The birds of Baja gather in Mangrove stands to relax in the shade and amuse visitors.

We held the constant attention of at least one buzzard every minute of the day. Happily they were all disappointed by our good health and safety conscious mortality avoidance procedures.

We call this one Darth Vulture.

 

The birds that actually sit in Mangrove trees are pretty skittish.

We take their pictures.

And they fly away.

Eventually we learned how to sneak on them.

This guy had a serious cowlick.

He might have taken some grooming tips from this guy:

who was elegant from every direction but the rear