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
I love seeing all these wading birds that I rarely see here in north Mississippi!
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Hello, Anni!
ReplyDeleteSounds like a wonderful outing, great weather and birds! The pelicans are a favorite, I love the Little Blue and the Spoonbill. Great capture of the Ibis in flight. Thanks for hosting. Have a happy weekend!
The Roseate Spoonbill is my favorite bird! I've only seen it in the wild a few times and it was so exciting! Love your photos. Our weather has been perfect this week too! YAY!
ReplyDeleteSo many birds I would love to see, but guess I will never come that way again. At this stage I am wondering if we will ever have another holiday!! COVID is certainly causing a few problems!!
ReplyDeleteTake care and stay safe, Diane
I love the Heron and his reflection. And the first photo, of all the white pelicans is gorgeous, that may be my favorite. Wow, the Ibis looks frozen in the sky!!
ReplyDeleteOnce again you have captured awesome photos of these beautiful birds and the white pelicans look like they're going ha ha ha ha we love this weather in the sunshine. I wonder if Birds feel humidity. And my favorite photo of all is the brown pelican with the other bird that I have now forgotten the name of. We've had three days of hardly any humidity at all when it's been wonderful Arlo's were not low we went we had us-68 a 70 and a 71 but so much better than it was
ReplyDeleteAlways enjoy seeing your birds! Your reflection photo of the night heron is amazing. Glad you are getting some enjoyable weather. Thank you for hosting.
ReplyDeleteYour new header is just too cute for words! You are a greatly talented artist. Of course your birds complement the little kitty. We have been sweltering in the heat and humidity, not to mention those pop-up showers, one of which surprised me this morning as I was immersed in recording the calls of a Great Horned Owl before sunrise way out at the lake with no cover except for an umbrella which did not handle the wind very well...
ReplyDeleteBeautiful birds and the cat is adorable. You did a great job capturing the ibis in flight!
ReplyDeleteMy most vivid memory of White Ibises is of visiting a friend in Florida many years ago, when the birds would routinely excavate his lawn each day in search of grubs. He was not too thrilled!
ReplyDeleteI always thought of the Avocet to be a rather large bird. But compared to the pelican it is small. The pelican is huge. Love the Roseate spoonbill :)
ReplyDeleteWonderful pics....that Brown Pelican is really a superb capture in my book.
ReplyDeleteSo pleased I stopped by!
ReplyDeleteThese are wonderful photographs, a joy to see :)
All the best Jan