La Jolla

NaturesLens visits La Jolla on small-group wildlife photography holidays in the United States, with time here planned around Bottlenose Dolphin, Brown Pelican, California Sea Lion, Common Dolphin and Grey Whale rather than general sightseeing. Current itineraries using La Jolla include Californian Pelicans & Whales, with photography shaped around boat-based, flight and landscape and behaviour photography sessions. A coastal community within the city of San Diego, on the Pacific shoreline of Southern California. Sandstone cliffs & rocky bluffs give way to sheltered coves, tide pools & sandy beaches at spots like La Jolla Cove & the Children’s Pool, while offshore the seabed drops into the La Jolla Submarine Canyon, bringing nutrient-rich water close to shore. California sea lions & Pacific harbor seals haul out on the rocks & beaches year-round, California brown pelicans & cormorants patrol the cliffs & cove, & gray whales pass offshore on their migration from mid-December through April, with bottlenose & common dolphins also seen close to shore.