Maybe you’ve heard about California’s rainfall this year—record year, flooding, road closures, etc. Down here in the southern half of the state, we haven’t been hit as hard as our northern neighbors. But there is good news. Wildflowers. We’re being treated this year to what’s called a superbloom. We saw it at Bataquitos Lagoon, where the wildflowers were fully … [Read more...] about Bataquitos Lagoon wildflowers in bloom
Bataquitos Lagoon
Bataquitos Lagoon and the tale of the blue heron
Bataquitos Lagoon, a tranquil natural wonder in north San Diego County, is home to the blue heron and other wildlife. Here, the hunters, such as the heron and his fellow wader, the egret, search for new prey along the shore. It’s their way of satisfying an insatiable hunger. In some ways, the tale of the blue heron almost sounds like a good plot for a murder mystery, doesn’t … [Read more...] about Bataquitos Lagoon and the tale of the blue heron