10,000 Birds

MARCH 24, 2024

The festival headquarters is located on the southwest side of Mission Bay, overlooking a marina with nearby Black-crowned Night Herons and frequently plays host to several falcon species, and a short walk to the San Diego River. Granted, it is a large county spanning many different habitats, but San Diego County garners 515 species.

San Diego 210

San Diego Sea Lions Lions Birds 210

10,000 Birds

MARCH 3, 2016

Today is the United Nations World Wildlife Day, a time to celebrate and raise awareness of the living world around us. I remember, several times while motionlessly surveying birds, I found myself being investigated by Striped Field Mice , who would dare to come to sniff me. Raising and lowering its head, like stretching.

Wildlife 183

Wildlife Tigers Asia Europe 183

10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 18, 2016

We still observed 45 species of birds in the reserve in about an hour and there are always raptors to observe as well as the usual water birds. The Australian Pelican obviously decided it was safe to continue on with its feeding after the incident and observed the crocodile consuming the Magpie Goose.

Pelicans 155

Pelicans Investigation Raised Fish 155