Walking with the birds

Jan 07, 2013 • 72 views • 0 comments

A group of local bird watchers scan the lagoon for wildlife. Photo by Daniel Knighton

Bird lovers visit Carlsbad’s Batiquitos Lagoon, taking part in the Bird Walk along the North Shore Trail, beginning at the Nature Center.

They were rewarded with sights of migratory waterfowl, shorebirds and upland birds. Throughout the year birdwatchers can see more than 180 different species of birds at the lagoon. Photos by Daniel Knighton

: A Song Sparrow perches near the water and waits for a tasty treat to crawl out of the bush. Photo by Daniel Knighton

: A group of local bird watchers scan the lagoon for wildlife. Photo by Daniel Knighton

: Bottoms up! Two Northern Pintail ducks dunk their heads in search of food. Photo by Daniel Knighton

: A Great Blue Heron bathes in the sun on the rocks at the edge of the lagoon. Photo by Daniel Knighton

: The Great Blue Heron is the largest of the local waterfowl that calls the Bataquitos Lagoon home. Photo by Daniel Knighton

: Leucadia resident Mike Gollong volunteers as a docent for the Birdwatch walks and assists the Nature Center in their monthly bird counts. Photo by Daniel Knighton