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DianaT
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Baja Bird and Baja Grown Tomato
Hey, look at this
Got to try it---ya only live once.
This bite tastes good
So does this one
Go for it!
OK, who moved the tomato
He is one very loud little bird!
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BajaNuts
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that last pic on the pump says a lot....................MINE....MINE.....MINE....MINE....
as always, nice pics, Diana~
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DianaT
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| Quote: | Originally posted by BajaNuts
that last pic on the pump says a lot....................MINE....MINE.....MINE....MINE....
as always, nice pics, Diana~ |
Thanks and yes, he was VERY territorial with HIS tomato. 
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Paula
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Very cool!
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losfrailes
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Nice pics,
BTW, I think thats a Mocking Bird! They can be very noisy and distracting. My little dog hates them cause the make noises like the cats around.
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DianaT
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Thanks Paula----watching things like these noisy pushing birds keeps me entertained.
losfrailes,
I have not a clue as to what this bird is. I keep looking it up in my Birds of Mexico book and every time I think I found the correct picture, I look
it up and it does not live here. 
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Cypress
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A Mexican Mockingbird.
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Wiles
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Hint Hint:
This is the state bird for.......
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Hint Hint,
This bird loves pithaya and is not afraid of the spines.
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Wiles
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Diana,
All good pics.
The bird on the rusted pump handle is exceptional. Great shot for a magazine, maybe something like 'Arizona Highways' (oops, another hint).
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tehag
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Cactus wren, Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus.
More insectivore than fruit eater, in one of the pics above he appears to have a grub. That would be on his usual bug-and-worm menu. They are noisy,
bold, and live and nest amongst the cacti and other thorny stuff all over Baja, So Cal, and Arizona.
Certainty is the child of ignorance, knowledge is the mother of doubt. Question everything!
http://bcsbirds.com |
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| Quote: | Originally posted by tehag
Cactus wren, Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus.
More insectivore than fruit eater, in one of the pics above he appears to have a grub. That would be on his usual bug-and-worm menu. They are noisy,
bold, and live and nest amongst the cacti and other thorny stuff all over Baja, So Cal, and Arizona. |
The "Birdman" pulls through again!
Thanks Tehag
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DianaT
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My sincere apologies to all those from Arizonia for my lack of knowledge.
I have several pix of him on the pump, the pump that one year ago was not rusted---I think even plastic would rust here.
I knew someone would edumacate me about these birds. Cactus Wren---I will remember that and thank you.
I do believe that is a grub in his mouth---the grub being one of the reasons the tomato was on the ground.
He and his friends are fun to watch and listen too---and they are very loud for such little birds.
Diane
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losfrailes
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You might find that the locals call him a 'sinsontle'.
That is mexican spanish for mockingbird.
I am no expert on local birds, but my neighbors have led me to believe that this is what they are.
However,they are called, they are very active and raucous. Love 'em here in my yard.
Edited for bird name, 'sinsontle' Forgot the 'L'
[Edited on 10-13-2009 by losfrailes]
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tehag
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Senzontle is indeed what a mockingbird is called down here. They are well liked. On the Mexican one-hundred-peso note the very fine print to the right
of the frame of Nezahualcoyotl's picture is a poem which mentions the senzontle and calls it the bird of 400 voices.
Diane's very nice photos are of a matraca del desierto or cactus wren.
Sorry if this is redundant, but here is a site that may help to identify some of our local birds, butterflies, dragonflies, lizards, etc.:
http://bcsbirds.com
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Skipjack Joe
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Thanks for the link, tehag.
I tend do disagree with you about the wren, though. Mostly I think he's enjoying the liquid that he's getting from that tomato. A real treat in the
desert.
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DianaT
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tehag
THANKS for that link---great one and I will study it more.
We saw a white seabird today that we have not noticed before---need to see them again, hopefully take a pix or two and try to identify it---if not, we
will check with you.
Skipjack, they do enjoy our tomatoes. The only bird we see enjoying them more are the ravens and they don't wait until they are picked.
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The bird on the picture above is called "Guirigo", or "wirigo...here in Baja. I don't know the correct spelling. They are noisy, pranky and
stubborn... my golden lab chases them. He dislikes them a lot
Aripes
God bless America
and Baja tambien
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DianaT
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| Quote: | Originally posted by LOSARIPES
The bird on the picture above is called "Guirigo", or "wirigo...here in Baja. I don't know the correct spelling. They are noisy, pranky and
stubborn... my golden lab chases them. He dislikes them a lot |
Thanks for that name. My dogs don't like them either---I have to lock the dogs in the house to take any pictures.
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AH heck...I was just ready to jump in with Cactus Wren and Tehag beat me to it. I used to love their mannerism in San Nicolas of jumping up and
sweeping backwards with both feet landing on fresh ground and hopefully exposing seeds and bugs.
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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