Photo Gallery
Steve Mlodinow.
Fish-rich estuaries attract Heermann’s Gulls and acrobatic Brown Pelicans…
…along with wintering American White Pelicans from the north.
The mudflats in the La Paz area are among the best in western Mexico for shorebirds, both migrants and residents like this Wilson’s Plover.
The abundant wading birds on the estuaries include the comical Reddish Egret.
The neatly patterned Gray Thrasher is one of a number of endemic species and subspecies we hope to encounter.
The Cassin’s Vireo found in the foothills of the Sierra Laguna is strikingly bright…
…while the American Robin of this area is notably pale.
Xantus’s Hummingbird, another Baja endemic, inhabits small-town gardens and lush washes.