magnificent frigatebird (female)

February 8, 2009 • Estero San Jose • San Jose del Cabo, Los Cabos, Baja California Sur, Mexico

Coordinates: 23.04846,-109.68628 (click for map)
magnificent frigatebird (female) (Fregata magnificens) [Estero San Jose, San Jose del Cabo, Los Cabos, Baja California Sur, Mexico]
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Fregata magnificens

En español: "fragata magnífica" One day, I saw five or six of these massive birds repeatedly diving and just barely touching the surface of the water, assumably hunting for small fish. Sadly, I didn't have my camera that day; this is the only picture I got of a frigatebird.

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