God's perfect start of a new day.
Looking over the jetty at Isla Blanca Park beach.
Willet pauses his feeding for a photo op.
Ruddy Turnstone
Sanderling
Marbled Godwit
Every Thursday we take tourists for a bird walk along the boardwalk at the Birding Center
A rare sighting out in the open - Clapper Rail
Clapper Rail preening
Shake off time - Blue-winged Teal
Northern Pintail
Hen Red-breasted Merganser
One of hundreds of Redhead Ducks
Black-bellied Whistling Ducks all in a row
Black Skimmers skimming for fish
Black Skimmer flies close to observation blind
Black-crowned Night-heron
Black-crowned Night-heron still feeding early morning
Which way is up? Perfect reflection - Great Blue Heron
Little Blue Heron
Tricolored Heron
Green Heron stretching for a minnow
Got it!
Least Bittern
Much larger cousin the American Bittern
Found on our Island Christmas Count
Reddish Egret shading the water to see fish better
Also a litlle dancing and a hop, skip and a jump fishing technique
White morph Reddish Egret all puffed up
Cattle Egret with no luck finding cattle on the island
Neotropic Cormorant
Neotropic Cormorant comes up empty
Can't have a blog without a Roseate Spoonbill - plus a White Ibis
No this Spoonbill does not have three legs - second bird not quite hidden
Mangrove Warbler
Monarch Butterfly feeding
Hermit Crab in True Tulip shell
The Birding Center has four large Sulcata Tortoises for the public to see and feed.
Spikerush
Blue Plumbago
Yellow-throated Warbler
Half way through our stay here on South Padre and the time is moving fast.
Wishing you all a wonderful New Year and God's blessings.
Love & Prayer's,
Ty & Ida Baumann
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