bill erhardt - 5-19-2013 at 06:26 PM
If you haven't been offshore you have never seen one of these. This one was basking on the calm sea 30 miles out of Loreto this afternoon.
bill erhardt - 5-19-2013 at 06:27 PM
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bill erhardt - 5-19-2013 at 06:29 PM
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bill erhardt - 5-19-2013 at 06:31 PM
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Bob H - 5-19-2013 at 07:01 PM
Great action photos of this beautiful bird. What is it called, and why are they always offshore?
Loretana - 5-19-2013 at 11:02 PM
It's a White Tailed Tropicbird, and they are solitary and pelagic, spending most of their lifetime at sea........
Similar to a "Soledad" adventurer, know in these parts....... 
Tropicbird
tehag - 5-20-2013 at 07:09 AM
I think it is probably a red-billed tropic bird. The white-tailed is an Atlantic species.
tripledigitken - 5-20-2013 at 07:23 AM
Nice!
Thanks Bill
bill erhardt - 5-20-2013 at 07:38 AM
This bird's bill is red, although it doesn't show in the pics,
Here's Wikipedia's take on Tropicbirds:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropicbird
David K - 5-20-2013 at 08:12 AM
Looks like he is trolling with that fishing line!
bacquito - 5-20-2013 at 04:51 PM
Great shots, thanks
bajaboy1 - 9-12-2013 at 10:58 PM
These are amazing looking birds. Saw one off of Punta Chivato 7 or 8 years ago. Only time I have seen one. Didn't know what it was at first. It
was sitting on the water. Thought it was tangled in something until it flew away. The person I was with had seen one before and knew what it was.
bill erhardt - 9-13-2013 at 08:24 AM
Tropic birds are seldom seen near shore, but in early summer can often be spotted bobbing like a ball of fluff while trolling near the center of the
SOC.
Here's a sequence of another one that let me get close enough to catch it taking flight.
BigOly - 9-13-2013 at 08:43 AM
Bill-Very nice pics, Thank You
oladulce - 9-13-2013 at 10:37 AM
oooh, nice. Probably never get to see one myself since I don't do well on the open ocean, so thanks for the photos. They must nest on the islands huh?
One egg at a time too. Nature is somethin.
BajaBlanca - 9-13-2013 at 10:54 AM
What a gorgeous bird...thanks for sharing pics.
docsmom - 9-15-2013 at 12:03 AM
Beautiful. Thanks so much for sharing.