Baylands Nature Preserve

Posted on October 2, 2022June 27, 2023 by camecamp

We like going to the Baylands Nature Preserve. There are a lot of waterfowl there, and lots of opportunities to take pictures of them. The full Baylands Nature Preserve gallery at my Smugmug site is here.

Sparrow perched on a branch, 3/4 view

Sparrow perched in a branch looking at the camera

Sparrow perched on the top of a leafless tree

Sparrow perched on a branch

Mustard flower in bloom at Baylands

Path through mustard flower plants at Baylands

Closeup of a california poppy

Closeup of a california poppy

Closeup of a red poppy in bloom

Mustard plants at the Baylands Nature Preserve

A view of the water at Baylands Nature Preserve, with mustard in the foreground

Landscape view of the Baylands Nature Preserve, with thistle in the foreground, water and the hills in the background

A view of one of the ponds, with mustard in bloom

California poppies in bloom, at Baylands Nature Preserve

California poppies in bloom, with more poppies in the background, out of focus

A sparrow on the ground, looking at the camera, with its head tilted

A sparrow on the ground, looking at the camera

Anna's hummingbird perched on a branch, with blue sky behind

An unfriendly looking jackrabbit

A suspicious looking jackrabbit

A red-tailed hawk perched on a metal rod, looking at the camera, with blue sky in the background

Golden-crowned sparrow on bare ground

Long-billed dowitcher in scrub grass

Rabbit running away from the camera, on grass

Two greater yellowlegs wading in the water

A black-crowned night heron in the reeds

Walkway seen fom the end of the Baylands Observation Deck and Boardwalk, close to sunset

A western sandpiper probing the mud with its beak near the Baylands Observation Deck and Boardwalk

Song sparrow perched on a branch

Dissheveled sparrow perched on a branch looking at the camera

Sparrow perched on a branch

A black-crowned night heron in the brush near a marsh

A black-crowned night heron surrounded by vegetation

Four western sandpipers walking across mud, with reflections in the water

A crow at the Baylands Nature Preserve

A vulture at the Baylands Nature Preserve

A crow looking in my direction

A pair of ducks swimming side by side

A pelican coming in for a landing at the Baylands Nature Preserve

A duck preening itself

Great egret perched in a tree

Coot giving another coot a tip on the 6th race

Angry duck

A sparrow at Baylands Nature Preserve

A heron imitating Rodin's thinker

This great blue heron is suspicious of you.

A double-crested cormorant perched on a branch

A least sandpiper

Two ravens perched on a branch

Snipes at the Baylands Nature Preserve

Stilt sandpipers at the Baylands Nature Preserve

Stilt sandpipers at the Baylands Nature Preserve

A snowy egret perched on a log in a pond at the Baylands Nature preserve

A snowy egret wading in a pond

A snowy egret wading in a pond, looking right at the camera

A snowy egret wading in a pond, preening itself

A side view of a snowy egret wading in pond

A snowy egret surrounded by colorful vegetation, looking at the camera

A duck at the Baylands Nature Preserve

Two ducks in a pond

A snowy egret at the Baylands Nature preserve

A snowy egret surrounded by colorful vegetation, leaning over to eat something

A snowy egret wading, next to a floating duck

A snowy egret at the Baylands Nature preserve

An avocet wading in a pond

An avocet and a black-necked stilt in a pond

Avocet at the Baylands Nature Preserve

Three pelicans, one floating, two perched on logs

Two avocets wading at the Baylands Nature Preserve

Pelicans at the Baylands Nature Preserve