Texas Mountain Laurel smells like grape soda |
For the month of February, we are staying at 1015 RV Park in Weslaco, Texas. We are a mile and a half north of Estero Llano Grande State Park and World Birding Center. This is a great place to spend time and we have been there at least 8 times in the last two weeks. We have also gone to several other birding areas but those will have to wait until the next blog.
Vermilion Flycatcher |
Groove-billed Ani |
Common Pauraque in his day roost, he is camoflagued so well he doesn't even think we can see him |
Yellow-crowned Night-heron |
Neotropic Cormorant with a Pleco |
Least Grebe scootering across the pond, trying to impress the ladies |
Golden-fronted Woodpecker |
Female Hooded Oriole |
Orange-crowned Warbler's favorite treat, an orange of course |
Northern Shoveler pair |
Green-winged Teal pair |
White-tailed Kite is setting up nesting territory |
Gulf Coast Ribbon Snake |
Immature Gray Hawk likes sitting above the bird feeders, wonder why? |
Long-billed Thrasher, one of the S. Texas specialties |
Cinnamon Teal |
Pied-billed Grebe gets a fine catch |
American Pipit skulks along the lagoon shoreline |
A rare find for the park - a lost Cattle Egret |
White-tailed Kite brings home a Pack Rat for lunch to his mate |
Desert Cottontail Rabbit at the "Bird" blind |
Olive Sparrow |
Shrimp flower |
A fellow Winter Texan - Yellow-bellied Sapsucker |
Everyone hopes to find this little gal - a Green Kingfisher |
An Anhinga spears a large fish |
Is it going to go down the throat? Oh yes it does! |
Sora Rail hunting along the cattail edges |
Right next to our RV is a very tall communications tower (app. 320 feet) a Peregrine Falcon comes often around sunset.
We are enjoying a very warm winter, especially compared to "you all" up north.
Love & Prayers,
Ty & Ida Baumann
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