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Baja California Sur

Baja California Sur, Mexico

2023

Field notes

I travelled to Baja California Sur in 2023 to attend my father's wedding. It was the first time I'd set foot in the area and, honestly, I thought it was a beautiful place. I stayed in La Paz for the wedding, and over the next two weeks we drove around the peninsula, almost all the way to the central part.

What struck me most were the pelicans: I'd never seen one in my life. Back home I'm used to seeing loads of gulls, and the pelicans looked to me like huge gulls. I loved them.

I fell in love with the area, and I'd love to go back someday.

Photographs 10

Brown pelican perched by the sea — *Pelecanus occidentalis* · Brown pelican see on iNaturalist

Brown pelican on the water — *Pelecanus occidentalis* · Brown pelican see on iNaturalist

Blue-footed booby on the coast — *Sula nebouxii* · Blue-footed booby see on iNaturalist

Yellow-footed gull by the sea — *Larus livens* · Yellow-footed gull see on iNaturalist

Yellow-footed gull on the rocks — *Larus livens* · Yellow-footed gull see on iNaturalist

Yellow-footed gull in flight — *Larus livens* · Yellow-footed gull see on iNaturalist

Great blue heron at the shore — *Ardea herodias* · Great blue heron see on iNaturalist

Great blue heron stalking — *Ardea herodias* · Great blue heron see on iNaturalist

Turkey vulture in flight — *Cathartes aura* · Turkey vulture see on iNaturalist

European honey bee on a flower — *Apis mellifera* · European honey bee see on iNaturalist