
Whimbrels in flight.
Whimbrels (Numenius phaeopus), at Torrey Pines State Beach, San Diego, California.
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Whimbrels in flight.
Whimbrels (Numenius phaeopus), at Torrey Pines State Beach, San Diego, California.
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Heermann’s gulls (Larus heermanni), at Torrey Pines State Beach, San Diego, California.
Heermann’s gulls (Larus heermanni), at Torrey Pines State Beach, San Diego, California.

Royal tern (Thalasseus maximus), at Torrey Pines State Beach, San Diego, California.

Royal tern (Thalasseus maximus), at Torrey Pines State Beach, San Diego, California.
Whimbrels (Numenius phaeopus). Torrey Pines State Beach, San Diego, California.
Whimbrels (Numenius phaeopus). Torrey Pines State Beach, San Diego, California.
Osprey (Pandion haliaetus), watching from the cliff at Torrey Pines State Beach, San Diego, California.
Osprey (Pandion haliaetus), watching from the cliff at Torrey Pines State Beach, San Diego, California.

Pac Blue.
I love a good gloomy day, but the Pacific shore transforms once the marine layer burns away. If you get to the beach early enough for the fog, and stay long enough for the sun, it’s like getting two beaches for the price of one.
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