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bajajudy
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Name That Bird.
Sorry for the poor quality but I have been seeing these birds in the estero and was wondering if someone knew what they were. The ones I am trying to
identify are the 3 largest birds in this pic. They all showed up about a week ago. I think that they might be male and female Kingfishers. There
are many of them and I have never seen them before.
Since the estero broke through the bird population has exploded. I am working on a photo essay of all the birds and the difference in their habitat.
Maybe next week.
Thanks for your help
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DENNIS
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I think I see a duck and a mud-hen. No idea what those other guys are, maybe eagles.
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Black-crowned night herons. The one on the left is adult, two on the right are juveniles.
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bajajudy
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Thank you, Wiles.
There must be 30 or 40 of them in the estero right now.
Speaking of ducks, Dennis.
Here is one with a white pelican that I saw last week
[Edited on 12-25-2007 by bajajudy]
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DENNIS
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Judy.....
That looks like the mud-hen.
I guess they're sometimes called a Coot.
[Edited on 12-26-2007 by DENNIS]
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bajajudy
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Might just be. I dont have the original photo to look at but I remember thinking that it was a duck..but if it walks like a coot.......
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| Quote: | Originally posted by DENNIS
Judy.....
That looks like the mud-hen.
I guess they're sometimes called a Coot.
[Edited on 12-26-2007 by DENNIS] |
I was called an "old coot" once!
Bob H
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"Since the estero broke through the bird population has exploded."
Build it and they will come...glad you are taking the interest and the time to watch it grow. You should start keeping a checklist of all the
critters who visit.
Enjoy.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Bob H
I was called an "old coot" once!
Bob H |
Bob....Were you smoking a stogie at the time?
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Dennis, it IS a duck. Get an eye exam.
Wiles, if they are night herons what are they doing out in the daytime?
Judy, name the birds? I would call them Bro's.
[Edited on 12-26-2007 by The Gull]
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bajajudy
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This is a cool site. with bird's songs.
http://www.birds.cornell.edu/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/Black-c...
For general questions:
http://www.birds.cornell.edu/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide
Gull-Lets call them hermanos!
[Edited on 12-26-2007 by bajajudy]
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DENNIS
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IT'S A MUD-HEN.
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Pics from Bajajudy's site:
Bahia Concepcion where life starts...given a chance!
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#2
Bahia Concepcion where life starts...given a chance!
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BajaJudy,
There are 12 species of herons/egrets found in Baja. You've got 1 under your belt, only 11 more to go. Keep us posted.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by DENNIS
| Quote: | Originally posted by Bob H
I was called an "old coot" once!
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Bob....Were you smoking a stogie at the time? |
I don't remember.... 
Here's an "old coot" test...
http://web.mst.edu/~adekock/Cootness-Test.html
Bob H
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bajajudy
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Wiles
Here is one more
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That's Two!!
Nice pic of this GBH. Looks like this fella stayed a bit too long at the office Christmas party last night.
That leaves ten to go!!
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Judy...there is a very good chance that Kingfishers will also be residents. We have them at the estero at San Nicolas. They are very easy to
identify. The big difference from your photo is that they are not wading birds. They are about Mourning Dove sized, with a fierce beak, and a
prominant "belt" across their chests. What fun that you get to be in on the "ground floor" of a new eco-system.
Undoubtedly, there are people who cannot afford to give the anchor of sanity even the slightest tug. Sam Harris
"The situation is far too dire for pessimism."
Bill Kauth
Carl Sagan said, "We are a way for the cosmos to know itself."
PEACE, LOVE AND FISH TACOS
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Yep I have seen those too. Sitting on the telephone wires in the arroyo. I havent seen any lately though. I was thinking that the ones in the first
photo might be a relative but I didnt know that Kingfisher didnt wade.
Today I saw the white pelican again but couldnt get a photo because my battery was dead...duh. I have some photos of the old water line which I will
post to show just how much water was in the estero. It was the fullest we had ever seen it.
Now all the scavengers are out...buzzards, cara caras, crows. There are plenty of dead fish that got stranded when the mouth opened. The force of
the water actually flattened some carrizo bamboo.
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