Category Archives: San Joaquin Wildlife Refuge

Great Blue Heron

August 30, 2015 By JoelSax

May 17, 2015 We surprised this bird when we rounded a corner in the San Joaquin Marsh. I took this from about eight feet away. The bird did not mind our presence until we moved on.

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Baby Tree Swallow

August 28, 2015 By JoelSax

May 17, 2015 We came across a couple of volunteers banding tree swallow nestlings. This little fellow was one of the two runts of the litter. The volunteer weighed him, put a band on him, and returned him to the nest, much to the relief of the mother who circled the box screaming as the […]

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Matilja Poppies

August 5, 2015 By JoelSax

May 2, 2015 One of these days I am going to do a week of nothing but these wildflowers. Next spring.

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The Entrance to the Marsh

August 3, 2015 By JoelSax

May 2, 2015 The San Joaquin Wildlife Refuge is an artificial marsh developed by the Irvine Water District so that they would not be flushing clean — and thus sterile — water into the Upper Newport Bay. I lead a hike here every month. I did something experimental here: I used a yellow graduated filter. […]

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