January 2023

Pelicans of La Jolla

The Best Ever La Jolla Brown Pelican Winter Season Ever, Ever

I'm shooting the La Jolla pelicans often this winter; see recent blog posts about La Jolla Pelicans as well as a gallery of my favorite brown pelican photos. In November I decided to spend a lot of time photographing the pelicans in La Jolla to see what a really dedicated…

Phil CollaJanuary 30, 2023

Pelicans of La Jolla Seabird

Images of Brown Pelicans in Soft Overcast Light and Against Big Surf, Winter 2022/2023, Part IX

I'm shooting the La Jolla pelicans often this winter; see recent blog posts about La Jolla Pelicans as well as a gallery of my favorite brown pelican photos. This winter certainly has turned out to be great for bird photography in La Jolla. We have had a large number of…

Phil CollaJanuary 16, 2023

La Jolla Surf

La Jolla Cove Big Surf, Saturday January 14, 2023

La Jolla Cove was breaking with big surf this morning, Saturday January 14, 2023. La Jolla Cove does not break often. It was larger last week but this morning was still big. I photographed until about 11am and then left before the rain arrived. There were about a thousand people…

Phil CollaJanuary 15, 2023

Sea Lion Slideshow

Favorite California Sea Lion Photos of 2022 on Youtube

Enjoy some of my favorite California sea lion photographs from 2022. Select HD quality if you can. Cheers and thanks for looking!

Phil CollaJanuary 10, 2023

Pelicans of La Jolla Seabird

Pelicans Soaring Along Cliffs After the Storm, Winter 2022/2023, Part VII

I'm shooting the La Jolla pelicans often this winter; see recent blog posts about La Jolla Pelicans as well as a gallery of my favorite brown pelican photos. Our stretch of near-perfect weather for bird photography came to an abrupt end around New Years, with the arrival of a projected…

Phil CollaJanuary 4, 2023