August 29, 2016

  • On a Different Note

    For about 45 years, my sister lived in Rome -- she returned to this country last year, and is settling in to her home in Santa Barbara.  When I go to visit, I like to see her at least once -- this time it was at a restaurant by the Goleta Pier.  This pier was nearly washed out a couple of years ago in a storm, and the restaurant, which sits on the beach, was severely damaged.

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    They are currently working on restoring the beach and the revetment that creates beach, lawn, and parking area.   I was a few minutes early, and took that time to photograph the area surrounding the restaurant.  It was interesting to see that there are a lot of shore birds fishing in the slough.  There's a great blue heron sitting in the bushes -- can you see him?

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    There he is!

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    Several egrets enjoyed the slough.

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    A group of shore birds also enjoyed the slough, but from the top of a group of pilings.

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    At the end of the slough is the campus of the University of California, Santa Barbara.

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Comments (12)

  • I enjoyed seeing the heron, egrets, and shore birds.

    • For some reason I had not expected to see so many beautiful birds in the middle of the slough -- it was a nice surprise!

  • Nice! Glad the birds were enjoying the beautiful day too.

  • I need a beach again! Just seem to be bugged by sand in my shoes! :)

    • Hehe -- the point is to take the shoes off when walking in the sand -- then you can wipe the sand off when putting shoes back on. Growing up in Santa Barbara, that ritual was also accompanied by de-tarring the feet!

  • Goleta looks like slow progress is being made. At least, the area looks better than the last pictures I saw on CNN, after the storm.
    Glad you were able to re-connect with the egrets and Great Blue Heron, as well as with your sister.

    • The last storm in Goleta was a looong time ago! They are re-building the bridge over the slough right now, so it's a little messy -- but the birds seem none the worse for wear. It was good to see them there, and my sister too!

  • I never tire of watching shore birds ~ always interesting ~

    • These were taken in a very short time -- I was about 10 minutes early to meet my sister for lunch!

  • Lovely.

    Somehow, they look just like our Florida birds. Am I imagining things? :)

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