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| We left Weslaco and the Estero Llano State Park on March 1st, but we still had many photos to share |
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| Lone female Hooded Merganser at Grebe Pond |
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| The Least Grebe wasn't so sure of this intrusion |
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| Neotropic Cormorant |
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| Carolina Wrens sang throughout the Tropical area |
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| Ladder-backed Woodpecker |
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| Greater Yellowlegs |
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| Snowy Egrets quite numerous on the ponds |
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| The rare Hooded Oriole |
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| Buff-bellied Hummingbird sips Prickly Pear Cacti nectar |
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| Lesser Goldfinch |
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| Snow Geese resting on their trip north |
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| Snowy Egret catches a fish and White Ibis chases |
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| White Ibis tackles Snowy from behind |
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| White Ibis steals the fish |
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| Virginia Rail |
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| Immature Red-tailed Hawk |
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| Roseate Spoonbill |
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| Female Green Kingfisher shares her fish with mate ( Male on the left) |
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| White-tailed Kite brings nesting material |
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| Yellow-crowned Night-heron has an itch on the chin |
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| Prickly Poppy |
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| Red-bellied Lizard |
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| Red-eared Slider Turtle stack |
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| Male Anhinga in breeding plumage |
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| Anhinga breaking off branches for nest |
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| Northern Harrier |
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| Perfect landing: White Ibis with Green-winged Teal |
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| Mama Alligator smiling at us - young hiding in the reeds on the right |
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| Sora takes a bath |
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| Sandhill Cranes in "butterfly-shaped" migration |
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| We are now back at Mission and starting the Spring Hawk Watch. Love & Prayers, Ty & Ida Baumann |
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