Of the two weeks I spent in the Lower Rio Grande Valley in TX I think I only had four days without Wind, Rain, Clouds, Storms or all of the above. They have had a strange winter and it looks like it may be a strange spring. I checked out a couple of the same places I visited two years ago. I am about two to three weeks earlier this trip. When I was here before almost every day was sunny and very warm.
Here are some of the critters I managed to find in my limited time outdoors.
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| Common Pauraque - Estero LLano State Park TX Can you find me? |
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| Yellow-crowned Night-Heron - Estero LLano State Park TX |
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| Green Kingfisher - Estero LLano State Park TX |
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| Common Gallinule - Estero LLano State Park TX |
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| Golden-fronted Woodpecker - Estero LLano State Park TX |
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| Great Kiskadee - Estero LLano State Park TX |
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| Inca Dove - Estero LLano State Park TX |
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| Brown Thrasher - Laguna Atascosa NWR TX |
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| Couch's Kingbird - Laguna Atascosa NWR TX |
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| Eastern Screech-Owl - Laguna Atascosa NWR TX Making a home in a ventilation tube at the visitor center |
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| Great-tailed Grackle - Laguna Atascosa NWR TX |
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| Green Jay - Laguna Atascosa NWR TX |
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| Plain Chachalaca - Laguna Atascosa NWR TX |
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| Wild Turkey Male - Laguna Atascosa NWR TX |
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| Northern Cardinal - Laguna Atascosa NWR TX |
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| Northern Cardinal - Laguna Atascosa NWR TX |
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| Reddish Egret - South Padre Island TX |
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| Least Sandpiper - South Padre Island TX |
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| Willet - South Padre Island TX |
Great Bird Photos! Great trip! Sorry to hear about the weather, we are also fighting it in the East. Miss you. C & L
ReplyDeletegreat pictures-maybe going south later is better?
ReplyDeleteJudy: I was born in the RGV(Weslaco) but moved away to calif in the 1960's...when I was in my early 20's never realizing what beautiful wildlife (birds) we had in south Texas! Your pics are wonderful and I love Calif, but part of me is where I was born and raised. These beautiful birds make me realize why I love nature so much and so badly want to preserve it. Keep up the GREAT work....
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