With school's Spring Break this week, and College Spring Break next week, I'm sticking close to home. These photos shared today are from the previous week and this past Sunday...before vacation times for the educators/students. The GB Heron was seen along Ocean Drive on the road to the Naval Base. Of course the falcon nest platform is along the island highway. There are two platforms, about 5 miles apart, but this one is the only one ever used. The black arrow shows where it's located, and then using the zoom. The Glaucous Gull is a vagrant in these parts of the coast...I have ONE MORE rare gull seen that I will share next week I hope to remember. The white morphed reddish egret seems to be coming into breeding plumage. And the two scaups are at the pond at a local park.
GREAT BLUE HERON
[with redtailed catfish]
Habitat map: Heron
APLOMADO FALCON
[2nd image using zoom lens]
Habitat map: Falcon
GLAUCOUS GULL
[Rare in Texas]
Habitat map: Gull
REDDISH EGRET
[white morph]
Habitat map: Egret
LESSER SCAUP
[male/black female/brown]
Habitat map: Scaup
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I finally saw a Snowy Egret and now I want to see a Reddish Egret...never satisfied! heehee! Love your photos! Enjoy the weekend!
ReplyDeleteYour photos are great, dear Anni - including those of the Day of the Duck :-)
ReplyDeleteThe pictures of GB Heron with its prey are particularly great - I have never managed to take shots like this before. Today you get to see unspectacular city ducks and a pigeon from me ;-)
Happy weekend!
Traude
https://rostrose.blogspot.com/2022/03/kleine-auszeit-mit-hindernissen-in.html
the heron might choke on that BIG firsh, the glucous gull looks warm and furry not feathery and the reddish Egret is AMAZING!!!! love both photos of it. great shots today.
ReplyDeleteYou could show your amazing archived pictures any time and I would be happy! (But I know you'd hate it if you had to stick close to home every week!).... it's a smart thing to do at Spring-break time though -- here in this part of the Gulf Coast as well). The white morph Reddish Egret is beautiful and the fact that you can ID it is proof that you are a published professional!! Thanks for sharing the beauty and the knowledge -- and for hosting.
ReplyDeleteI have never heard of a couple of these birds. But your Reddish Egret, oh my...you got fierce photos of him!!
ReplyDeleteP.S. I love coming here and visiting your cute little gnome!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for hosting. Great set of photos and I just love falcons but the Reddish Egret is amazing. Keep well Diane
ReplyDeleteWow! oh Wow! These are superb captures...if I could only be so lucky. I love them all. But I think you should sketch the Reddish Egret. Or any of them. LOL I so enjoy seeing what you post here.
ReplyDeleteGreat shots! Your heron and egret and stunning!
ReplyDeleteYou keeping out of harm's way Anni? Ha, ha. But I know where you're coming from as I tend to be very careful where I go when kids and families are on the loose. nice to see the close ups of the Lesser Scaup and also the rarity that is Glaucous Gull. The latter must be very rare down in Texas, even more so than up here in NW England where i haven't seen one for years. Enjoy your Sunday, and thanks for he link up.
ReplyDeleteHello Anni,
ReplyDeleteI would keep my distance from the Spring Breakers. You captured some wonderful birds. Love the Egret and Heron, great sighting of the Falcon. Congrats on the rare gull sighting. Thanks for hosting. Have a great day and a happy new week!
wow! Don´t think I even read the name APLOMADO FALCON before. A stunning bird indeed. And your zoom worked hard to get it. I never had such a lens I think. Not for that distance. Your other birds, however stunning, disappears behind the APLOMADO FALCON.
ReplyDeleteHi Anni, beautiful photos. I like the falcon.
ReplyDeleteA lovely collection of photographs which I enjoyed seeing.
ReplyDeleteI do hope you are having a good week.
All the best Jan