
Beach/Salt Marsh/Lagoon
salt marsh (near Del Mar fairgrounds) photo by Barbara Barnes

southwestern spiny rush cordgrass

salt grass pickleweed

coast goldenbush (enlarged flower)
salt marsh (Torrey Pines State Park) photo by Barbara Barnes

sea lavender saltbush

golden yarrow (enlarged flower)
Torrey Pine (Torrey Pines State Park) Photo by Barbara Barnes
Extremely large Torrey Pine needles (10 inches) Photo by Barbara Barnes

great blue heron © Scott Streit, 2000

osprey © Scott Streit, 2000 brown pelican

snowy egret © Scott Streit, 2000


Marbled Godwits at Torrey Pines State Park Photo by Barbara Barnes
salt marsh (Torrey Pines State Park) Photo by Barbara Barnes
Photo Credits:
Barnes, B. (2005). Assorted photographs from San Diego County, 2005. WhiteSage Cafe@AOL.com
California Coastal Commission. (2005). Photographs of coast goldenbush, golden yarrow, pickleweed, saltbush, sea lavender. Retrieved March 7, 2005 from Coastal Restoration, Upper Newport Bay Project, Plant Identification at http://www.coastal.ca.gov/publiced/UNBweb/unb_plants.html
Curtis, R. (2005). California least tern. Retrieved March 8, 2005 from National Wildlife Federation (eNature) at http://www.enature.com/guides/select_Birds.asp
Simpson, M.G. (2005). Photographs of cordgrass, saltgrass, spiny rush. Retrieved February 18, 2005 from Plants of San Diego County, California, San Diego State University at http://www.sci.sdsu.edu/plants/sdpls/index.html
Small, B.E. (2003). Photograph of cormorant. Retrieved March 7, 2005 from Cornell Lab of Ornithology at http://birds.cornell.edu/programs/AllAboutBirds/
Streit, S. (2002). Photographs of brown pelican, California gull, great blue heron, osprey, snowy egret. Retrieved March 8, 2005 from Bird Friends of San Diego Count at http://www.bird-friends.com/