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High & low yesterday

tehag - 5-26-2011 at 08:42 AM

Crested caracara adult



Harris's hawk



Fiddler crabs at Bahia Magdalena. They really are that color.



mulegejim - 5-26-2011 at 08:56 AM

Great shots. Thanks, Jim

Eli - 5-26-2011 at 09:45 AM

WOW, wow, wow, love these pictures!

Natalie Ann - 5-26-2011 at 10:31 AM

I had no idea what a pretty little beast is the Fiddler Crab. Neat to know.
Your bird pix - amazing.

Thanks, tehag. I love 'em.

nena

wessongroup - 5-26-2011 at 11:56 AM

Excellent shots... thanks much

bacquito - 5-26-2011 at 03:23 PM

Beautiful, thanks

Pacifico - 5-26-2011 at 06:19 PM

Awesome pics!!! Love the close-ups....

woody with a view - 5-28-2011 at 01:52 PM

i only dream of crisp shots like that.... very nice!

Mulegena - 5-29-2011 at 06:03 PM

Just showed these gorgeous pix to Ricardo. We both loved 'em!

He identified the Fiddler Crab as "Cangrejo" and emphasized that they're not a food source, not because they're poisonous or otherwise distasteful, but because they just don't have much meat underneath that gorgeous shell.

Cangrejo are the little guys of various colors that are running around and sunning themselves on the rocks at the seashore. The ones here in Bahia Asuncion are red. I've seen the lavender ones down by the lighthouse in Mulege.

Loved the caracara. Is it Baja's State Bird, does anybody know? The Harris Hawk is called an Agila locally, again an inclusive term for all hawks, I think.

Thanks, Tehag. Really nice.

Lauriboats - 5-29-2011 at 07:53 PM

Wow, great photos.

BajaHawk - 5-29-2011 at 09:47 PM

Suuuuweet!

DENNIS - 5-30-2011 at 06:30 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by Mulegena
Cangrejo are the little guys of various colors that are running around and sunning themselves on the rocks at the seashore. The ones here in Bahia Asuncion are red. I've seen the lavender ones down by the lighthouse in Mulege.



I think "Cangrejo" is the word for all crab. :light:

Mulegena - 5-30-2011 at 08:10 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by DENNIS
Quote:
Originally posted by Mulegena
Cangrejo are the little guys of various colors that are running around and sunning themselves on the rocks at the seashore. The ones here in Bahia Asuncion are red. I've seen the lavender ones down by the lighthouse in Mulege.



I think "Cangrejo" is the word for all crab. :light:
Thank you, Dennis. You may well be correct there.
Rica said it wasn't a "jaiba" because its not for eatin', just for pinchin'.