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Are grace,
in the sky,
and charmers up close.
Mexico,
off season without the tourists.
Arte de Mexico,
on every street and every home.
I have been flying around like the birdies and am not posting quite as frequently, but just like the birds, I will always drop by to see what you’re up too!
Cheers to you from Mexico & Hope you are safe & well~
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You bird watcher,
you.
You think,
you watch us?
Our lives depend,
on watching you.
We appreciate,
your jelly,
but we don’t really trust you.
You are a human after all.
Cheers to you from the wise and wonderful Holler Hooded and Bullocks Orioles~
For more on these orioles see:
in Oregon stretches for seemingly endless misty miles.
Haystack Rock on the beach is famous both for it’s unique grandeur,
and for the variety of wildlife it harbors,
including a nesting colony of tufted puffins,
unless of course these guys decide to nest on the top of the rock and scare all the puffins away!
Harlequin ducks seem unfazed by the eagles and swim happily all around Haystack.
Many birds can be found in nearby estuaries and ponds, including tree swallows,
scaups,
and ring necked ducks.
Bundles of baby beach bunnies sleep on our ocean front patio,
using our presence to keep the eagles away.
Apparently in the 1980’s domesticated rabbits were released into the wild and bred like bunnies!
Cheers to you from Canon Beach~
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Flying,
to you,
from The Holler,
and,
your feathered friends! (note the hummingbird’s tongue)
Cheers to you & Happy Easter~
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Our tiny,
mighty,
sleepy,
Holler hummers,
are flying jewels,
in the garden.
They make every Holler day,
a happy day.
Cheers to you from The Hollerites~
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Jacques Cousteau referred to The Sea of Cortez as the world’s aquarium,
which it clearly is,
empty, stunning, and full of wildlife.
The region is also,
home to a huge variety of birds,
including the formidable Harris Hawk,
comical,
peli- cans,
curious grackles,
and stunning,
frigate birds.
Cheers to you from all the birdies in The Sea of Cortez~
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Two new birds for me! The first five photos are Tropical King Birds.
The Tropical Kingbird identification is a late edition correction provided for me by Teresa Robeson, a brilliant blogging friend @ teresarobeson.wordpress.com
Thank you Teresa! Thrilled you, and your family member, helped identify another new species for me.
She clairified this bird was either a Couch or Tropical Kingbird.
It’s location points to it being a Tropical Kingbird,
a member of the tyrant flycatcher family.
The final three photos are Great Kissdadees also in the tyrant flycatcher family.
Kisskadees are not only beautiful, but bold and will chase away monkeys, raptors and snakes.
Tropical Kingbirds and Kiskadees can be found in Southern Texas, Mexico and Central/South America. Tropical Kingbirds have a similar range but can also be seen in Southern Arizona.
Like most birdies, both species are avid people watchers.
Cheers to you from Mexico and her beauteous birdies~
(Hopefully the identifications are now correct!)
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Meet Mr. Red Rock Crab. He is quite large! We have been traveling out of wifi and satellite range on the Pacific side of the Baja California Penninsula in Mexico and into The Sea of Cortez through the narrows where the two oceans meet.
This view between the rocks is where The Pacific Ocean meets The Sea of Cortez.
This is a pristine, unpopulated desert ecosystem extending for hundreds of miles, surrounded by oceans that are teeming with wildlife.
This bull sea lion is suspicious and watches me with one eye,
before he relaxes and resumes his nap.
Rare, rarely seen, huge, up to 5000 pounds, and endangered, this Sunfish basks on the surface of the ocean sideways to absorb heat from the sun before he dives deep into the cold ocean to forage. For more click on following link:
Dolphin abound and can be seen alone,
or hunting in huge superpods,
that can consist,
of thousands.
This pod surrounded our boat and swam around it for close to an hour.
They were noisy,
slamming their bodies and tails on the surface of the ocean,
to stun the fish,
whom they herd into,
balls and consume.
This spotted box fish is left at peace because he is poisonous.
Even the always ravenous Snowy Egret won’t touch him!
Cheers to you from The Sea of Cortez~
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Meep Meep’s secret speed source revealed!
(Let’s keep his secret just between us.)
Cheers to you from The Holler’s Monster Energy drinking always running Roadrunner~
