| Bird watching, birds, Osprey,
sea hawk, sea hawks, Osprey nesting, Osprey watching, Heron, egrets, egret, marsh birds, You can enjoy observing the Osprey of Baja California while along on one of our whale watching trips.. |
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Here at Baja Jones our main focus is Central Baja. This page is designed to tell you about the opportunities available for bird watching and especially for viewing the Osprey in the wild. Nesting Osprey are easily seen while traveling with us to Guerrero Negro and Laguna Ojo de Liebre in Baja. Generally most people are satisfied with the one or two afternoons of bird watching that we offer as side trips during our regular gray whale watching tours. For those who want a more intensive bird experience, that can be arranged and we usually work closely to tailor the trip to what you hope to see. | |
| Osprey still searching
for a mate: Those of you who have been reading my newsletter for several years know about “my” osprey. Nicknamed Junior he was born in the winter of 2002. In the summer of 2002 my friend Bob (Bob also drives our Baja Jones Adventures groups from San Diego) and I erected a 30 foot tall pole in my yard in Guerrero Negro. The pole has a platform on top. Junior came from another pole nest about 500 yards southeast of my house. I was able to watch him learn to fly and then he began using my platform as a resting spot to eat his fish. In 2003 Junior brought twigs and nest building materials to the platform. Since then he has continued to call out and search for a mate, but so far without success. I don’t know if this is because he is still not mature enough to attract a mate or if his really poor nest building skills have something to do with it. Junior still visits the platform. Sometimes he sleeps on it. Other
times I won’t see him for several days in a row. And sometimes he’ll be there
early, eat a fish and sun himself after a morning of fishing. |
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| There are scores of nesting osprey in the vicinity. | ||
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