Friday, October 15, 2021

Southwest Texas

 

Summer Tanager male

We continue our journey south to Mission, Texas to volunteer at the hawk tower at Bentsen Rio Grande Valley State Park.  We made stops at Casa Blanca at Lerado, Zapata, and Falcon State Park before setting up at Bentsen Palm Village RV Resort.

Here are some of the birds and critters we found on our journey south.  




Summer Tanager female



Carolina Chickadee

Mayfly

Ladder-backed Woodpecker

Grace's Warbler

Crested Caracaras

Least Sandpiper

The invisible Bobcat - at least he thinks so

Great Kiskadee drinks rainwater off our picnic shelter

Shed Rattlesnake skin

Couch's Kingbird grabs Giant Darner

Time to clip the wings off before having lunch

Silver Garden Spider

Groove-billed Ani at Zapata

Falcon Lake - water at extremely low levels

Black-throated Sparrow

Scissor's-tailed Flycatcher

Falcon Lake sunset

Bentsen State Park Hawk Tower where we spend 4-5 hours each morning

Mississippi Kites - 1,786 lifted up out of the park mid-September

13 Mississippi Kites roosted for the night

Juvenile Mississippi Kites

Adult Mississippi Kite

Juvenile Mississippi Kite





Black-crested Titmouse

Great Crested Flycatcher migrating through

Blue Dasher male - threat display

Black-chinned Hummingbird

Ruby-throated Hummers invade the area

Clay-colored Thrush

Javelina cools off

This feels great on a 100 degree day

Another sunrise from the Hawk Tower

Coral Vine - loved by the Hummers

Buff-bellied Hummingbird - a South Texas specialty

Love & Prayers,
Ty & Ida Baumann




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