Puerto Escondido Eco Tours

For The Birds

The fastest growing hobby in the U.S. and Europe these days is bird watching. Not really surprising, as we baby boomers slow down some. The great biodiversity of the Oaxacan Coast is just one of its many attractions, and it's a motherlode for birders.

BIG THRILLS: There has been a particularly large presence of whales in our waters over the past weeks. January and February are the peak months for the whale migration along the coast. They are northern Pacific whales who winter in Mexico, Japan and Hawaii to calve. but there have many more sightings than usual and the animals seem to be hanging around for longer periods of time.

The most common large whale you might see is the humpback, but it's not unusual to spot smaller whales, such as the false killer whale, whose black and white form resembles the orca. Although orca sightings, too are not uncommon.