BajaNomad

Such a beautiful bird!

BigOly - 1-23-2022 at 05:09 PM

Efforts by conservationists to set aside habitat in San Jose del Cabo and Todos Santos are helping to keep these Baja endemic birds from extreme population reductions. I used to see them commonly at the local estuaries which are now marinas and spiffed up parks. Used to...

BigOly - 1-23-2022 at 08:15 PM

We all watch as people decide legal issues, border crossings, the police, forgetting sometimes the gifts that are Baja. For those of us that have lived here for years we can look back at the issues we overcame in order to live the life that, in one way or the other, gave us the blessing to live in Baja.

surfhat - 1-24-2022 at 01:07 PM

There you go again Oly showing another of the seven species that built their nests in my open palapa twenty years ago when no one was there, and to which I was privileged to hang out with when I returned in the Springtime.

I called it my own birdland for as long as it lasted until the chicks took off.

Keep them coming. Thanks for the memories.

Skipjack Joe - 1-24-2022 at 02:58 PM

Are you sure these are endemic? We used to see these in the SF Bay Area. The two must be really closely related.

BigOly - 1-24-2022 at 04:26 PM

The Belding's Yellowthroat is indeed endemic. The Common Yellowthroat is wide spread. Visually, The Common has a wide white stripe between the yellow head and the black face mask.

BigOly - 1-24-2022 at 04:32 PM

Common Yellowthroat