More from Mazatlán

 An iconic bird along the ocean.  The Brown Pelican.

Some birds like to hang around in groups, others appear to be loners.  Normally when we see Willets, we really only see a Willet.  One bird at a time seems to be their favoured plan.  But on January 25 at Cerritos we saw 14.  Not all are in this photo, but the others were not far away.

There are many possible hawks, but the hawk we see the most is the Grey Hawk.

I believe this is also a Grey Hawk, but an immature so it has not yet achieved its greyness.

At the Laguna by the Bosque de la Ciudad, two Tricoloured Herons flying together or possibly playing follow the leader.

We watched them for several minutes. 

Here there appears to be a meeting; several Snowy Egrets attended, led by a Little Blue Heron with a couple of Neotropic Cormorants in the background.

One of the fun things we see in Mexico is a collection of species in close proximity.  These five are in a space no bigger than our kitchen.  We have a Great Blue Heron, a White Ibis, a Snowy Egret, a Willet and a couple of terns, likely Caspian Terns.  Not visible in this photo but just a short ways away was a Tricoloured Heron.

This trip was notable for seeing an egret that we've only glimpsed once before: the Reddish Egret.

I was happy to see this guy, especially after an hour earlier I had been deceived for a while by a Little Blue Heron. When I research the Reddish Egret it typically shows a shaggy bird just like this Little Blue. But note the Reddish has a bi-coloured bill and is definitely more reddish.

The last heron I'm showing you is another that we have seldom seen, the Bare-throated Tiger Heron.  This one was in the Botanical Garden on La Isla de la Piedra. (Stone Island)  Though he is on dry ground here, there is water nearby.