If you follow me on my personal blog, Hootin' Anni's, you know that the week prior, I took my last trip to the islands for a while since the next two weeks will be College Spring Break here on our beaches. I wanted to go before the reported Whooping Crane Family of three leaves for the northern breeding grounds. I heard that they were filling up on blue crabs [that's a sure sign they're getting ready to migrate for their summer home]. Where they were reported at Port Aransas, I didn't find them the day I was there. I saw many other birds tho, included below. As I got ready to go home to Corpus after about 3-4 hours walking and birding, I decided to stop at a residential area that has canals and low lying fresh waterways that butt up against the homes. Before I even got into the area that the subdivision began, I saw the family!! I arrived on the right day at the right time. The three were nearly arms' distance from me at times. The male, when upright, he stood a good 1/2 foot taller than I am!! Needless to say I was thrilled beyond measure!!
...They were busy dining. Follow me to Paradise Pointe...
WHITE FACED IBIS [snowy egret in background]
[not glossy]...white faced have red eyes, glossy ibises have black eyes
Habitat map: Ibis
ROSEATE SPOONBILL
Habitat map: Spoonbill
AMERICAN AVOCET
Habitat map: Avocet
ROYAL TERN
Habitat map: Tern
COMMON TERN
Habitat map: Tern
COMMON GALLINULE [aka moorhen]
Habitat map: Gallinule
WHOOPING CRANE[s]...male, female and juvenile
Habitat map: Crane
Spotting the Cranes in their winter habitat, made my winter birding complete! Now, I can concentrate on Spring Migration!!
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