Aerial view of Point Mugu Lagoon looking northwest. The lagoon is recognized as a wetland of Regional Importance in the Western Hemisphere Shorebird Reserve Network with up to 60,000 shorebirds counted here in a single day (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service).
View of Rincon Island and the Santa Barbara coast from the air looking east. Rincon Island is an artificial island located off Rincon Beach in Ventura County, California. The island is situated approximately 3,000 feet (910 m) offshore in 55 feet (17 m) of water. The island was constructed in between 1957 and 1958 for the specific purpose of well drilling and oil and gas production (wiki 2009).
Aerial view of Elkhorn Slough in Moss Landing, California, looking east/southeast.