Greetings from Mexico

I'm enjoying your trip Marna.

Here's a pix of more beggers. They go after the bait fish when you pull the lines in. Hilarious.

Hey Margaret, Look at the horizon on THAT picture!

Now that's my kind of horizon. D'ya know that some clever people can straighten them?

Here y'are:

Ha. Thanks Resin.

Hi all,

I'm having camera issues but still trying to get some shots. It's just like home though, I'm not close enough and the darn birdies fly into the trees. I'm a LOUSY field photographer!

I've seen this one before this trip and earlier in the week, a hooded oriole.

I think this is that great white egret

Brown pelican and friends. Don't know what kind of egret, heron or whatever. Hey Margaret and Nanny, for you, the description is. Bird with striped head!

And finally for tonight, a little white one with yellow feet.

Beautiful pics Marna!

Hey, Mrs Ed, I really like the bird with the striped head and the Oriole. Pretty good, considering your camera issues.

LOL!!! I like the one with the stiped head and the white one with yellow feet!! You are such a treasure Mrs. Ed!! lol

Gull at the beach.

Mature brown pelican

White winged dove, kinda blurry. I'm still working on a good one of these.

Does anyone know what kind of tree this is? The orioles are crazy for it.

Looks like a Royal Poinciana. I have never seen orioles in S. FL so Im just taking a guess.

I know your in mexico, its just ive seen alot of RP trees in s. fl, just never an oriole.

Great pics Mrs Ed! I especially like the pelican shots.

Fantastic shot of the Brown Pelican Mrs Ed.

So when young lads saying they're going to ogle the gulls at the beach, THAT'S what they're referring to.

Ooow, I know what that tree is. We have one. It's an African Tulip tree (Spathodea Campanulata). The photo is one I took of our tree in flower about two or three years ago.

Ooo, cool, Margaret.

Well today was supposed to be a day trip to the interior. It was going to be "lush" and loaded with wildlife. Of course, Mr. Ed got sick. So I hoofed it alone locally in some of the scrub by the beaches. Here are the last of my birds from Mexico.

Another cactus wren?

Something looking around a branch…

something claiming a cactus…

Gila Woodpecker?

Adorable humminbird

Same one. It was funny, this one let me get really close and then took off. I thought maybe I had scared it, but it was flying all zig zaggy vertically, then I saw it catch a bug.

Gila Woodpecker? again? Getting ready for its turn at the water "hole"

This was the "hole"

More drinks

hopefully more tomorrow morning before we leave.

Another cactus wren? - yep!

Something looking around a branch… - a flycatcher, not sure which

something claiming a cactus… - Northern Mockingbird

Gila Woodpecker? - yep, adult male

Adorable hummingbird - possibly Costa's, will need to check for other possibilities

Gila Woodpecker? again? - yep, female this time (no red cap)

This was the "hole" - House Finches (both pics)

Resin

cool tree, it the color of the poinciana, and has the leaves, but the poinciana doesnt have just one big flower like that. Glad you knew it.

Very nice pics Marna!

Things I do for you, Mrs Ed. I went out today and got some fresh pictures of the African Tulip Tree.

And then took some shots of a Poinciana which is in magnificent bloom at the moment.

The Poinciana is not called "Flame of the forest" for nothing. They are my all time, absolutely favourite tree.

WOW that is just magnificant. I have never seen the tulip trees in person, but the royal poinciana has always held first place in my heart of blooming trees I have seen. Kwansan Cherry is next...totally different zone.

Hey, you only had to go to Mexico to get a hummer pic!!

Nice pics all of them!