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April 22, 2018 - by Bev-Sue Powers Last weekend, I went on a four-stop bus tour that concluded a weekend workshop designed to imagine th...

February 18, 2018 - Coinciding with the centennial of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act's ratification, more than 100 national and international...

September 17, 2017 - A few weeks ago, a friend a was watering her patio plants and was startled to discovered a pair of mourning doves had bu...

August 08, 2017 - These pics make me smile. I hope they make you smile, too! Please enjoy these random acts of Ballona wildlife. Happy Su...

July 04, 2017 - American Coots always make me smile. At a glance, they’re rather plain looking. But these very social ducks have their o...

June 03, 2017 - Conservationist E. O. Wilson coined the term biophilia as "the urge to affiliate with other forms of life”. In the past...

April 26, 2017 - By Bev-Sue Powers, (www.BallonaPhotography.com) Nature Services - earth’s biological & geochemical systems - are the Ea...

April 02, 2017 - I’m always thrilled when I come across birds who eat, prey, & live in the Ballona Wetlands. The soaring silhouettes of t...

March 04, 2017 - Always delighted to spot a Hummingbird, I became even more interested after reading Terry Masear’s book Fastest Thing on...

December 16, 2016 - By Bev-Sue Powers In the fall of 2013 until the third week in January, 2014, I marveled at and photographed the starfis...

December 05, 2016 - By Bev-Sue Powers Each September, the local Audubon provides six weekly, three-hour training sessions for people who wan...

October 15, 2016 - After finishing my 7:30 am meeting a few days ago, I grabbed my camera and a fresh cup of coffee and headed down the sid...

October 10, 2016 - © Bev-Sue Powers, (www.ballonaphotography.com) Recently, my daughter and I were finishing lunch and enjoying the view o...

July 30, 2016 - On a recent trip, I was sharing my website with a fellow photographer who exclaimed, "Oh, you have starfish! And, I had...

May 14, 2016 - Sea Lions are born in June & July, and Mom weans them at 10-11 months. Pups being rescued now are from last year’s litte...

April 25, 2016 - Wanted to share some i nteresting reads about the 21st century reality of the relationships between nature and humans. W...

April 03, 2016 - By Bev-Sue Powers, (C) All Rights Reserved, www.BallonaPhotography.com Spring has sprung into full gear. In the past mo...

March 30, 2016 - By Bev-Sue Powers, © All Rights Reserved (www.ballonaphotography.com) Living next to the Ballona Wetlands is a special...

March 30, 2016 - By Bev-Sue Powers, © all rights reserved (www.ballonaphotography.com) In the Fall of 2015, I observed several species o...

March 30, 2016 - By Bev-Sue Powers, © all rights reserved (www.ballonaphotography.com) This winter, I was delighted to have spotted bird...

March 30, 2016 - © By Bev-Sue Powers, (www.ballonaphotography.com) These ancient, graceful birds (except when they’re fishing!) have m...

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