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Tricolored Heron

The Tricolored Heron is another bird which is unusual in Southern California, but more abundant south of the border.

Here is one at Estero Beach, in March of this year.

Greater Yellowlegs

Another Greater Yellowlegs, photographed at Estero Beach in March of this year.

Greater Yellowlegs

A Greater Yellowlegs, photographed at Estero Beach in late March of this year.

Marbled Godwits

More Marbled Godwits, photographed at Estero Beach about three weeks ago.

Marbled Godwits

Marbled Godwits, photographed in late March at Estero Beach, south of Ensenada, Baja California.

Willets

Willets, in various stages of breeding plumage, photographed three weeks ago at Estero Beach, south of Ensenada, Baja California.

Great Blue Heron

A Great Blue Heron flies towards the sunrise. Photographed at the Estero Beach Hotel south of Ensenada, three weeks ago.

About twenty minutes later I saw this bird fly into a palm tree, so I waited patiently for about ten minutes for it to fly out, thinking it would make a nice silhouette against the bright morning sky.

Vermilion Flycatcher

The Estero Beach Hotel is one of my favorite birding locations. As its name suggests, it is located on a beautiful estuary south of Ensenada, Baja California.

It is also a reliable place to see Vermilion Flycatchers. On my visit last month, there were at least a half dozen.

Here is a lovely female:

And a handsome male:

Black-necked Stilts, Killdeer

Driving into the Estero Beach Hotel (south of Ensenada, Baja California), two weeks ago, I noticed that a large vacant lot near the entrance had a pool of standing water from recent rains, and that a number of birds had gathered there. The pool was perhaps 20 x 50 meters in area.

I returned later, and photographed these Black-necked Stilts. A light colored wall and the blue sky are reflected in the water.

A Killdeer makes use of the same puddle.

Say's Phoebe

A Say's Phoebe, photographed in Ramona, California, in March of 2010 (yes, eleven years ago!)