Nojoqui Falls Photos

Friday, October 23, 2009
Nojoqui Falls Rock Shelter
This little cave-like formation is common at the bottom of a waterfall. The churning of the water easily erodes the rock more quickly than the falling water down the face of the waterfall. I would imagine it would be a much more violent and dangerous place in the middle of a rain storm. But I'll bet it's a spectacular sight!

Thursday, May 18, 2006
Nojoqui Falls
Sometimes I like to play with Photoshop a bit!
It has been really hazy this year, not very conducive to scenery
and architecture photos of Santa Barbara. (although I have been
thinking about some cool evening photos through the fog).
But the wet weather has it\'s benefits. Nojoqui Falls, just up
101 from Santa Barbara, is only a trickle
in the summer and on dry years. This is a
photo I took a few years ago, but all the greyness
in Santa Barbara has been making me think
about the need for a trip somewhere north of here.
Not that I really need much of an excuse to go
exploring with my camera! :-D
Oh, by the way, there is some debate as to how
you pronounce "Nojoqui". Some people insist
it is na-ho-KEY or no-ho-KEY, but most locals pronounce it
nah-WHO-wee and that is how I learned to say it.

Monday, January 24, 2005
Cattle Egret
I found this guy poking around the stream along the
path to Nojoqui Falls near Santa Barbara. I knew he
was an Egret, but I was not sure what kind.
Once I identified it, I found out some interesting facts about
this bird. Although it is now distributed over the entire world
as recently as 1910 there were no records of it in America.
Apparently, in the early 1900s this bird migrated across the
Atlantic ocean from Africa then spread quickly across South and North
America.
USGS Patuxent Bird ID InfoCenter
South American Birds Site, with some interesting information.