Place: Hiking at Bolsa Chica ecological reserve...............

Bolsa Chica ecological reserve in Orange county is an amazing riparian place for birding as well as marine critter spotting......our visit to the marsh was very rewarding....some pictures....
A great blue heron....

Tern..........

Green heron..........

Grebe..........

Snowy egret........

A California sea hare (Aplysia) rests on the mudflat ...most likely, after a stomach-full lunch of algae...

Stingray.........

Fence lizard....

Grey smoothhound shark....

Purple shore crab........

Ribbed mussel.........

Side blotched lizard.......