Category Archives: ChrisnDebbie’s Birds Eye Views

They act like hummingbirds

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  This beautiful and flighty little bird is the Orange Crowned Warbler.  Mom and Chris and I were watching him on the south patio the other day.  It was amazing.  He was acting like a hummingbird as you will see in the photos … Continue reading

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Baja Birding at it’s best!

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  While Debbie is off somewhere being hunted down by a mountain lion (fish get bigger as the story goes on) at the lagoons, I was focused on the task at hand.  Which was, as I remember, trying to get … Continue reading

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Is it really pollen?

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  Ever so often, we see this little girl or one very much like her flitting around.  Now, you may ask…what kind of hummingbird is this bird we see in our Baja backyards?  We mostly only have two hummingbirds in … Continue reading

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Birds We See? A surprise!

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  Ok…house keeper’s coming this morning.  Do we want to go to the lagoon and see if we can chase down some Western Meadow Larks?  The elusive ones we could not get a great photo of last time we were … Continue reading

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The Western Scrub Jay sounds the alarm!

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    I’ve noticed that some types of birds are just smarter than others.  Turkey ranchers will say that their birds are pretty stupid.  One told me he can’t leave his birds out in the rain.  ”Their so dumb the … Continue reading

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Gulls and not “sea” gulls.

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  I’ll never forget the outstanding voyage Debbie and I took from Alaska to Russia by way of the Arctic Circle.                                             … Continue reading

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With the Reddish Egret, it all starts like this-

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    Reddish Egrets are one our less-common Egrets. I know I’ve posted a little about these birds before but I just had to share some action photos with you that Debbie took yesterday at the estero.  We’re gonna’ have … Continue reading

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Male House Finches around the backyard feeder.

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  I was brought up in the San Fernando Valley, Ca.  House Finches were a common site there but I remember the males were red and the females were brown.  Living in Baja Sur I keep seeing these House Finches … Continue reading

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Who am I; Northern Cardinal or Pyrrhuloxia?

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  Northern Cardinals and Pyrrhuloxias   pyrrhuloxia [pir-uh-lok-see-uh] are always a delight to see.  Whether when spotted out in the field or when seen around the backyard feeder, field marks make the males of each species easy to distinguish.  The full-body scarlet … Continue reading

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Gila Woodpecker vs Gilded Flicker.

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        A good friend of ours asked Debbie today about differences between Gila Woodpeckers and Gilded Flickers.  She is having a hard time telling the two apart.  So let’s have a look. Male Gila Woodpeckers have a very … Continue reading

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I think she’s pretty, the female House Finch.

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  It seems like often when I’m talking birds to someone it’s “oh the males are so pretty and colorful”.  More colorful maybe.  After all, he has to “catch the girl” and draw predators away from the nest with his striking colors. … Continue reading

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Today is Debbie’s Birthday, my sweetheart.

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  This is our favorite guide, Jeff.  More on him later.  Debbie and I visited the Galapagos Islands a while back.   There we snorkeled with Hammerhead, reef, and other types of sharks.             Seeing the birds like the … Continue reading

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As we hit the surf my first thought is “this is a real dive”!

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  We were attracted by all the goin’s on at the Lord of the Wind Fair.  Great fun for sure.     Everybody is watching the kite-boarders and wind surfers and girls and girls and something else catches my attention. … Continue reading

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In Baja Sur we may see Killdeer wherever there is water.

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  Or at least, water nearby.  This little beauty is the Killdeer.  This is our largest ringed (9-11″) plover.  As you can see, Killdeer are brown above, white below and have two black bands across the chest  area.  The bands are … Continue reading

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Here’s looking at you in Baja California, Sur.

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Looking thru some recent photos this morning I couldn’t help but notice the different looks birds give us. This White-crowned Sparrow is just sitting there looking kinda cute almost like a kitten.  White-crowned Sparrows are one of our more common … Continue reading

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Birding Adventures TV host James Currie

We wanted to let you know about this upcoming TV show.  It will include several of the birds we see in Baja California Sur.   AERIAL ASSASSINS PREMIERS ON NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC! Dear Debbie,BE SURE TO CATCH THE PREMIER OF “AERIAL … Continue reading

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L.B.Js. No, not the president just “little brown jobs”.

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  I’ve always noticed that I’m kind of “alone in a crowd” when it comes to enjoying sparrows.  Like the times when I’m driving in the car with someone (other than Debbie) and point out a “little brown job” off … Continue reading

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Debbie and I did a little bird counting today

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  Living on the East Cape of Baja Sur, we have these electrical “brown-outs” every now and then.  We had one this afternoon so we took a break from work and had some fun on the back patio. (don’t get … Continue reading

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A magnificent bird-of-prey, The Osprey.

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I know you’ve seen these beautiful, inspiring raptors either perched or soaring thru the skys of Baja Sur.  This is the Osprey.  As you can see, these birds are dark brown above, white below, with a white head that has … Continue reading

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Another invasion!

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One of our birding forum members spotted an Eurasian-collard Dove at his feeder today.  This is the second sighting of this bird I’ve heard of this year.  I guess it was just a matter of time.  You see, these doves … Continue reading

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