Here are a few images from a brisk walk at the San Elijo Lagoon on New Year’s Day!
Some links:
https://www.sanelijo.org/naturecenter
https://www.sanelijo.org/nature-center-trail-head
All Photos by Susan J. Farese, SJF Communications – 2019
I spent a late morning into the early afternoon at Lake Miramar (also known as the Miramar Reservoir) in the Scripps Ranch area of San Diego, walking along the 5 mile paved Loop Trail.
The address is: 10710 Scripps Lake Dr., San Diego, CA 92131
There were beautiful views throughout!
Feel free to click on each photo for a larger view!
I took a detour and hiked a bit below the paved trail on the dirt path.
Little bird watching surprises: a Great Blue Heron, Snowy Egret, Western Grebe, Gadwall, Snow Goose, Cassin’s Kingbird and of course, plenty of Mallards and Coots!
No swimming, but there’s fishing and bike rentals!
Besides people walking and jogging, there were many on bikes and one on roller skates!
If you go: bring WATER to drink. Yes, there are plenty of portable toilets along the trail.
There’s plenty of parking as well.
Here’s a short video from the day!
I had the amazing opportunity this past Wednesday to attend the Annual SD Media Pros Showcase at Angelika Film Center in Carmel Mountain, San Diego and present a video montage of my photography.
This was a wonderful sold-out event at a beautiful theatre (one of my personal favorite places to see films) with nearly 30 projects (some of my colleagues also presented) shown on the big screen that evening!
So…sit back, relax and enjoy this clip of some of my photography!
Music: ‘Driven to Success’ by Scott Holmes
Photos by Susan J. Farese, SJF Communications
Headshots and Editorial shots courtesy of :
Max Cadillac, Ann Stowe, Emmy Farese, Sebastian Slovin and Sonya Mohamed
My friend and I recently decided to ‘get our steps’ and visit the coastal wetland at the
Batiquitos Lagoon Trail, located in Carlsbad.
We walked 1.5 miles of the north side of the trail and back again.
It was a beautiful, enjoyable day in nature!
We saw the glistening blue water of the lagoon, a variety of shorebirds and other varieties of birds, beautiful aromatic eucalyptus trees, wildflowers complete with bees, a woodpile of artistic tree rings, several inviting thatched roof benches for resting and viewing the lagoon, a lizard on a rock, and much more. We were inspired with so much beauty surrounding us!
We chatted, laughed and decided to plan on excursions such as this in the future.
After our walk we stopped in the Nature Center, which is open:
Monday through Friday from 9 am – 12:30 pm
and Saturdays and Sundays from 9 am – 3 pm
Feel free to enjoy these photos! Click on each one to see a larger version!
Here is the link again:
Fun time strolling at the San Dieguito River Park in Del Mar today despite the heat and humidity in the San Diego area! Shorebirds are thriving there and the water was crystal blue. Two Great White Egrets were in a tizzy, I saw a flock of Kildeer hurrying above yapping away (who knows why), a European Starling (I think) and a few gulls too! Panoramic view of the lagoon, Del Mar Fairgrounds, Viewpoint Brewery , the #5, then West towards the ocean.
Here’s a short video. Enjoy !
We spent an afternoon walking along the trails and exploring bird watching (and more)
at two North County San Diego areas –
the Buena Vista Audubon in Oceanside & the Batiquitos Lagoon Foundation in Carlsbad.
Not too many bird sightings but…the beautiful wild flowers and stunning nature captivated us as usual!
My favorite find of the day: The dragonfly !
Here’s a short video.
Had a great afternoon bird watching with my husband at the mile long, double loop, ADA accessible San Elijo Nature Center Loop Trail (Located off of Interstate #5 a bit West on Manchester Blvd. in Cardiff-by-the-Sea, California). There are several benches along the route to sit back, reflect and ‘take it all in’.
Despite the dredging and restoration lately, we saw some incredible shorebirds : The Great White Egret, Great Blue Heron, and Black-Crowned Night Heron as well as Mallards.
There’s a bit of restoration and dredging (thus, disruption of the bird habitats) happening these days, complete with large cranes, so I didn’t spot as many species as usual.
Feel free to read more about the San Elijo Nature Center plus, some info about the San Elijo Lagoon Conservancy
Here’s a short video….
Santee Lakes in San Diego County is a great place for bird and waterfowl watching! So many varieties can be spotted throughout the year! Here is a PDF Santee Lakes Birdlist as of 2016.
I’ve made a short video from my brief visit the other day. A Great White Egret was the highlight! Also spotted Wood Ducks, Great Blue Heron, Mallards, Canada Geese, Pied-Billed Grebe, and of course, Coots!
I strolled along the La Jolla coastline the other day (mostly on Coast Blvd.) I discovered really cool breathtaking views, caves, cliffs, the La Jolla Cove, the Children’s Pool, the back of the La Valencia Hotel, beach goers, sea lions and seals, cormorants, and even some beautiful flowers!
Here’s a short video which captured some of the sights!
I had some free time and took advantage of a wonderful mini-escape to nature!
Here’s a short video to recap my time strolling throughout the mile long, double loop, ADA accessible San Elijo Nature Center Loop Trail (Located off of Interstate #5 a bit West on Manchester Blvd. in Cardiff-by-the-Sea, California). There are several benches along the route to sit back, reflect and ‘take it all in’.
There’s a bit of restoration and dredging (thus, disruption of the bird habitats) happening these days, complete with large cranes, so I didn’t spot as many species as usual.
Feel free to read more about the San Elijo Nature Center plus, some info about the San Elijo Lagoon Conservancy