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Ahh…Spring. Many birds have fled the impending heat and headed elsewhere. Most seem to go north. Some, I think, just go to higher elevations. I’d like to hear your opinions. And then there’s our local loco birds that stick … Continue reading
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The winds have died down for now. The sea is calm and the air is warm and humid. Many of our wintering birds are gone, off to their breeding grounds. Some, like the Northern Cardinal, may … Continue reading
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Gene and Kay, a couple of Baja birders who came to buy Chris’ wonderful book, Birds We See in Baja California Sur, Mexico told us about a little river in El Coro. Immediately, we both started thinking…water = birds! So, a couple … Continue reading
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It’s that time of year to be reminded of some Baja birding safety. Besides remembering to bring water and sunscreen along to see the birds we see, when the weather turns warm we need to watch where we … Continue reading
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Funny when you are a birder. Some days can be uneventful and even downright defeating when you are all set to capture that “great shot” of a beautiful Baja bird and you come away with nothing. Other days, you can’t … Continue reading
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Debbie and I were up with the sun as usual. It was a double sunrise and was a sign to me the day would be a scorcher. So, it just made since to head for the lagoons hoping a … Continue reading
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A lot of time I don’t need to go far to get involved with birds. Just the other day, around sun down, I hear a bunch of birds, Orioles, Finches, Cactus Wrens and others making a racket on the … Continue reading
We went birding at the lagoons today. Sorry, no photos from this chick….(no pun intended)! It was our first time back since my bobcat incident a couple of months ago. I summoned up the courage to go back to the point of eye … Continue reading
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And here comes one of our friends to welcome us home. This is one of the birds we see quite often around the casa. The endemic Gray Thrasher. We’re trying to get “Birds We See” books and things unloaded from … Continue reading
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Debbie and I just spent a few days back home in Bandon this week. I had some free time one day and noticed it was a low tide. So I put on my snow-storm clothes (in the old days I … Continue reading
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A Bufflehead, that is. These little birds we see beauties are the smallest diving ducks in North America. The name “bufflehead” comes from “buffalo-headed” due to the large-looking heads these ducks have. Pictured here is a female with a tasty morsel … Continue reading
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Too cold to bird outside in the Northwest today so I did a little birding inside, playing catch up on my reading, which consists of, yeah, you guessed it….birding magazines. When I got to my Audubon magazine, I was … Continue reading
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The Least Sandpiper. These are the smallest of American shore birds or “peeps“. Brownish above with yellow or green legs and short thin bills. They greet us with a treep and a chuckle when we visit the estuary. … Continue reading
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I suppose the word “adorable” is fitting for Teddy Bears, kittens and some babies but just look at this face. What other word could I use? This is the face of an Ash-throated Flycatcher. For birders Ash-throated Flycatchers … Continue reading
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Haven’t been up the San Bartolo arroyo in several years. Funny how we can become creatures of habit, possibly missing so many opportunities to experience different species and how they live their lives at the same time we are living ours … Continue reading
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The San Bartolo arroyo offers up some spectacular scenery. It starts at the sea and runs up nearly along side the road from Los Barriles towards the little town of San Bartolo. I don’t know who did it, but the trash … Continue reading
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Most all of us know this is a buzzard. This Turkey Vulture is in a family of birds some people seem to look down on. To some, they’re ugly. Like I always say “everyone has a mother”. Maybe a … Continue reading
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Today I’m going to show some photos of diseased birds. It isn’t pretty so skip over the unpleasant photos if you want to. Gila Woodpeckers should look like this one pictured to the left and not like the one … Continue reading
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Off to the lagoons in La Rivera yesterday. Debbie and I packed some water, munchies, cameras and mom. Mom, (Debbie’s mom, Edith) has become quite the birder. She’s into the routine of always having water and binos in hand wherever … Continue reading
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Discovering new places to bird often gives us chances of identifying birds new to us. Debbie and I took a quad ride up the hill the other day. We were trying to find a little micro-habitat that may hold … Continue reading
