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photo by Donald Kinney
Well, I usually don't go exploring on Rodeo Beach so early in the morning, but on Friday I had been over near the Golden Gate Bridge photographing fog and the rising sun and thought; "what the heck -- I may as well go the extra mile and see what's going on over at the beach".
The sand was still there, although at this hour the strong side-lighting caught my eye.
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photo by Donald Kinney
This is two photos combined, taken moments apart. And yes, these aren't any sort of monster waves, and the color is rather drab -- backlighting in the afternoon would have made the water much prettier. But there you go -- your typical morning waves at Rodeo Beach. God bless America.
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We haven't had an oil spill in this area for a while now so I imagine that the birds are happy about that. Here we have egrets, a blue heron, and a gathering of ducks -- I think they are mud-hens but I could be wrong.
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This photo wasn't taken on my early morning outing, but rather late in the day a few weeks ago. I haven't had a good excuse to show it to you yet, so I thought I would throw it in today for kicks.
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They may be mallards in molt or some other dabbling duck but certainly not mudhens. Couldn't tell even from the larger image. Looks like you hay have some shorebirds on the back bank too.
THANKS JK for the correction -- yep, they probably are mallards -- no shortage of those around here. Appreciate you stopping by.
Such gorgeous textures.
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