It's been nothing but short excursions these past couple of weeks, I still tire easily. For a bit of exercise and fresh air, we just drive to local, close-by parks in and around town...
A Pair of GREAT KISKADEE[S]
photo taken: Blucher Park - Corpus Christi, Texas
Immature WHITE IBIS
photo taken: Lakeview Park - Corpus Christi, Texas
CRESTED 'MALLARD'
Not to be confused with the wild crested duck of South America, this fancy-quoiffed duck is descended from the domestic mallard and sports a pouf of feathers growing out of back of its head. This crest is actually caused by a genetic mutation that duck breeders have selected. This mutation causes a duck to be born with a gap in its skull, which is filled with a growth of fatty tissue. It's from this that the pouf of feathers sprouts.
photo taken: Lakeview Park - Corpus Christi, Texas
ORANGE CROWNED WARBLER [?]
photos taken: Blucher Park - Corpus Christi, Texas
PURPLE MARTIN
photo taken: Blucher Park - Corpus Christi, Texas
RUBY CROWNED KINGLET
photos taken: Leonabelle Turnbull Birding Center
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