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Water, Water, Everywhere

10,000 Birds

And my decision to take this as a learning experience led to some interesting conclusions — and even some pretty cool birds. The former are supposed to fly south only to and along Mexico’s coasts, while the latter should barely reach this far south strictly along the Mexican coast for the winter. The moral of the story?

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How to Know the Birds: The Art and Adventure of Birding – A Book Review

10,000 Birds

John Schmitt, who illustrated Raptors of Mexico and Central America amongst many other books and magazine articles. Floyd’s writing style draws the reader in, including us in his experiences and observations, making the personal communal. It’s spelled this way, all caps, because that is the official name.).

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