Beach Views 08-26-22

I have received complaints!  Well, just a few.  But I have wondered if anyone is still reading this blog which I haven't posted since the 5th!  I will post for a few days and see if anyone comments or otherwise indicates they are checking in.

About a week ago I went to Dana Point for the Surfside QGuild board meeting.  It is about 10am until Noon and I need some sustenance before the hour plus drive home.  I swung through the nearby Starbucks,  parked in the first row handicap parking at Doheny Beach and watched the beach goers while I ate.  So interesting to see the loads of paraphernalia those beach lovers carried down to the sand.  Lots of surfers in the water and on the beach.  I know that there are teachers with student surfers, but also singles and pairs, families, old people and even a few dogs on leashes. 

  

There is a lifeguard station and just to the left a volleyball net.

The grassy area at lower left is marsh grass and a small pond.  Egrets flew in and out, but I wasn't fast enough with my cell phone to catch any of them.  The dark area at lower right is my sideview mirror. 

They have set up their umbrellas and even small tents, coolers, picnic baskets, and beach chairs.  The bird in the sky is a brown pelican. 

A guy (left) and a gal haul their surfboards down to the water. 

The sandy path goes down a little slope and then up again to the actual beach. The guy is loaded down with beach chairs strapped on his back and totes in either hand.  She carries the umbrella and has a tote bag in front of her.  Whew! 

I am parked in the shade under the eucalyptus trees and there is just a gentle breeze off the ocean.  Lovely day. 

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Pelicans at Dana Point Harbor 04-12-18

These pictures were taken by an amateur photographer at Dana Point Harbor.  He has since moved out of the area, but I cherish the outstanding photos he took on his beach walks.  These are brown pelicans which prefer the ocean waters.  Locally in the Anaheim Lakes we have white pelicans who have not yet left for their northern territory, but it is hard to get close enough even for a telephoto image.  Fascinating birds. 

  

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Wordless Wednesday - May Grey at Dana Point Harbor 05-17-16

Cormorants 09-13-12

A friend of a friend spends a lot of time with his camera at Dana Point Harbor.  He sends the pictures to her and she passes them on to me.  I especially like these cormorants early in the morning against the setting moon.  The blooming eucalyptus trees add a touch of red.