Little crest on head when not flying. Likes to hang out on cacti.
Fieldguide
Name: Flycatcher, Ash-throated
Classification: Bird
Place first seen: La Ventana, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Date spotted: 07 January 2015
Description:
Name: Oriole, Hooded
Classification: Bird
Place first seen: La Ventana, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Date spotted: 07 January 2015
Description:
Looks at first like a big masked weaver.
Name: Spider, Huntsman
Classification: Arachnid
Place first seen: La Ventana, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Date spotted: 07 January, 2015
Description:
Very scary looking fellow, but no danger to us humans, mercifully.
Name: Whaleshark
Classification: Fish
Place first seen: La Paz Bay, Baja California Sur, Mexico
Date spotted: 31 December 2014
Description:
This one was approx. the length of 3 cars.
Name: Ray, Smoothtail Mobula
Classification: Fish
Place first seen: La Ventana, Sea of Cortez, Mexico
Date spotted: 06 January 2015
Description:
Jump out of the water.
Name: Fox, Vulpes (red)
Classification: Mammal
Place first seen: Western Finchleys, London
Date spotted: 27 Dec. 2014
Description:
There are 10,000 red foxes cruising the streets of London.
Britain has some of the highest-density fox populations in the world – 33,000 urban foxes and a further 250,000 in rural areas.
Life span 2-4 years.
Name: Woodpecker, Gila
Classification: Bird
Place first seen: La Ventana, Baja Sur, Mexico
Date spotted: 06 January 2015
Description:
Hanging out on top of a very large cactus.
Name: Eared grebe
Classification: Bird
Place first seen: La Ventana, Baja Sur, Mexico
Date spotted: 06 January 2015
Description:
Bobbing about calmly 1 mile out to sea. Not scared of kites.
Name: Grey thrasher
Classification: Bird
Place first seen: La Ventana, Baja Sur, Mexico
Date spotted: 31 December 2014
Description:
Hopping around under desert shrubs.
Name: Butterfly, pipevine swallowtail
Classification: Insect
Place first seen: La Ventana, Baja Sur, Mexico
Date spotted: 31 Dec. 2014
Description:
Everywhere at Casita Sarita.