociferans) |
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Description: The "Bird and Butterfly Garden" in the Tijuana River Valley. Near San Ysidro, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2015:01:27 12:59 |
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Location:
Bird & Butterfly Garden |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/11.0, 1/1000 |
File Name: D3X5844-CassinsKingBird |
| © 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
Eastern Phoebe(Sayornis phoebe) |
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Description: This east coast bird spent this winter at the "Bird and Butterfly Garden" in the Tijuana River Valley. Near San Ysidro, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2015:01:27 13:56 |
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Location:
Bird and Butterfly Garden |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/11.0, 1/800 |
File Name: D3X6053-EasternPhoebe |
| © 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Cooper's Hawk(Accipiter cooperii) |
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Description: The "Bird and Butterfly Garden" in the Tijuana River Valley. Near San Ysidro, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2015:02:01 9:24 |
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Location:
Bird & Butterfly Garden |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/11.0, 1/1250 |
File Name: D3X6077-CoopersHawk |
| © 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging.com |
Common Goldeneye(Bucephala clangula) |
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Description: At the Dairy Mart "Stick Pond" in the Tijuana River Valley. San Ysidro, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2015:02:01 10:12 |
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Location:
Dairy Mart Ponds |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: D3X6099-CommonGoldenEye |
| © 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Marsh Wren(Cistothorus palustris) |
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Description: At the Dairy Mart "Stick Pond" in the Tijuana River Valley. San Ysidro, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2015:02:01 10:46 |
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Location:
Dairy Mart Ponds |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1600 |
File Name: D3X6151-MarshWren |
| © 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Common Yellowthroat(Geothlypis trichas) |
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Description: At the Dairy Mart "Stick Pond" in the Tijuana River Valley. San Ysidro, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2015:02:01 10:54 |
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Location:
Dairy Mart Ponds |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/2000 |
File Name: D3X6191-CommonYellowThroat |
| © 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Yellow-Rumped Warbler(Setophaga coronata coronata) |
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Description: (Myrtle Warbler sub-species) Winter bird in Nestor area of Imperial Beach, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2015:02:01 12:16 |
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Location:
Nestor |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1600 |
File Name: D3X6303-MyrtleWarbler |
| © 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Eared Grebe(Podiceps nigricollis) |
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Description: At the Tijuana River Estuary. Imperial Beach, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2015:02:01 13:51 |
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Location:
Tijuana River Estuary |
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Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/1600 |
File Name: D3X6321-EaredGrebe |
| © 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Black-Throated Magpie-Jay(Calocitta colliei) |
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Description: A day at the Bird and Butterfly Garden, south of Imperial Beach along the Tijuana River. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2016:08:28 11:44 |
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Location:
Bird and Butterfly Garden |
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Camera Information: NIKON D7200, 200 mm, f/8.0, 1/1600 |
File Name: D722857-BlackThroatedMagpieJay |
| © 2016 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Western Tiger Swallowtail(Papilio rutulus) |
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Description: A day at the Bird and Butterfly Garden, south of Imperial Beach along the Tijuana River. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2016:08:28 13:05 |
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Location:
Bird and Butterfly Garden |
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Camera Information: NIKON D7200, 400 mm, f/8.0, 1/640 |
File Name: D723030-WesternTigerSwallowTail-Butterfly |
| © 2016 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Monarch Butterfly(Danaus plexippus) |
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Description: A day at the Bird and Butterfly Garden, south of Imperial Beach along the Tijuana River. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2016:08:28 13:11 |
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Location:
Bird and Butterfly Garden |
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Camera Information: NIKON D7200, 400 mm, f/8.0, 1/640 |
File Name: D723149-Monarch-Butterfly |
| © 2016 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Cooper's Hawk(Accipiter cooperii) |
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Description: Juvenile bird at the Bird and Butterfly Garden, south of Imperial Beach along the Tijuana River. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2016:08:28 13:16 |
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Location:
Bird and Butterfly Garden |
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Camera Information: NIKON D7200, 400 mm, f/8.0, 1/640 |
File Name: D723176-CoopersHawk |
| © 2016 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Least Tern(Sternula antillarum) |
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Description: Surveying protected nesting sites on the beach at Border Field, south of Imperial Beach, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2017:06:01 12:16 |
