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Great blue herons can be found year-round in San Carlos. We’ve seen one nesting in a cactus on the Isla Chaperona bird sanctuary, which is on Isla de la Raza, or Honeymoon Island. If you kayak or paddleboard out to the island, please be mindful that spring is nesting season , so please don't go on shore between February and June. You might see herons standing very still on a rock or pier near the water’s edge, hunting for fish, which they spear with their beaks. They can be 3 to over 4 feet tall (97-137 cm). When they fly, they tuck their necks into an S-shape, and their long legs trail behind them. Check out this blog of the many other birds you might see in San Carlos .  

Osprey can be found year-round in San Carlos. A brown and white hawk with a brown stripe on their head, you might see this hawk hunting for fish in San Carlos, Guaymas, Mexico. They can have a wingspan of 5-6 feet (150-180 cm), and when they're flying, their wings have a bit of a crook in them. Here's a really great guide to how birders identify ospreys . From our house with a view of Honeymoon Island , we've often seen the osprey hunting for its breakfast and its supper over the Sea of Cortez, then carrying its prey back over land somewhere. We've also seen osprey over the Bahía not far from the Marina San Carlos , landing on sailboat masts and cacti.