Showing posts with label Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve. Show all posts

Sunday, January 10, 2010

Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve

Went there for the first time today.  It's in Imperial Beach - South of San Diego almost on the US/Mexico border.  There are quite a few nice trails to walk and a good variety of birds.  Highlights of today were a breeding pair of Northern Harrier's constantly hovering around the scrub, and a glimpse of a (endangered) light-footed clapper rail (Jindi spotted it in some moving grass.) There was also a rabbit about the size of a horse (exaggerating a LITTLE.)
Here are some photos of the view:



Here's some of the local wildlife including:  Anna's Hummingbird, a rabbit,  Little Blue Heron, bobcat (lynx rufus) and an unidentified hummingbird,



and here's some of the native plantlife:
pickleweed, orchid, blooming sand verbena and common sage