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Kyle Jenkins
Photo Date:
12/22/2014
A large great blue heron might have bitten off more than it can chew with this catch.
Kyle Jenkins
Photo Date:
12/22/2014
We saw about five to six types of birds, ducks, and herons.
Kyle Jenkins
Photo Date:
12/22/2014
A small pond shows off the undercarriage of a passing great blue heron.
Kyle Jenkins
Photo Date:
12/22/2014
A great blue heron.
Kyle Jenkins
Photo Date:
12/22/2014
A great blue heron in flight.
Kyle Jenkins
Photo Date:
12/22/2014
There are easily five to ten large birds here at any time. There are many places for them to hide and nest.
Kyle Jenkins
Photo Date:
12/22/2014
It is really fun to watch the birds hunt.
Kyle Jenkins
Photo Date:
12/22/2014
The sign is facing the pathway to remind the passing walkers and bikers that the area is a bird sanctuary.
Kyle Jenkins
Photo Date:
12/22/2014
Here you can see the bike and walking path that stretches for miles between the beach park parking lot and many neighborhoods of Goleta.
Kyle Jenkins
Photo Date:
12/22/2014
An egret with Goleta Beach Park in the distance.
Kyle Jenkins
Photo Date:
12/22/2014
An egret in the Atascadero Creek Wetlands.
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