Friday, November 26, 2021

Last days at Mission, Texas

 

Green Jay

November is a great time for birds and butterflies in South Texas.  Here's what we have been seeing here and some other nearby areas.  The beauty of God's creation is all around us and we are very thankful at this time of Thanksgiving.








Bordered Patch

Theona Checkerspot

Phaon Crescent

Little Yellow

Gray Hairstreak

Southern Skipperling

Black Witch

White Peacock

Fiery Skipper

Variegated Fritillary

Queen Butterfly

Gulf Fritillary

Lincoln Sparrow

Orange-crowned Warbler

Plain Chachalaca

Now for something different - huge Cane Toad

California Carpenter Bee

White-tipped Dove

Pleco feeding, 2 feet long

Inca Dove

Olive Sparrow

Northern Cardinal male

Northern Cardinal female

Estero Llano Grande State Park

The camouflaged Common Pauraque

Black-bellied Whistling Duck

Buff-bellied Hummingbird

Monk Parakeet colonial nest in Hildago

Monk Parakeet pair

Now for my closeup

Northern Bobwhite pair at Bentsen State Park

Bobcat on the prowl at Bentsen

Three Amigos -Plain Chachalacas

Flat Bug - amazing camo

Rio Grande Wild Turkey Tom

Paper Wasps

Water Lily

Least Grebes

Curve-billed Thrasher

Long-billed Thrasher

Golden-fronted Woodpecker

American Kestrel

Altamira Oriole

Hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving!
Love & Prayers,
Ty & Ida Baumann




2 comments:

  1. The green jay is gorgeous and never heard of one! Love the belly on the road😉❤️ That pleco is quite the creative- would scare me😁
    This stop certainly held amazing creatures- GOD IS GREAT!!!

    Still waiting for Paul to add venison to the freezer! Dined on duck kabobs fir Thanksgiving thank to Andy, Ty and 🐶Bauer!
    ❤️From WI

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  2. Guess I better read before publishing next time..forgive my errors 🤪

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