Cancun, Mexico

Turtles looking for a place to soak up some sun, Cancun, MX; 12/25/10.

It's time to say goodbye to my photo series about birding in Mexico. I'll part with a few final pics.

A member of the Mexican Air Forse, the Brown Pelican, resting on the shores of a Cancun beach, MX; 12/19/10.

This is either an Altamira Oriole or an Orange Oriole; I never got it positively ID'd, Cancun, MX; 12/25/10.

Magnificent Frigatebirds perched on what else? a frigate, Cancun, MX; 12/19/10.

A Cancun Marina at night, MX; 12/24/10.

A crocodile looking for a handout, Cancun, MX; 12/23/10.

A Cancun sunset. I like how the light plays off the pylons, MX; 12/24/10.

A Northern Watrethrush, Puerto Morelos, MX; 12/24/10.

A Great Blue Heron, Cancun, MX; 12/21/10.

I love how the shadows of the tree give this Yellow Warbler texture, Cancun, MX; 12/25/10.

A pier leading out to the blue waters of cancun, MX; 12/19/10.

Tomorrow, I'll will start a feature of birds spending their winters in and around Rockford and Northern IL.