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Location:
Border Field |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/8000 |
File Name: BiologistsAtWork_D5X5004-LeastTern-Banding |
| © 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Least Tern(Sternula antillarum) |
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Description: Eggs in "nest" at a protected nesting site on the beach at Border Field, south of Imperial Beach, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2017:06:01 9:16 |
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Location:
Border Field |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/5000 |
File Name: LeastTern_D5X4407-Eggs-Nest |
| © 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Least Tern(Sternula antillarum) |
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Description: Protected nesting sites on the beach at Border Field, south of Imperial Beach, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2017:06:01 9:32 |
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Location:
Border Field |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/8000 |
File Name: LeastTern_D5X4449 |
| © 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Least Tern(Sternula antillarum) |
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Description: Only hours old at a protected nesting site on the beach at Border Field, south of Imperial Beach, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2017:06:01 11:34 |
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Location:
Border Field |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/8000 |
File Name: LeastTern_D5X4772-Chick-Nest |
| © 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Snowy Plover(Charadrius alexandrinus) |
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Description: Agitated behaviour at a protected nesting site on the beach at Border Field, south of Imperial Beach, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2017:06:01 11:42 |
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Location:
Border Field |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/8000 |
File Name: SnowyPlover_D5X4831-Agitation |
| © 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Snowy Plover(Charadrius alexandrinus) |
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Description: Eggs in "nest" at a protected nesting site on the beach at Border Field, south of Imperial Beach, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2017:06:01 12:22 |
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Location:
Border Field |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/8000 |
File Name: SnowyPlover_D5X5044-Eggs-Nest |
| © 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Snowy Plover(Charadrius alexandrinus) |
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Description: Injury ploy by parent birds to draw intruders (us) away from their nests in a protected nesting site on the beach at Border Field, south of Imperial Beach, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2017:06:01 12:39 |
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Location:
Border Field |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/6400 |
File Name: SnowyPlover_D5X5152-InjuryPloy |
| © 2017 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher(Polioptila caerulea) |
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Description: Possibly a resident bird in the Tijuana River Valley. This one was found at the The Bird and Butterfly Gardens, where numerous water drips and many trees and flowering bushes have been planted to provide nourishment for migrating birds. Tijuana River Valley, near Imperial Beach, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2019:09:06 13:21 |
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Location:
Bird and Butterfly Garden |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/4000 |
File Name: BlueGrayGnatcatcher_D5X7928-BirdButterflyGarden |
| © 2019 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher(Polioptila caerulea) |
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Description: Possibly a resident bird in the Tijuana River Valley. This one was found at the The Bird and Butterfly Gardens, where numerous water drips and many trees and flowering bushes have been planted to provide nourishment for migrating birds. Tijuana River Valley, near Imperial Beach, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2019:09:06 13:22 |
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Location:
Bird and Butterfly Garden |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: BlueGrayGnatcatcher_D5X7953-BirdButterflyGarden |
| © 2019 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Orange-Crowned Warbler(Leiothlypis celata) |
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Description: Possibly a resident bird in the Tijuana River Valley. This one was found at the The Bird and Butterfly Gardens, where numerous water drips and many trees and flowering bushes have been planted to provide nourishment for migrating birds. Tijuana River Valley, near Imperial Beach, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2019:09:06 13:31 |
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Location:
Bird and Butterfly Garden |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: OrangeCrownedWarbler_D5X8139-BirdButterflyGarden |
| © 2019 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Orange-Crowned Warbler(Leiothlypis celata) |
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Description: The Bird and Butterfly Gardens, where these birds can enjoy numerous water drips. Many trees and flowering bushes have been planted to provide nourishment for migrating birds. Tijuana River Valley, near Imperial Beach, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2019:09:06 13:41 |
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Location:
Bird and Butterfly Garden |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/500 |
File Name: OrangeCrownedWarbler_D5X8241-BirdButterflyGarden |
| © 2019 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Townsend's Warbler(Setophaga townsendi) |
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Description: An early migrating bird at one of the "must see" locations in the Tijuana River Valley is The Bird and Butterfly Gardens. Numerous water drips and many trees and flowering bushes have been planted to provide nourishment for migrating birds. Tijuana River Valley, near Imperial Beach, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2019:09:06 13:30 |
