Saturday, December 8, 2018

This 'n That

Teri and I are continuing to enjoy our time at Goose Island State Park. It is hard to believe that we're over halfway through our two months here and will be leaving in just three weeks.

A pair of Great Horned Owls often come into the camping area in the evening and give their "hoots".  This one paused long enough for a picture.

Great Horned Owl
Our friends Rick and Sharon paid us a visit, and we made our first trip of the season to Aransas National Wildlife Refuge.

We spotted a beautiful pair of Whooping Cranes not far from the tour loop road.

Whooping Crane pair
We didn't see any alligators this trip, but a Green Tree Frog enjoyed sunning itself on a warning sign.


A bit closer...
Green Tree Frog
Back at our park, we had a visit from a Rufous Hummingbird, but only saw it for one day.

Rufous Hummingbird
With continuing rains many of the fields in our area are flooded. Wilson's Snipe really like wet fields and we got some good pictures.

Wilson's Snipe
Greater Yellowlegs also enjoy these areas.

Greater Yellowleg
This time of year most of the birds are shades of brown and gray, making for some challenging identifications. We enjoy showing guests on our birdwalks some of these more difficult to find birds.

4 comments:

  1. It is hard to believe you are half way through...hope you have something fun coming up!

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    1. These two-month stints just fly by. It's a good thing we already know what to do so we can hit the ground running!

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  2. I was wondering how your stay was going. How many visitors do you get on your tours now?

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    1. We're having a great time. We've had as many as ten on a walk and as few as one. Overall the numbers are still down from last time.

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