Common nighthawks Red bellied woodpecker Cattle egret Scissortail flycatcher Texas sunflower field Bunny Lark sparrow Blue jay!!!!! An excess of punctuation brought on by the joy of seeing one of the blue scamps. When I was little we lived in Chicago and I LOVED Blue jays. We don’t get them in my part of Idaho, … More Closer to Italy TX July 2021
Goose Island State Park https://tpwd.texas.gov/state-parks/goose-island Great park, even during a migration lull. Roseate spoonbill & Lauging gulls Laughing gull Snowy egret White tailed doe White tailed deer
07/01/21 Brown pelicans waiting for the fishermen to clean their catch. They start out being so polite.
6/1/21 Rockport Beach http://www.rockportbeach-texas.com/ Most of these photos were shot through the windshield of my car. Not the best way to get great photos, but at least I have evidence and a reminder. Also, I was just busy staring at the birds. Black skimmers Black skimmer with Laughing gull Laughing gull A Laughing gull for … More Rockport Beach TX July 2021
7/1/21 Padre Island National Seashore https://www.nps.gov/pais/index.htm Royal terns Ruddy turnstones More Royal terns Brown pelicans Laughing gull Sky and sea and birds
6/30/21 Hazel Bazemore Park TX https://www.visitcorpuschristitx.org/see-and-do/316/hazel-bazemore-park Crested Caracara Shooting through the windshield doesn’t give me the best photos, but it does document the birds I get to see. Here’s one: Great Kiskadee Not just birds but animals too including these wild pigs And this white tailed deer
Melinda and I went out birding a couple of times while I was visiting Italy TX. Shanna went with us both times which is great since she can really spot birds. Dad also came along on one of the drives. I saw my first Blue headed vireo!! Too much fun – Jenny So many, many, … More Near Italy TX – December 2019
What with a vacation, a 60th wedding anniversary, my dad’s birthday and eventually a funeral I ended up spending first a week in Texas (airline there and back) only to spend one day at home and load up the car and daughter and drive back, for another two weeks including driving there and back. Inevitably … More Texas – Spring 2019
Melinda and I did one short birding expedition near Italy TX, and looked for birds everywhere we went including a brief side trip to White Rock Lake in Dallas to view the Monk Parakeets just before dropping me off at the conference hotel. A few of the standout birds included: Gru, the great blue heron … More Birding Italy TX Nov 2017
My father was just out of surgery and not feeling well so Shanna and I loaded up Raphael Jr., and headed for Texas on early Monday morning, you know, two days after that long Tetons trip. Our first day of driving got us to Burlington Colorado. Lightning lit the sky as we did the final … More A Surprise Visit to Italy TX
