On an overcast day Bud and I drove to Kingsville, Texas...home of the world renowned King's Ranch!! [known for the size of the ranch land AND the breeding of Longhorn cattle and Santa Gertrudis breed...not to mention the triple crown winner, Assault bygones ago!!] While at Dick Kleberg park we saw a few birds, mockingbirds, black bellied whistling ducks, flycatchers, couch's kingbird to be exact...but no Green Jays that I had hoped to see. Then, a short distance away from the park, King's Ranch Visitor's Center where we spotted the longhorn and gertrudis cattle...plus Wild Turkeys
WILD TURKEYS [Dick Kleberg Park Lake]
photos taken: King's Ranch Kingsville, Texas
habitat map: Turkey
COUCH'S KINGBIRD fledglings, MOCKINGBIRD and Texas Longhorn
photos taken: Dick Kleberg Park, King's Ranch
Kingsville, Texas
habitat maps: Kingbird....Mockingbird
...if you'd like to see more of my photos of the park and ranch cattle [along with visitor's center], CLICK HERE
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A BIG ranch - like Parker Ranch on Hawaii's Big Island. ;)
ReplyDeleteYour "bonus" photo page brought back memories of our visit to Kings Ranch many years ago when we lived in Dallas. Loved the turkeys and the beautiful kingbird.
ReplyDeleteYour photo of the Longhorn is very impressive! As are the wild turkeys. I have never seen a turkey in the wild, maybe one day...
ReplyDeleteIt's always fun to see wild turkeys and I love those big ole Longhorns! I'm off to follow your link and see more pics of these amazing ranch! Hugs, Diane
ReplyDeleteI like the look of those wild turkeys. They look much slender then I usually see them. Cute little birds and the longhorn beautiful.
ReplyDeleteAnni, good for Tom that Thanksgiving is in the future. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteLove the photo of the turkey peeking out from behind the tree!
ReplyDeleteGreat shots! Wild turkeys have made a comeback here in Virginia.
ReplyDeleteHello Anni,
ReplyDeleteBeautiful pictures of the birds and the turkey.
Photo 5 and 6 are really great.
I wish you a wonderful Sunday.
Best regards, Irma
I have driven by King's Ranch on several occasions. Looks like a great area for birding. Love the turkey peeking out from behind the tree. I wasn't familiar with Couch's Kingbird so had to go check out my Western Kingbird and compare them to make sure I identified mine correctly. Mine has white along the tail, so I'm guessing my Western is correct. You made me do research this early Sunday Morning. That's a good thing. :)
ReplyDeleteOr I might have that wrong. :(
DeleteHello, the turkeys are a cool sightings. I would like to see the Couch's Kingbird.
ReplyDeleteThanks for hosting. Happy Sunday, enjoy your day and new week ahead!
Hi Anni. I have never seen a Wild Turkey either!Shame I only see Turkey at a certain time of year. You got gem pictures there. Thanks for the link today. Hope you have a great weekend.
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ReplyDeleteNice to mix up your shots (mooooooooooo)
Playing peek-a-boo with the turkeys, are you????...:)JP
ReplyDeleteWe went to the King Ranch and took a tour, but I don't remember seeing a single bird! We did see green jays when we stayed somewhere in the Valley (no pictures).... wanted to thank you for the ID help with my Pacific Loons (maybe I already did on the previous post -- anyway, I gave you credit and thanks in a footnote on that post. And I will mention it again next time I have a bird to link.... it has been too hot to even think about going out birding. I am kind of a wuss!
ReplyDeleteHi again! We have Eastern Kingbirds here, and they also have the white edge around the tail. I think Mockingbirds are the same everywhere! We actually had a pair claim my feeders this past spring! Very annoying... they'd chase away the little birds! It was a disappointing enough spring without that drama! I would love to see a Green Jay... Again, thanks for sharing!
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