Natalie Ann - 6-11-2004 at 02:57 PM
A lovely bird commonly found in Baja and the southwest U.S.
jide - 6-11-2004 at 04:03 PM
Everytime I saw birds like this, it was near palm oases, they're really pretty and look exotic. Do they build their nest in palm trees?
Natalie Ann - 6-12-2004 at 12:09 AM
We did see a lot of them in Mulege, where this picture was taken. Also saw them as far south as La Paz, although not as plentiful. But they are also
plentiful in that wilderness area - can't think of the name right now - just the U.S. side of the border with Baja, I believe it's partly in Arizona
and also California - (I'll try to find it on a map tomorrow) - but my point would be that I'm pretty sure the wilderness area is anything but a palm
oasis.
Bob H - 6-14-2004 at 08:54 AM
My wife and I saw a lot of these while camping at the Orchard in Mulege. Great looking bird! Saw quite a lot of wood peckers too.
Anza Borrego
jrbaja - 6-14-2004 at 09:04 AM
may be what you are referring to Natalie. And parts of that are identical to the Sierra de Juarez and Sierra San Padro Martir ranges here in Baja.
Palm oasis, beautiful arroyos and waterfalls year round . Hooded oriole heaven
Natalie Ann - 6-14-2004 at 10:40 AM
Si, Anza Borrego it is - and I stand corrected regarding the landscape and admit to my only knowledge of the area being what I learned in the airplane
magazine on the way home from Baja. Obviousl the super-condensed version.
Mexitron - 6-14-2004 at 01:27 PM
Speaking of birds--anybody else seen cardinals in central B.C.? We saw one in the foothills east of the Vizcaino Desert--couldn't figure what it was
doing there--but checked the bird book and confirmed that they overwinter in eastern central Baja.....
One more try.
jrbaja - 6-14-2004 at 03:59 PM
Cardinals
bajalou - 6-14-2004 at 04:21 PM
Have seen cardinals many times at my place here in San Felipe. Almost every year.
Mexitron - 6-14-2004 at 04:29 PM
Wow, looks like they overwinter all along the gulf......smart birds!! I also remember camping in the El Arco area and hearing an otherworldly exotic
bird calling around sundown--almost parrotlike but very resounding....anybody know what that might have been? It sounded like a big bird.
The Sierra de Gigantas
jrbaja - 6-14-2004 at 04:56 PM
have their share of them as well as the coastline. But they weren't as cooperative as Tuckers when it came to photos.
Great Shot Natalie Ann
Mike Humfreville - 6-14-2004 at 08:21 PM
The picture is SOOO Mexico it radiates the feelings of rural, warm, worn, comfortable... I wonder if the bird chose his position in your picture
because the vase would help camouflage him? Or was he attracted to the colors for some instinctive reason other than survival, e.g., likeness, etc.
Who knows, but your photo makes us think and wonder and appreciate the art of photography. Worth a thousand words? Yep.