2008-03-04
Bird Watching Time
The sun is shining and the wind is down to a reasonable speed making it a perfect day to check out some of the birding spots on the island. First stop is the Birding Centre in Port Aransas. As it was just before noon, we weren't expecting to see a lot of birds and were pleasantly surprised with the number and variety that were hanging about. A lot of the ducks were napping with their heads tucked under a wing making it hard to identify them. We did identify Blue Wing Teals, Green Wing Teals, Northern Shovelers, Brown Pelicans, Great Blue Heron, Tri-colored Heron, Snowy Egret, Black-necked Stilts and Cormorants. The second stop was Paradise Pond. When we were on the island two years ago this pond was dry, this year the pond is full of water and the air was filled with bird songs.
Returning to the state park we walked down to the beach. What a difference from yesterday, the water is calm and there were people about including a few people camping on the beach.
A couple of Nutria --- we think a mom and a youngster.
Tri-colored Heron fishing near the board walk.
Black Crowned Night Heron, a adult in the middle of the photo and a juvenile at the top right, hanging out at Paradise Pond
A better view of a juvenile Black Crowned Night Heron
Bet you can guess how this fellow got the nick name of "butter butt".aka, Audubon's Yellow-rumped Warbler.
Pieces of coral were washed up on the beach --- this one still had live little critters in it.
Hard to believe this is the same beach that was in yesterday's photos. We think these are horned Grebes, doing a little body surfing as the waves crash over them.
Returning to the state park we walked down to the beach. What a difference from yesterday, the water is calm and there were people about including a few people camping on the beach.
A couple of Nutria --- we think a mom and a youngster.
Tri-colored Heron fishing near the board walk.
Black Crowned Night Heron, a adult in the middle of the photo and a juvenile at the top right, hanging out at Paradise Pond
A better view of a juvenile Black Crowned Night Heron
Bet you can guess how this fellow got the nick name of "butter butt".aka, Audubon's Yellow-rumped Warbler.
Pieces of coral were washed up on the beach --- this one still had live little critters in it.
Hard to believe this is the same beach that was in yesterday's photos. We think these are horned Grebes, doing a little body surfing as the waves crash over them.
# posted by The Agnew Family @ 10:40 PM 
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