§ Archive Images...

...I'm finding no time to go birding...busy each day painting interior of all rooms in our house!!! Bud is rewiring the outlets and light switches. Kinda too busy to do much of anything else.

BLACK BELLIED WHISTLING DUCKS
Habitat map: Duck


BLACK TERN
Habitat map: Tern


DUNLIN
Habitat map: Dunlin


LONG BILLED DOWITCHER
Habitat map: Dowitcher


RED WINGED BLACKBIRD
Habitat map: Blackbird


STILT SANDPIPER
Habitat map: Sandpiper



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§ Along Ocean Drive...

With the construction going on at our home this week, I've once again been more or less in another lock-down. But, I managed to get out early Friday morning. But only for an hour before I had to get back and get the car safe under the garage roof. LOL...I like it secure and parked inside, and NOT on the street. Anyway, I left just after sunrise, and drove along Ocean Drive near the NAS [naval air station] and the bay. I figured there is BOUND to be water there, where most of the natural ponds/lakes and riverbeds are dry or drying from our drought. [rain is in the forecast tho this weekend. Keeping my fingers crossed] I parked the car to get out and walk...I saw quite a few different species in such a little time out...

GREAT BLUE HERON
Habitat map: Heron


GREAT EGRET
Habitat map: Egret


KILLDEER
Habitat map: Killdeer


GREATER YELLOWLEGS
Habitat map: Yellowlegs


BLACK SKIMMER
Habitat map: Skimmer



ROSEATE SPOONBILL
Habitat map: Spoonbill


MARBLED GODWIT
Habitat map: Godwit


GOLDEN FRONTED WOODPECKER [juvenile]
Habitat map: Woodpecker


TRI-COLORED HERON
Habitat map: Heron


BLACK BELLIED PLOVER
Habitat map: Plover


WILSON'S PLOVER
Habitat map: Plover

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§ Campus Birds on the Bay....

A cold front that moved in over the weekend, created icy conditions  along with sleet falling here and there around town. But not for long. A slow trend of some warmer weather is now predicted. These photos were taken on a sunny, but windy, morning, behind the Texas A&M campus along the bay on Ward Island...

LONG BILLED CURLEW
Habitat map: Curlew


LESSER SCAUP
Habitat map: Scaup


NORTHERN PINTAIL
Habitat map: Pintail


GREATER YELLOWLEGS
Habitat map: Yellowlegs


BLACK BELLIED PLOVER
Habitat map: Plover


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§ December 2021....

Another quiet birding week...this is getting to be a bit out of hand for me. But, things around the house need to be done, shopping needs to be done, cleaning house, and baking. My sister arrives late on Wednesday and I will pick her up at the airport then...we begin the celebrating of sisterhood, and the holidays. Plus, her birthday [79] will be New Year's Eve, so triple the fun. Anyway, I will share what few photos I've been able to get on my camera over the week while driving around the outskirts of town. Also, this will be my last post [there will be no linking tool after this one until a new one is set up on the 8th of January, 2022.]

A bit of unusual behavior from the heron...





TRI-COLORED HERON
Habitat map: Heron

When I exited the grocery store, I heard in the far distance, the calls of Sandhill Cranes. So, I figured I'd take the round about way home and travel the back roads. Near where there is a horse boarding ranch, I spied a few near the small watering hole...

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SANDHILL CRANES
Habitat map: Crane

After spotting them there, I made a turn onto another ranch road where there is a much larger pond...no cranes there at the time, but many, many, black bellied whistling ducks. In this particular photo, you may count the turtles on the fallen tree. I think I counted 5. There may be more.

BLACK BELLIED WHISTLING DUCKS
Habitat map: Ducks

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...and remember, this will be the last linking tool for 2021. Have a joyous, peaceful, happy, safe, and healthy holiday season! I appreciate all of you that follow this blog, AND those that faithfully link in to share your birds with all of us.
~Anni

§ Channel Birding...And...SEE NOTE below!

This past week, before the cold snap moved in across the coast, I took a jaunt, crossing the mudflats, on the back side of Packery Channel where it's a quiet area and I can usually see some plovers. This time thru I wasn't disappointed. Yet, very few birds other than the usual, gulls, ibis, egrets were aplenty. In fact around the curve, a whole group of gulls were lazily sunning on the shore, then a huge ruckus and off they flew! I was too far away from them for it being ME that disturbed them, so I looked upwards and saw the reason....a harrier flyover. No worries, the gulls came back and rested some more.

Here are a few of the birds I saw on the back side of the bay...

BLACK BELLIED PLOVER[winter plumage]
Habitat map: Plover


RUDDY TURNSTONE
Habitat map: Turnstone


GREAT TAILED GRACKLE
Habitat map: Grackle


NORTHERN HARRIER
Habitat map: Harrier


OSPREY
Habitat map: Osprey


MARBLED GODWIT
Habitat map: Godwit


[below--always a favorite photo op for me personally, I love the rear view. I tend to think, "what are they thinking?"]

PIPING PLOVER
Habitat map: Plover

 

PLEASE NOTE:  I will be taking next weekend off from setting up any linking tool!  I will be very busy with Thanksgiving and then, getting our house decorated and "set up" for company for the holiday arriving before Christmas!  It will take me about a week to accomplish.  The next linking tool will be set up to link your birds/photos on December 4th at noon!!!

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