You don't
need to see critters to enjoy a slough visit. As the sun gets
lower in the sky at the end of the year, the slanting rays produce
richer colors, as here at Hudson's Landing on a recent morning.
Here's a tidal creek in the Estrada Marsh (east of Kirby Park)
– a creek that was once a farm road.
The local oak understory always offers visual riches.
Bleaching
eucalyptus snags add interest to these winding levees by Hummingbird
Island.
A typical
crew of waders on the shore of the main channel; classic Central
Coast hills complete the scene.
OK, we
won't go entirely critterless – here's another case of
"megabirds" in the North Marsh (click here
to see a more inclusive view of the mob).
The following
day, the crowd has moved north a bit.
You don't
need to see critters to enjoy a slough visit. As the sun gets
lower in the sky at the end of the year, the slanting rays produce
richer colors, as here at Hudson's Landing on a recent morning.
