The last of three parts of the photos from our High Island trip.
One morning it rained like crazy and we thought the day was lost to birding. At about two, it stopped and I headed over to the Boy Scout Woods area to find myself all alone and in the midst of a friggin' fall out! This means when there is an abundance of birds landing from migration. I called Dave at the hotel and he came over to see it too. It was simply amazing - more birds than we could put our eyes on!
There were countless Scarlet Tanagers like the one pictured here.
And Magnolia Warblers...so beautiful
We spent some time at the nearby Hooks Bird Sanctuary were the warblers were thick.
Here we saw some Prothonotary Warblers.
When the flooding was at it's worst, we got to dine at the Exxon Station. Yum! :)
More gloomy skies. This environment made for some difficult photography challenges.
At the end of the week, we headed to my parent's home and stopped en route to check out a few other bird locations. This is one place nearer Galveston we'll have to hit again.
A gorgeous Black-Capped Chickadee.
During the week, we did make it to a favorite destination (before it was flooded and closed to the public; months later, it's still flooded and closed). Here we got to see terrific birds and gators.
Nice dental work!
This little guy had killed a wild boar and was working hard at eating it. It was gruesome!
At my folk's house, things were nice, but wet.
And as usual, the birds were there too. Here are some of the seven Muscovy's we saw as babies the previous year. These are the sweetest ducks ever!
Handsome male Muscovy
A Guinea Hen calling the alarm. They are crazy looking fowl!
My family got together one night for dinner. PIctured are my mom, dad, brother Richard, Tracy his wife, Hannah, Zoe, and me. My sister Rachel and her husband Jim aren't there.
I've not seen Jim since 1957.
To end the trip, we offer this beautiful Kentucky Warbler! We saw many of these life birds for us.
And one can't go to the Houston area without a trip to Bucky's Convenience Store. The people there are wild about them.
Maybe it's all the ice?
See you in High Island next year!
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