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Cypress
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The pyrr.. is pronounced with a slight inhalation while the phan...is pronounced with a heavy exhalation.  Sort of a cross between hallaluha and a awe well.
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tehag
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birds
fay no PEP la
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peer uh LOX ia
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Lin oh lee nee um i num i
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gringorio
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| Quote: | Originally posted by tehag
Phainopepla is a silky flycatcher. Looks like a small black cardinal. Super abundant here in Loreto. Pyrrhuloxia is closely related to the cardinal
(same genus) and is fairly common here. |
Great topic! Here's a shot of a phainopepla (I took it in Tucson)... 
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oxxo
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Pompano
Manana at feeding time I will post a photo for you other bird lovers. |
Waiting for that photo. Please keep up the dialog, I am learning mucho.
I'm sitting on my terrace as I post this watching a Mourning Dove preen itself in the adjacent coconut palm. I'm sure that's not the right name, but
that's what we call them in California.
And I think it is the Wrens that are so friendly. They come and land on the railing only three feet from me. I guess they're looking for a handout.
Yesterday morning on our walk in the desert we crossed paths with a California Quail family. There were about 10 chicks that I guess were only 2 or 3
days out of the nest. One of the chicks was a straggler, way back from the pack. He was about the size of a ping pong ball. We were concerned about
his well being. We were trying to figure out how to assist him without interrupting the balance of nature. As we approached the little guy, Mama
Quail came out of nowhere and became extremely aggitated. We figured out that she had everything under control and so we backed off. And everything
was right with the world.
[Edited on 5-19-2007 by oxxo]
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Cypress
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Black Cardinals!
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oxxo
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Pompano, can't see the bird, but looking at your backyard, if this is what you call roughing it in Baja, you've been sandbagging us. When is happy
hour? Congratulations on a beautiful home. 
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Iflyfish
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Black Cardinal?? Silky Flycatcher maybe?
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Iflyfish
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Pyrrhuloxia, real cool cardinal type bird with lots of colors. Can't post pics yet but saw them in Cabo.
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Iflyfish
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Cool link for pics of Pyrrhuloxia:
http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/resources/cal_pho...
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Iflyfish
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Pompono, just got your pic to display, beautiful!!!
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