BajaNomad

This bird is so beautiful.

BigOly - 2-7-2012 at 06:37 PM

This is a Belding's Yellowthroat. If you see this bird, it may be the last time anyone ever sees it. It's related to the Common Yellowthroat, this bird ONLY lives in a few esteros in Baja. Hello golf courses, goodbye, Beldings Yellowthroat.

shari - 2-7-2012 at 06:39 PM

oh my...can you post a photo of the more common look alike? we have some beautiful yellow birds around here and just wondering which ones they are...I'll take a closer look now.

Skipjack Joe - 2-7-2012 at 06:41 PM

I've always liked them. We see them at golf courses. We used to refer to them as the "masked bandit" but they never steal anything.

BigOly - 2-7-2012 at 06:49 PM

Sure okay. The Common Yellowthroat looks like this fuzzy photo.
Look at the BIG white stripe on the head
We see these birds all the time!

shari - 2-7-2012 at 06:50 PM

thanks OLy...wow, I can see how one could confuse them...thanks for the white stripe tip.

Paulina - 2-7-2012 at 06:52 PM

That IS a beautiful bird!

I love your photos.

P>*)))>{

BigOly - 2-7-2012 at 06:56 PM

I guess I wasn't vary clear. The Common Yellowthroat's statis is Okay. The Beldings Yellowthroat is critically. endangered

Skipjack Joe - 2-7-2012 at 06:59 PM

We must've been confusing the two. :o:o:o

Ateo - 2-7-2012 at 07:24 PM

Beautiful bird. Thanks for posting.

Zorro Bird? :-)

mcfez - 2-7-2012 at 11:01 PM

Love the Zorro mask the bird has. Too bad about the displacement of this little guy's habitat ............
Quote:
Originally posted by BigOly
This is a Belding's Yellowthroat. If you see this bird, it may be the last time anyone ever sees it. It's related to the Common Yellowthroat, this bird ONLY lives in a few esteros in Baja. Hello golf courses, goodbye, Beldings Yellowthroat.

Ken Bondy - 2-8-2012 at 07:28 AM

Beautiful photos BigOly!! Amazing that they were once dinosaurs.

Natalie Ann - 2-8-2012 at 08:31 AM

Beautiful!

nena

wessongroup - 2-8-2012 at 09:32 AM

Thanks for the post... it all helps... :):)