The Azure Gate

Sunday, September 22, 2019

My Best Butterfly Photos: Part X

Back to my favorite butterfly photos:

Red Helen Swallowtail

Red Lacewing

Rusty Tipped Page

Scarlet Mormon

Scarlet mormon

Sheep Skipper

Shoemaker

Sleepy Orange

Small Postman

Southern Dogface Sulphur

Friday, September 20, 2019

Torrey Pines State Park

Saturday afternoon we hiked in Torrey Pines State Park. Once we got down to the water, we had good views of a Harbour Seal swimming in front of us. Plus views of some Brown Pelicans as they flew by.

Here is the Harbour Seal:

Harbour Seal

As for the Pelican, I'll start with a favorite limerick:

A curious bird is the Pelican,
His beak can hold more than his belly can,
He can take in his beak, enough food for a week,
And I'm darned if I know how the Helican.

Brown Pelicans

Wednesday, September 18, 2019

Imperial Beach, San Diego, California

Continuing with our trip to San Diego to visit Jay and Ashley. Here are some photos from early Sunday morning (when we had the beach to ourselves):

American Golden Plover

Brown Pelican

Common Tern in Dive

Double Crested Cormorants

Herring Gull

Imperial Beach

Long Billed Curlew

Snowy Plover

Marbled Godwit

Monday, September 16, 2019

Tijuana Slough National Wildlife Refuge

Taking a break from my Butterfly series, I wanted to share some photos from California.

Our daughter Ashley and her hubby Jay moved from New Jersey to San Diego a couple months ago. So we spent a couple of days there over this past weekend. What a delightful trip! And in terms of my wildlife photography wonderfully successful.

First about "the Trip." They live downtown in a beautifully appointed appartment complex, complete with two bar-b-que areas, swimming pool, weight room ..... Saturday morning we went to the San Diego Fish Market and picked up some Angel Shark and Halibut for dinner. Then over to the Farmer's Market in Little Italy for the side dishes. Jay and Ashley did all the cooking. I didn't have to wear my Chef's Hat (Toque) at all. What a great meal! The shark was perfect and with a peach and avocado salsa was the highlight.

We spent Friday afternoon at Tijuana Slough National Wildlife Refuge and Sunday at the adjacent oceanfront beach. Today I'll show some photos from the Refuge: