I'd Rather B Birdin': Kiskadee

Showing posts with label Kiskadee. Show all posts

§ This Week's Birds...

MARBLED GODWIT
Habitat map: Godwit

COMMON GALLINULE {moorhen}
Habitat map: Gallinule

GREAT BLUE HERON
Habitat map: Heron

NEOTROPIC CORMORANT
Habitat map: Cormorant

ROSEATE SPOONBILL
Habitat map: Spoonbill

GREAT KISKADEE
Habitat map: Kiskadee

For use of graphic link in your post, copy text in gray text area below and paste into your blog post:

or use text linking only copy text in gray text area below and paste into your blog post:

Linking Tool is Now Closed

As with everyone in the USA, weather is a dominate story these days. We here in the Coastal Bend are gearing up for another 'deep freeze'. Deep for our neck of the woods anyway! It's predicted to be in the high 20s {F} for lows and barely reaching the 50s for daytime highs -50s which is a normal "LOW" temp]. Just hope that all that is promised by the state of Texas electric grids, we won't have the many days of no power and the death toll climbing!!! So...

Wednesday morning, tho still overcast, I drove to Calallen Texas [about 30 minutes from home] to see what bird life was at Bazemore Park along the river. Outside the park parameter, thru a light fog, a hawk was perched on a power pole-not sure of the id. When I entered the road to get beyond the park's gate, I saw two white tailed deer and one javelina eating along the grassy knoll, I had no time to turn on my camera so I grabbed my cellphone and got a few photos before they realized I had stopped the car and became a 'threat' to them and they scurried off into the woods. Down the hill I drove and around the circle drive to the river. There, I saw many many vultures in the trees along the river bank and in the picnic areas. Turning toward the two ponds, I then saw a snowy egret and several ducks at the larger of the two watering holes. I parked the car and got out to climb down the embankment arriving at the observation deck on the pond's shore. I watched a green kingfisher for a long time, feeding. Then, off to the hawkwatch platform, climbing up another hilly area to see what lay in store for me there. I heard a Carolina Wren...spotted it in the tree, and then a Great Kiskadee. That was the whole birding excursion for me that morning....

GREEN KINGFISHER
Habitat map: Kingfisher

CAROLINA WREN
Habitat map: Wren

HAWK [I am not sure of the id RED TAILED juvenile?]
Habitat map: Hawk

GREAT KISKADEE
[as you can see the hidden yellow crest on its head]
Habitat map: Kiskadee

TURKEY VULTURE
Habitat map: Vulture

SNOWY EGRET
Habitat map: Egret

For use of graphic link in your post, copy text in gray text area below and paste into your blog post:

or use text linking only copy text in gray text area below and paste into your blog post:

Linking closed on Wednesday afternoon this week. Sorry for the inconvenience.

§ Sunday Morning Birding...

As I mentioned on my personal blog, Hootin' Anni's Day Trippin', I drove to an all nature area that is usually a difficult trek because it's mostly unkempt and difficult to traverse on foot. If you use the link I provided, you can see the beautiful serene landscape of the area! This past weekend I was lucky enough to arrive shortly after the city actually mowed the trail. There I saw few birds, and ended up driving to a park off the Kingsville, Texas exit from the interstate and sighted some, but not many, birds. Here, I share some of what I photographed. The lighting isn't good mostly since some of the birds spotted [the kingfisher!] I was looking INTO the sun. They will have to suffice for this post. Ready?

BELTED KINGFISHER [American Wigeon in background]
Habitat map: Kingfisher

LADDER BACKED WOODPECKER
Habitat map: Woodpecker

NORTHERN HARRIER
Habitat map: Harrier

GREAT KISKADEE
Habitat map: Kiskadee

ANHINGA
Habitat map: Anhinga

For use of graphic link in your post, copy text in gray text area below and paste into your blog post:

or use text linking only copy text in gray text area below and paste into your blog post:

Linking tool is now closed for the week, return on Saturday for a new one.

§ Officer Garcia spoiled my plans...

It's been another quiet week of going birding. I visited only a couple of parks and the nearby Navy Base Road with the usual waterfowl. I must admit this past week has been mainly doing odd jobs here and there. Lawn mowing, edging, safety inspection for auto license renewal. And then, the jinx was on my shoulder one day at the grocery store. A cop followed me into the parking lot with his Christmas Tree lights flashing...when I parked, he parked right behind me! I knew I did nothing wrong, but couldn't figure out what the problem was...I got out. As nonchalantly as I could muster. He said "Ma'am...[I don't like being called ma'am], your brake light on the passenger side is burnt out!" We talked a bit while he was filling out the warning for me to sign. Next day, I had to return to the mechanic to get the bulb replaced. Don't laugh, but Bud and I tried off and on the day before to loosen the socket from the chassis...it wouldn't budge! It took the technician less than 5 minutes....but it spoiled my morning chance of birding...again!! After that, I was in no mood to do much but go back home and chill-out.

GREAT KISKADEE
[partial yellow crest showing! Some day I'm gonna witness the FULL crest]
Habitat map: Kiskadee

GREAT TAILED GRACKLE
Habitat map: Grackle

BALTIMORE ORIOLE
Habitat map: Oriole

BLACK CRESTED TITMOUSE
Habitat map: Titmouse

RUDDY TURNSTONE
Habitat map: Turnstone

HOUSE SPARROWS
Habitat map: Sparrow

For use of graphic link in your post, copy text in gray text area below and paste into your blog post:

or use text linking only copy text in gray text area below and paste into your blog post:

Linking tool is now closed

§ Garden Birds...

It's been a quiet week for birding. The temperatures have soared, a tropical storm in the Gulf as I type this up on Thursday, but we will feel a lot more humidity because of the storm front-if possible! lol], and I have to really stick close to home and do some yard work with Bud before each day gets too hot to be outdoors. We got way behind in the yard cleanup with Erik being here for a week and the flooding rains; waiting for things to dry out so we we're not sinking in the mud...and now, I don't want us to suffer heat stroke [108°-112°F 44.4°C] So, I share the few birds I spotted as I walked the trails through the Botanical Gardens early one morning over a week ago. As you can see, the birds sighted are quite common throughout North America, except for the "Texas Kiskadee"...

EGRETS Herons and ducks on the far side of the larger lake

HOUSE SPARROWS
Habitat map: Sparrow

KILLDEER
Habitat map: Killdeer

NORTHERN MOCKINGBIRD
Habitat map: Mockingbird

GREAT KISKADEE
Habitat map: Kiskadee

MOURNING DOVE
Habitat map: Dove

I hope the Linking Tool works this week. Seems last week their server was down for a few hours! I couldn't do anything to assist except wait for the return. Apologies.

For use of graphic link in your post, copy text in gray text area below and paste into your blog post:

or use text linking only copy text in gray text area below and paste into your blog post:

Linking Tool is now closed. Come back Saturday at noon [Texas CDT] for a new edition!

§ This Week's Birds...

§ A Morning at the Park...

§ Sunday Morning Birding...

§ Officer Garcia spoiled my plans...

§ Garden Birds...

Table of Contents