Wednesday, May 13, 2020

Adios to Mission Texas

Peacock Flower with honey bee

We have been on the road for nine full years, traveling the four corners of North America and all places in between enjoying God's creation everywhere.  We are now headed to Montana from the southern most area of Texas.  Here are a few of the wonderful stories in photos of our last days here.
One of the three Swallow-tailed Kites migrating over our hawk watch area

White-tailed Kites nest along the fields 

Hook-billed Kite comes across the Rio Grande looking for tree snails

Over 14,000 Mississippi Kites flew through the last week in April

Please don't watch!!  Texas Spotted Whiptails

Oh,Oh, This Greater Roadrunner grabbed a lizard on the run.

Couch's Kingbird

Groove-billed Ani, the best thing about staying into May in the south.


You can't see me.  I'm big and black but I can hide.

Yummmm!  Katydid for lunch

Awww!  You scared me!!


Don't I look like a prehistoric bird?

Ty?  You have enough photos yet?  I'll come out and pose for you.

47 Mississippi Kites roost in the park for the night.

Is there room for me?


One handsome bird!

Altamira Oriole bring in some nesting material

Big job connecting it to this wire

Now for the big stuff, weave, weave, weave!

Finally done, time to lay some eggs.

White-winged Dove serenades his mate

Sitting on the eggs, and waiting.

Sunrise at the Hawk Tower now that the resaca is filled with water.

White Ibis enjoys the new water area

Common Gallinule quickly finds the water area too.

Common Green Darner grabs an American Lady butterfly

Roseate Skimmer

Broad-striped Forceptailed Dragonfly

Sanddragon Clubtail

Hooded Oriole likes our hummingbird feeder

American Redstart migrates through

Tree Snails are coming back in good numbers

Tree Snail

Cave Swallows gather mud for their nests

Harris's Hawk is being harrassed by a brave Mockingbird

How close dare I get?

Plain Chachalaca sounds off every morning

Sun rising over the Rio Grande

Yellow-billed Cuckoo have arrived in big numbers

Last Supermoon of 2020 - the Flower Moon


So off we go north, trusting God to protect us along the way.  We pray for blessings on all who read this.

Love & Prayers,
Ty & Ida Baumann

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