I am pleased to join a group of thirty artists in a benefit Art Fair this Saturday at Palazzo del Valle, a luxury resort in the Guadalupe Valley.
The fair will be from noon to 7 p.m. and feature many of Baja California's top artists.
A portion of the proceeds will benefit Ensenada's Contemporary Music Institute of Baja California.
There is an cover charge of $35, which includes food and musical entertainment including jazz and opera recitals.
It should be a great day, hope to see you there!
A Black-bellied Plover, photographed at Estero Beach in early August:
Every time I visit Estero Beach I see Vermilion Flycatchers. This time no adult males posed for me, but this female did:
A Reddish Egret, photographed at Estero Beach in early August:
Long-billed Curlew:
Estero Beach Hotel, south of Ensenada, Baja California, is one of my favorite spots to relax, and is more special for the birding at its estuary (estero). I spent a morning and evening photographing there in early August.
Here is a Marbled Godwit flying past two snoozing Willets:
A Marbled Godwit at sunset:
This Black Phoebe youngster was continuously hungry. It appeared that its parent was making it fly from place to place in order to earn its meals.
I never did get a photo of the bird being fed.
Photographed at Estero Beach, Baja California on May 1 of this year.
European Starlings are cavity nesters, and this family chose a hotel room vent to nest in.
Mealtime!
An Anna's Hummingbird:
A few of the birds at the Estero Beach Hotel estuary:
The Tricolored Heron is rarely seen in Southern California, but can usually be seen at Estero Beach:
Long-billed Curlew:
Willet:
Photographed on the first of May of this year.
The last stop on my week of birding in northern Baja California was the Estero Beach Hotel, south of Ensenada.
It is one of my favorite spots anywhere. It's a lovely hotel with a relaxed, non-pretentious atmosphere, and to top it off, it has a huge estuary (thus its name) full of birds.
A week of birding did not tire me out, but a week of driving did! Arriving at the hotel at sunset, I skipped birding and headed for dinner!
A margarita is always a good idea!
The hillsides near San Telmo, on the way to San Pedro Mártir National Park, are excellent habitat for the Gray Thrasher, a bird found only in Baja California. This area is near the northern extent of its range:
I'm outta' here!
The Brown-headed Cowbird is not loved by birders since it is a nest parasite, but it is a handsome bird.
A coyote strolls through a meadow in San Pedro Mártir National Park:
