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Burrowing Owl at the Salton Sea The Burrowing Owl nests in a hole on the ground. They are able to dig their own but much prefer using those left by skunks and other small mammals. species: Athene cunicularia photo-id: BGE-124 request pricing	Southern Salton Sea Snow covered Mount San Jacinto in background. photo-id: SSE-036 request pricing	Southern Salton Sea Snow covered Mount San Jacinto and San Gorgonio in background. San Jacinto on the left Gorgonio on the right. photo-id: SSE-038 request pricing	Southern Salton Sea Up until 1905 the Salton Sea basin was a vast dry lake which had held water several times in the past thousand years. In 1905 after an abnormally heavy winter season of rainfall and then snowmelt the man made Imperial Valley dike was breached. The flow from the Colorado River took nearly two years to be controlled. The result was todays Salton Sea. photo-id: SSE-039 request pricing
Southern Salton Sea Up until 1905 the Salton Sea basin was a vast dry lake which had held water several times in the past thousand years. In 1905 after an abnormally heavy winter season of rainfall and then snowmelt the man made Imperial Valley dike was breached. The flow from the Colorado River took nearly two years to be controlled. The result was todays Salton Sea. photo-id: SSE-041 request pricing	Southern Salton Sea The Salton Sea is home to huge numbers of Seagulls. photo-id: SSE-044 request pricing	Southern Salton Sea A few long dead oak trees still stand in the brackish water likely preserved by the extremely high salt content. photo-id: SSE-051 request pricing	Salton Sea Sunset photo-id: SSE-068 request pricing
Salton Sea - Cattle Egrets Shortly after sunrise the Egrets all simultaneously take flight. species: Bubulcus ibis photo-id: SSE-072 request pricing	Southern Salton Sea The Salton Sea continues to shrink due to evaporation. The water which is left is ever more saline. photo-id: SSE-074 request pricing	Southern Salton Sea The Salton Sea continues to shrink due to evaporation. The water which is left is ever more saline. photo-id: SSE-075 request pricing	Southern Salton Sea Old docks still used by duck hunters. photo-id: SSE-021 request pricing
Salton Sea Tree Silhouette at Sunset The Salton Sea Basin is an eight thousand square mile closed sub-sea level basin in the low desert of southern California. photo-id: SSE-001 request pricing	Salton Sea Egrit in Tree Silhouette photo-id: SSE-005 request pricing	Burrowing Owl at the Salton Sea Small ground dwelling Owl with long legs a round head yellow eyes and white eyebrows. Sandy colored on the head brown with white speckling on breast and wings. Often easy to spot because they are active in daylight and nest on the ground in burrows often in dirt berms along roads in agricultural areas. species: Athene cunicularia photo-id: BGE-081 request pricing	Snow Geese at the Salton Sea A North American goose species. species: Chen caerulescens photo-id: BGO-006 request pricing
Snow Geese at the Salton Sea Breeds in Canada then migrates each fall to winter in the southern United States. species: Chen caerulescens photo-id: BGO-007 request pricing	Salton Sea Abandoned Trailer at Bombay Beach Who said you cant find affordable real estate in Southern California. photo-id: SSE-011 request pricing	Fish Die Offs - Tilapia at the Salton Sea photo-id: SSE-100 request pricing	Fish Die Offs - Tilapia at the Salton Sea photo-id: SSE-099 request pricing
Abandoned boat at Bombay Beach Salton Sea photo-id: SSE-079 request pricing	Abandoned boat at Bombay Beach Salton Sea photo-id: SSE-080 request pricing	Salton Sea Abandoned Trailer at Bombay Beach This is all that remains of the classic dilapidated trailer at Bombay Beach. photo-id: SSE-081 request pricing	Old Pier Pilings at Bombay Beach Salton Sea photo-id: SSE-082 request pricing
Old Beach Chair Bombay Beach Salton Sea photo-id: SSE-083 request pricing	Old Pier Pilings at Bombay Beach Salton Sea photo-id: SSE-084 request pricing	Rusted Marina Fuel Pumps Bombay Beach Salton Sea photo-id: SSE-085 request pricing	What Remains of Marina Boat Slips Bombay Beach Salton Sea photo-id: SSE-086 request pricing
What Remains of Marina Boat Slips Bombay Beach Salton Sea photo-id: SSE-087 request pricing	Fish Die Offs - Tilapia at the Salton Sea The Salton Sea has been in decline for years. Large scale fish die offs have become annual summer events since the late nineties. The major causes are believed to be the ever increasing salinity pollution from Mexico via the New River and agricultural runoff from the surrounding farmland on the southern end of the Sea. The pollutants include huge quantities of raw sewage industrial waste farm fertilizers and pesticides. photo-id: SSE-088 request pricing	Fish Die Offs - Tilapia at the Salton Sea photo-id: SSE-089 request pricing	Abandoned Crane at Bombay Beach Salton Sea photo-id: SSE-090 request pricing
related blog posts Cattle Egrets Sunrise Launch - Salton Sea The Fading Dream of the Salton Sea see also - (Links to additional related material.) \| American White Pelican \| Anza Borrego \| Burrowing Owl \| Fish Die Offs \| Joshua Tree \| New River \| Pollution \| Snow Geese \| \| Sunsets Late Light \| Water Pollution \| species represented - (Search for all images of a given species.) Athene cunicularia, Bubulcus ibis, Chen caerulescens keywords - (Search for all images containing a specific related keyword.) Bombay Beach, Ghost Town, Late Light, Mount San Gorgonio, Mount San Jacinto, Pesticides, Professional California Stock, Salinity, Seagull, Sunsets, Tilapia, Twilight, Wastewater external links - (Links to external reference material.) \| California State Parks Salton Sea \| DesertUSA Salton Sea \| Salton Sea Authority \| Wikipedia Bombay Beach Salton Sea \| \| Wikipedia Salton Sea \| http://saltonsea.org/ \|
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