DISCLAIMER: I am not a professional birder (or zoologist) and my attempts at identifying critters are based on available resources (various field guides). If I have misnamed a critter I definitely appreciate comments correctly identifying a specific species. Also, sometimes it helps to click on the picture as it should open into a new window in a larger size.
That said, enjoy...
TERRESTRIAL MAMMALS
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| American Bison Santa Cruz Island, CA, USA MARINE MAMMALS |
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| California Sea Lions Newport, OR, USA |
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| Sea Otters Monterey, CA, USA |
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| Short Beaked Common Dolphins Coastal CA, USA |
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| Pantropical Spotted Dolphin Sinaloa, MEX |
BIRDS
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| American Coot Sausalito, CA, USA |
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| American Oystercatcher Bahia Tenacatita, MEX |
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| Bananaquit Barra de Navidad, MEX |
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| Belted Kingfisher La Cruz de Huanacaxtle, MEX |
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| Black Vulture Mazatlan, MEX |
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| Blue-Footed Booby Bahia Chamela, MEX |
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| Brown Booby Bahia Chamela, MEX |
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| Brown Pelican Bahia Magdalena, MEX |
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| California Gull (Immature) Coastal Washington, USA |
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| Common Grackle Sausalito, CA, USA |
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| Common Murre Coastal Washington, USA |
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| Double Crested Cormorant Bahia Magdalena, MEX |
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| Forsters Tern San Francisco, CA, USA |
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| Great Blue Heron Santa Barbara, CA, USA |
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| Great Egret Nuevo Vallarta, MEX |
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| Great Kiskadee Nuevo Vallarta, MEX |
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| Green Heron Cabo San Lucas, MEX |
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| Huttons Vireo Dana Point, CA, USA |
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| Island Scrub Jay Santa Cruz Island, CA, USA |
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| Killdeer Sausalito, CA, USA |
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| Little Blue Heron Nuevo Vallarta, MEX |
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| Magnificent Frigatebirds Isla Espiritu Santo, MEX |
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| Mangrove Swallows Nuevo Vallarta, MEX |
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| Marbled Godwit Bahia Magdalena, MEX |
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| Northwestern Crow Neah Bay, WA, USA |
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| Osprey Bahia Magdalena, MEX |
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| Red-Billed Tropicbird Ensenada Carrizal, MEX |
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| Rooster Barra de Navidad, MEX |
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| Snowy Egret San Francisco, CA, USA |
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| Spotted Sandpiper Nuevo Vallarta, MEX |
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| Turkey Vulture Bahia los Frailes, MEX |
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| Western Grebe Dana Point, CA, USA |
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| White-Tailed Kite Monterey, CA, USA |
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| Willet Santa Cruz Island, CA, USA |
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| Wood Stork Nuevo Vallarta, MEX |
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| Yellow-Winged Cacique Nuevo Vallarta, MEX |
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| American Crocodile Nuevo Vallarta, MEX |
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| Green Iguana Nuevo Vallarta, MEX |
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| Island Fence Lizard Santa Cruz Island, CA, USA |
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| Mexican Black Snake Isla Espiritu Santo, MEX |
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| Balloonfish Bahia los Frailes, MEX |
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| Banded Wrasse Ensenada Carrizal, MEX |
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| Barberfish Ensenada Carrizal, MEX |
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| Blue Parroitfish Bahia los Frailes, MEX |
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| Blue-Bronze Chud Bahia los Frailes, MEX |
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| Bumphead Damselfish Ensenada Carrizal, MEX |
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| Convict Surgeonfish Bahia los Frailes, MEX |
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| Cortez Angelfish (Juvenile) Ensenada Carrizal, MEX |
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| Finescale Triggerfish Bahia los Frailes, MEX |
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| Giant Damselfish Ensenada Carrizal, MEX |
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| Giant Damselfish (Juvenile) Ensenada Carrizal, MEX |
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| Giant Hawkfish Ensenada Carrizal, MEX |
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| Giant Hawkfish (Intermediate Phase) Ensenada Carrizal, MEX |
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| Goldrim Angelfish Ensenada Carrizal, MEX |
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| Graybar Grunt Bahia los Frailes, MEX |
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| Guineafowl Puffer (Golden Phase) Bahia Tenacatita, MEX |
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| Guineafowl Puffer Bahia los Frailes, MEX |
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| Guineafowl Puffer (Changing Color Phase) Bahia Tenacatita, MEX |
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| King Angelfish Ensenada Carrizal, MEX |
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| Mexican Goatfish Bahia los Frailes, MEX |
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| Mexican Hogfish (Initial Phase) Ensenada Carrizal, MEX |
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| Mexican Hogfish (Terminal Young Phase) Bahia los Frailes, MEX |
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| Mobula Ray Ensenada Carrizal, MEX |
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| Moorish Idol Bahia los Frailes, MEX |
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| Needlefish Ensenada Carrizal, MEX |
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| Orangeside Triggerfish Ensenada Carrizal, MEX |
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| Pacific Creolefish Ensenada Carrizal, MEX |
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| Panamic Fanged Blenny Ensenada Carrizal, MEX |
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| Panamic Fanged Blenny (Juvenile) Ensenada Carrizal, MEX |
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| Panamic Sergeant Major Bahia los Frailes, MEX |
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| Reef Coronetfish Ensenada Carrizal, MEX |
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| Sea Urchin (ok, not a fish, I know!) Bahia los Frailes, MEX |
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| Spiney Lobster (again, not a fish) Ensenada Carrizal, MEX |
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| Sunset Wrasse Enbsenada Carrizal, MEX |
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| Threebanded Butterflyfish Ensenada Carrizal, MEX |
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| Tiger Snake Eel (under unidentified fish) Bahia Tenacatita, MEX |
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| Yellowtail Surgeonfish Bahia los Frailes, MEX |
