 Sampling of Pavilion birds - Above Left to Right: Snowy Egrets, Blue Heron, Black Crowned Night Heron, Brown Pelican, Western Gull.  Left to Right: Snowy Egret, Pelican, and Heerman's gull. |
BIRD GALLERY (Click on any photo to enlarge the photo) The
saying "Birds of a feather
flock together" does not seem to fit at the Balboa Pavilion in Newport
Beach.
At
the Pavilion, birds of different feathers hang out together!
The
supply of fish in the bay and the fishing boats, bait tanks, and a high
roof draws some birds out of their flocks to make their home with a
variety of other types of birds in this small, intimate ecosystem
("melting pot"). The best bird watching is in the spring and
early summer.
 Newport
Beach's most famous bird,
"Rupert" the Black Swan makes occasional appearances at the Balboa
Pavilion.
 Black Crowned Night
Heron
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 Snowy Egret  Great Egret |
 Juvenile Black Crowned Night Heron (Still speckled - compare with adult above)  Western Gull |
 Great Blue Heron |
 Great Blue Heron  Crows sometimes visit the Pavilion docks. |
 Terns - Though they don't park at the Pavilion, they are frequently flying overhead nearby looking to swoop down on small fish as shown in the photograph to the right.  Tern caught a small fish. |
 Brown Pelican "A wonderful bird is the pelican; his beak can hold more than his belly can." |
 "Pavilion" Pigeons |
 Unusual white colored pigeon. |
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SEA
LIONS
(Click to Enlarge Photos) |
 Sea Lions frequent
the Balboa
Pavilion in Newport Harbor in Newport Beach.
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| CRABS (Click any photo to enlarge the Photo) The best place to view the crabs is on the west side of the building, adjacent to the dock where the "Pavilion Paddy" harbor cruise boat docks. |
 Crab feeding on a fish head. |
This
is a new web page. More
wildlife photos to come will include ducks, other sea
birds, and other animals.
Note: In the bay under and adjacent to the Pavilion docks reside an abundance of underwater marine life: Calico Bass, Sand Bass, Spotted Bass, Croaker, Flounder, Perch, Barracuda, Smelt, Bat Rays, Sardines, Anchovies, and other underwater fish and sea life. Throw a dead fish head off the Pavillion dock, and you may see hundreds or thousands of smaller fish scavange until, eventually, the fish head is nothing but bones.
Note: In the bay under and adjacent to the Pavilion docks reside an abundance of underwater marine life: Calico Bass, Sand Bass, Spotted Bass, Croaker, Flounder, Perch, Barracuda, Smelt, Bat Rays, Sardines, Anchovies, and other underwater fish and sea life. Throw a dead fish head off the Pavillion dock, and you may see hundreds or thousands of smaller fish scavange until, eventually, the fish head is nothing but bones.
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