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Location:
Bird and Butterfly Garden |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/3200 |
File Name: TownsendsWarbler_D5X8066-BirdButterflyGarden |
| © 2019 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Black Turnstone(Arenaria melanocephala) |
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Description: And *liftoff*. The beach at Border Field, while known for its proximity to the border with Mexico, is also a productive place to meet gulls, terns and shorebirds. Imperial Beach, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2019:09:06 15:27 |
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Location:
Border Field |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/4000 |
File Name: BlackTurnStone_D5X9463-BorderField |
| © 2019 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Elegant Tern(Thalasseus elegans) |
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Description: Disturbed by the patrolling Border Agent, these loafing bird picked up from the sandy beach and flew past me. Our beach at the border with Mexico can be a productive place to meet birdlife. Imperial Beach, California in San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2019:09:06 14:58 |
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Location:
Border Field |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/5000 |
File Name: ElegantTern_D5X8568-BorderField |
| © 2019 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Elegant Tern(Thalasseus elegans) |
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Description: Disturbed by the patrolling Border Agent, these loafing bird picked up from the sandy beach and flew past me. Our beach at the border with Mexico can be a productive place to meet birdlife. Imperial Beach, California in San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2019:09:06 14:58 |
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Location:
Border Field |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/5000 |
File Name: ElegantTern_D5X8578-BorderField |
| © 2019 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Elegant Tern(Thalasseus elegans) |
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Description: Our beach at the border with Mexico can be a productive place to meet birdlife. Imperial Beach, California in San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2019:09:06 15:00 |
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Location:
Border Field |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/4000 |
File Name: ElegantTern_D5X8736-BorderField |
| © 2019 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Royal Tern(Thalasseus maximus) |
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Description: Large groups of Elegant Terns often have a few Royal Terns in their company. Our beach at the border with Mexico can be a productive place to meet bird-life. Imperial Beach, California in San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2019:09:06 14:53 |
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Location:
Border Field |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/5000 |
File Name: RoyalTern_D5X8513-BorderField |
| © 2019 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Western Gull(Larus occidentalis) |
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Description: Juvenile bird. Our beach at the border with Mexico can be a productive place to meet birdlife. Imperial Beach, California in San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2019:09:06 15:15 |
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Location:
Border Field |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/6400 |
File Name: WesternGull-Juvenile_D5X9265-BorderField |
| © 2019 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Willet(Catoptrophorus semipalmatus) |
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Description: Willets are regular visitors to this beach. Our beach at the border with Mexico can be a productive place to meet birdlife. Imperial Beach, California in San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2019:09:06 15:01 |
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Location:
Bird and Butterfly Garden |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/8000 |
File Name: Willet_D5X8767-BorderField |
| © 2019 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Willet(Catoptrophorus semipalmatus) |
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Description: These young Willets were chasing the waves like Sanderlings, searching for mole crabs. Our beach at the border with Mexico can be a productive place to meet birdlife. Imperial Beach, California in San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2019:09:06 15:07 |
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Location:
Border Field |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/4000 |
File Name: Willet_D5X9011-BorderField |
| © 2019 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Willet(Catoptrophorus semipalmatus) |
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Description: These young Willets were chasing the waves like Sanderlings, searching for mole crabs. Our beach at the border with Mexico can be a productive place to meet birdlife. Imperial Beach, California in San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2019:09:06 15:08 |
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Location:
Border Field |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/5000 |
File Name: Willet_D5X9118-BorderField |
| © 2019 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
Willet(Catoptrophorus semipalmatus) |
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Description: These young Willets were chasing the waves like Sanderlings, searching for mole crabs. Our beach at the border with Mexico can be a productive place to meet birdlife. Imperial Beach, California in San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2019:09:06 15:09 |
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Location:
Border Field |
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Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/4000 |
File Name: Willet_D5X9150-BorderField |
| © 2019 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |
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