📸 Cormorants — La Jolla Cove Photo by Azi Sharif
We’re delighted to spotlight two of La Jolla’s magical coastal jewels—baby cormorant nestlings, resting beautifully in their nest above the sea. ✨💜💎
It is always a delight to witness these precious seabirds along our coast. Through observation, education, and care, we remain committed to helping protect the precious wildlife who share this shoreline with us.
You can help protect these precious birds by joining Wildlife Jewels’ EYES or Wildlife Jewels' Rescue Crew.
Want to help us protect La Jolla’s coastal wildlife like this precious cormorant? 💜 Apply to join EYES™ La Jolla, or join Wildlife Jewels Rescue Crew— learn more at the link in our bio✨✨✨
Discover Jewels of La Jolla!
Jewels of The Cove is part of Wildlife Jewels Arts & Education. We raise awareness of La Jolla’s unique wildlife—and the threats they face—share their beauty through art, and empower the local community with hands-on monitoring and rescue skills.
Discover Jewels of the Cove, a Wildlife Jewels celebration of La Jolla wildlife through art, photography, wildlife rescue stories, and conservation.
Discover a juvenile Yellow-crowned Night Heron observed along the La Jolla coastline during Wildlife Jewels’ EYES® monitoring—and the artwork this magical bird inspired for Jewels of the Cove™.
Save the date for Jewels of the Cove™ by Wildlife Jewels® on October 2 at Brockton Villa during the La Jolla Art Walk. Celebrate La Jolla’s extraordinary wildlife through art, stories, and ocean-inspired experiences.✨💜💎
Wildlife Jewels hosted Paint the Jewels of La Jolla at Kellogg Park, a community art activity celebrating real coastal wildlife observed, documented, and helped through local conservation efforts.
We’re delighted to spotlight two of La Jolla’s magical coastal jewels—baby cormorant nestlings, resting beautifully in their nest above the sea. ✨💜💎
What a magical evening at Jewels of the Cove. Wildlife Jewels was delighted to host a special evening unveiling Jewels of the Cove, our new educational art collection inspired by the extraordinary coastal wildlife of La Jolla, at the beautiful Brockton Villa.
Wildlife Jewels® is hosting a special World Wildlife Day Celebration in La Jolla on Saturday, March 7—a community-focused event inspired by the incredible coastal wildlife of La Jolla, San Diego.
Discover Jewels of the Cove, a Wildlife Jewels celebration of La Jolla wildlife through art, photography, wildlife rescue stories, and conservation.
Discover a juvenile Yellow-crowned Night Heron observed along the La Jolla coastline during Wildlife Jewels’ EYES® monitoring—and the artwork this magical bird inspired for Jewels of the Cove™.
Discover Ruby's magical Western Gull rescue on the San Diego coast, her recovery at Shalom Wildlife Hospital, and heartwarming reunion with her parents.
Wildlife Jewels Rescue Crew found and rescued a distressed juvenile Brown Booby from La Jolla Cove cliffs after a two-day search and coordinated wildlife rescue effort.
Wildlife Jewels Rescue Crew responded to a stranded Western Grebe and transported the bird for emergency care as distressed and deceased grebes are found along the Southern California coast.
Wildlife Jewels Rescue Crew rescues a distressed cormorant from below the wall at Point La Jolla and transports the bird for emergency wildlife veterinary care.
💔 We’re devastated to see another Western Gull fledgling entangled in fishing gear in La Jolla. On August 10, we documented Beryl, a young Western Gull entangled in fishing line and a large lure. Despite days of searching, we were unable to find her again
Wildlife Jewels Rescue Crew found and responded to a Pelagic Cormorant in distress during a Search Scout survey in La Jolla, helping the bird reach emergency veterinary care.
Follow the remarkable rescue of an entangled Brown Pelican at Crystal Cove, from fishing-gear injuries through rehabilitation to his return to the wild.

Wildlife Jewels continues to document seabird entanglements in La Jolla, particularly at Point La Jolla, as birds face fishing gear and other pressures.