Photo ABCs

Virginia's Warbler

Virginia's Warbler is a very rare visitor or migrant at the Salton Sea.

Here is one that I photographed at the Sonny Bono Visitor Center in April of this year.

It's not the most flattering portrait, but I am happy to have seen the bird.

Black-throated Gray Warbler

A Black-throated Gray Warbler, photographed at Sonny Bono Salton Sea Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center in April of this year.

Palomar Mountain Trees

The last of this series.

Palomar Mountain Trees (cont.)

Palomar Mountain Trees (cont.)

Palomar Mountain Trees (cont.)

Palomar Mountain Trees (cont.)

Palomar Mountain Trees

Last month I took a drive up one of my favorite roads, the Nate Harrison Grade. This unimproved road is a third way to drive up Palomar Mountain, and is the westernmost road (there is also the South Grade Road and East Grade Road).

I was hoping to find birds to photograph, but instead, I found fog! Between around 4,000 and 5,000 feet of elevation, it was totally socked in.

So, I got out my other camera, and photographed trees in the fog.

I'll be posting two or three of these pictures a day for the next few days.

 

American Avocet

American Avocets in breeding plumage are spectacular birds.

Here are some photographed near the Salton Sea in April of this year:

Lesser Nighthawk

A Lesser Nighthawk, photographed near the Salton Sea in April of this year.