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White Ibis [laughing gull robbed it of its catch]
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§ Local Sightings...
Not much traveling around the county or on the islands this week. These photos were taken just minutes away from home...
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§ More Archives after Thanksgiving...
HOODED MERGANSER
Habitat map: Merganser
NORTHERN CARDINAL
Habitat map: Cardinal
REDDISH EGRET
Habitat map: Egret
RUDDY TURNSTONE
Habitat map: Turnstone
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§ Along Ocean Drive...
...just a short jaunt along the coast of the South Bay on one side of the road and Oso Bay on the opposite side... near the Corpus Christi Naval Air Station. It's a great area, year 'round for water fowl/waders, and shorebirds!! It's a showcase of colors and mannerisms during breeding season. This area is about 6 miles from home.
WILLET [with green winged teal in background]
Habitat map: Willet
RUDDY TURNSTONE
Habitat map: Turnstone
GREATER YELLOWLEGS
Habitat map: Yellowlegs
DOUBLE CRESTED CORMORANT
[rarely seen crest]
Habitat map: Cormorant
LITTLE BLUE HERON [immature plumage]
Habitat map: Heron
ROYAL TERN [breeding - solid black cap]
Habitat map: Tern
TRI-COLORED HERON [breeding colors]
Habitat map: Heron
REDDISH EGRET [dark morph -breeding plumage]
Habitat map: Egret
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§ Channel Birding...
And...SEE NOTE below!
This past week, before the cold snap moved in across the coast, I took a jaunt, crossing the mudflats, on the back side of Packery Channel where it's a quiet area and I can usually see some plovers. This time thru I wasn't disappointed. Yet, very few birds other than the usual, gulls, ibis, egrets were aplenty. In fact around the curve, a whole group of gulls were lazily sunning on the shore, then a huge ruckus and off they flew! I was too far away from them for it being ME that disturbed them, so I looked upwards and saw the reason....a harrier flyover. No worries, the gulls came back and rested some more.
Here are a few of the birds I saw on the back side of the bay...
Here are a few of the birds I saw on the back side of the bay...
BLACK BELLIED PLOVER[winter plumage]
Habitat map: Plover
RUDDY TURNSTONE
Habitat map: Turnstone
GREAT TAILED GRACKLE
Habitat map: Grackle
NORTHERN HARRIER
Habitat map: Harrier
OSPREY
Habitat map: Osprey
MARBLED GODWIT
Habitat map: Godwit
[below--always a favorite photo op for me personally, I love the rear view. I tend to think, "what are they thinking?"]
PIPING PLOVER
Habitat map: Plover
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§ 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
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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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