Bolsa Chica

I made a short trip down south in December and stopped at Bolsa Chica in Huntington Beach. I then edited the photos on the same day as the last post (Jan 5) and uploaded them here and... never posted it for all of you! So here it is, a little late, but just as birdy as before.

Male bufflehead (Bucephala albeola)

Female bufflehead (Bucephala albeola) with a fish

Female bufflehead (Bucephala albeola)

Eared grebe (Podiceps nigricollis)

Forster's tern (Sterna forsteri)

Pied-billed grebe (Podilymbus podiceps)

Northern pintail (Anas acuta)

Northern pintail (Anas acuta)

Northern pintails (Anas acuta)

Surf scoter (Melanitta perspicillata)

Duck... Duck... Scoter! Surf scoters (Melanitta perspicillata) in the chase.

Greater scaup (Aythya marila)