Of Beach Birds and Birthdays

He's got us in his rear view!

This season we see a tremendous increase in small bait fish along the shore of the beach.  We also see more fish arrive to feed on the small bait fish along the shore.  And then...the birds arrive!  No, actually it is more like, ARRIVE!  For a solid week we see not five pelicans doing "fly bys"....and spectacular dives, but more like 500 pelicans!  Oh, and then the blue footed boobies must hear of the buffet along the shores of Playa el Coyote as they join the party.  The herreman gulls and yellow footed gulls are not to be left out as they dog the pelicans with every dive to try and steal fish as the pelican puts it's bill into the air to swallow and sometimes a wee fish slides out...not to safety, but, to be gulped down by the gulls standing by.

Carefully ready to put bill "UP"...and swallow!

Can you say: FRENZY?

If you're wondering....does she really mean 500 birds at one time?  YES!  (remember I have those survey counting skills from my naturalist work)  But maybe there were 499.

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Jeepers!

Bird watching this week is not a quiet meditative affair.  It's a continual party with lots of party noise...right up until dark.  Then everyone must go to a home rock to sleep away the night and return with the dawn.

Another birthday or two occur this last week of January.  Glenna goes out for her morning birthday swim before the birds arrive, but look who suddenly appears to squeak out a few bars of that famous song?

Glenna out for her morning swim....

Dolphin

The dolphins are making a morning sweep of the bay, but today they come right up next to the beach and a speechless Glenna!

Birthday surprise!

Now that's the way to start a birthday!  We also figure out how to share some birthday wishes from the human community.  Remember...there's that crown!  Oh, and the 2015 jewels to pass around!

Birthday Queen Glenna

Appys

Palapa Steve and Bob

Norm and Jerri

No time to waste...as since it's Monday...that means it must be movie night.  We are all off to Estrella del Mar for another Oscar nominee movie.  Life is tough.