Weather-wise here in the Coastal Bend of Texas, it's been nearly perfect! Mild overnight temperatures, soothing high temperatures, and most enjoyable....LOW HUMIDITY!! In fact the morning I drove to the islands, when I was in the shade viewing birds on the pond, it was a bit chilly when the wind blew in. But, the sun was warming. A most beautiful week behind us with a promise of more to come! These photos below are all from the same area within a mile radius of each. The two [the grackle and the white morph heron] were seen at Paradise Pond. The rest were at Leonabelle Reserve [aka Port Aransas Wildlife].
AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN
Habitat map: Pelican
LITTLE BLUE HERON [white morph-immature]
Habitat map: Heron
COMMON GRACKLE [leucistic tail or mud?]
Habitat map: Grackle
BLACK CROWNED NIGHT HERON [immature]
Habitat map: Heron
BROWN PELICAN and AMERICAN AVOCET
Habitat map: Pelican - Avocet
GREATER YELLOWLEGS [longer beak than Lesser]
Habitat map: Yellowlegs
DOUBLE CRESTED CORMORANT
Habitat map: Cormorant
ROSEATE SPOONBILL
Habitat map: Spoonbill
WHITE IBIS
Habitat map: Ibis
