I'd Rather B Birdin': Yellow Crowned Night Heron

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§ Six Birds Over Texas

Once again, way too hot to be out beyond 8 a.m.!! And once again instead of out and about, birding, I'm sticking home-bound to get some yard work done with Bud. If you read my personal blog, you then know that we are almost done with cleaning up the winter kill that took the life of so much of our vegetation in February of this year. So, birding is more or less at a stand still for me. I am going to try and get out early at the beginning of the coming week when forecasts tell me that it will be a bit cooler. Not COOL, but cooler. There is a difference. :-) I don't know what was worse, the scare of the pandemic or the inferno of what we call Summer in Texas!! Here are some more photos of the Spring Migratory Birds and Resident birds of the Coastal Bend of Texas of 2021. Photo locations are as follows: Port Aransas Birding Center, The Willows, Bazemore Park, Leonabelle Turnbull [sky shot] Center, Shoreline Drive [Naval Air Station], and Suter Park...

HOODED WARBLER
Habitat map: Warbler

VEERY
Habitat map: Veery

BLACK CRESTED TITMOUSE
Habitat map: Titmouse

TRI COLORED HERON
Habitat map: Heron

RUDDY TURNSTONE
Habitat map: Turnstone

YELLOW CROWNED NIGHT HERON
Habitat map: Heron

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§ A Week of Birding in November...

The areas where the photos were taken were Naval Air Station [Ocean Drive] and Texas A & M Campus, Bazemore Park, Han Suter Park, West Guth Park. The weather, tho very dry and near drought conditions, has been great for birding and walking this past week!

NORTHERN PINTAIL DUCK [male top, female bottom]
Habitat map: duck

SUMMER TANAGER
Habitat map: tanager

GREEN JAY
Habitat map: jay

SNOWY EGRET
Habitat map: egret

YELLOW CROWNED NIGHT HERON
Habitat map: heron

NORTHERN CARDINAL
Habitat map: cardinal

SONG SPARROW*
[identifying mark...spot on breast *the only sparrow with this feature]
Habitat map: sparrow

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§ When It Rains Here, It Pours!!!

It took two days for the bird activity in our yard and neighborhood to return to normal after Hurricane Hanna made landfall just a few miles from our house [Sunday July 26]. The morning before the storm came in to shore, I did notice all the grackles and seagulls heading in a easterly direction over-head from the Kingsville area. So, I knew that the storm was headed farther south...they were all getting to safe areas. At least that's what I think. You can tell by the bird activity what the weather is going to do. They are good predictors if you pay attention. [my opinion] I guess you can say I'm part of the "old wives" club.

Anyway, needless to say, I have not been out doing my birding for another week. Still a lot of flooding [one area north of us got a reported 19 inches of rain in a 24 hour time period]...no use trying to drive anywhere since all beaches are closed for cleanup and flooded [or soon to be muddied] parks, etc. That makes it three weeks in a row! But, I have gone out along the beaches to check out the damage. Some areas, heavy damage to structures and even erosion at the dunes while other nearby areas, minimal damage. It depends on the surge and the fact of which side [clock-wise or counter-clockwise] of the hurricane the wind was. Hanna did most damage with the SURGE before the 90MPH winds came in, I think. Twenty foot high surge is bound to rip down structures, etc.

So, more photos from my archives never published:

LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE
photo taken: South Bay Park
habitat map: Shrike
Length: 9 inches
Wingspan: 13 inches

TREE SWALLOW
photo taken: Bazemore Park
habitat map: Swallow
Length: 6.5 inches
Wingspan: 12.5 inches

Fledged GOLDEN FRONTED WOODPECKER
photo taken: Bazemore Park
habitat map: Woodpecker
Length: 9.5 inches
Wingspan: 17 inches

YELLOW CROWNED NIGHT HERON [young]
photo taken: Lakeview Park
habitat map: Heron
Length: 25 inches
Wingspan: 45 inches

GREAT BLUE HERON
photo taken: Hans Suter Refuge
habitat map: Heron
Length: 48 inches
Wingspan: 50 inches

...and times when I am cooped up indoors, from boredom, I sketch. Sometimes I draw, freehand, birds. Results are not always accurate, but I try to get as close to 'real' and proportionate as I can:

A colored pencil sketch of a Hooded Merganser [male]

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§ Gone Birdin'

Just for the lack of a clever title for this post, I couldn't come up with anything. I opted for this "Gone Birdin" like the signs in store windows or the gone fishin' signs that are more common. I'm really not gone...sticking close to home these days.

WHITE IBIS
photos taken: Paradise Pond
habitat map: Ibis

LITTLE BLUE HERON [immature]
Photos taken: Port A Community Park
habitat map: Heron

YELLOW CROWNED NIGHT HERON
photos taken: The Willows
habitat map: Heron

SNOWY EGRET
photos taken: Paradise Pond
habitat map: Egret

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§ A Snipe, Some Pelicans, A Heron and Grackles...

WILSON'S SNIPE
photos taken: Pollywog Ponds
habitat map: Snipe

AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN
photos taken: Han Suter Wildlife Refuge
habitat map: Pelican

[ps, compare size ratio with the Roseate Spoonbill - the Spoonbill ranges from Length: 28-32 inches; Weight: 2.6 - 4 pounds; Wingspan: 50 inches ...the pelicans are massive]

YELLOW CROWNED NIGHT HERON
photos taken: Feeder Ditch to the Bay
habitat map: Heron

A bit of comedy relief!! These birds were trying to get out the gusty winds coming off the gulf, and warming themselves with the sunlight!! So, they used the wheel well of a pickup truck, and cozied up on the warm rubber of the tires... Genius!!!

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§ Six Birds Over Texas

§ A Week of Birding in November...

§ When It Rains Here, It Pours!!!

§ Gone Birdin'

§ A Snipe, Some Pelicans, A Heron and Grackles...

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