Starting out from Brooklyn, an amateur naturalist explores our world.
As John Burroughs said, “The place to observe nature is where you are.”
A Tricolor Heron (Egretta tricolor) prowling the Laguna Madre off Padre Island.
I’ve returned from more than a week in south Texas and I have many pictures to sort though. Stay tuned for news of the 68 new-to-me bird species I saw and other excitements.
Great-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus, omnipresent throughout the trip.
I just came back from the Phoenix area, where I had a lot of time to listen to great-tailed grackles – so much more varied repertoire of sounds than our grackles have.
I took pictures of these fascinating birds every day while away.
[…] Rio Grande Valley April 17th, 2014 — “A Tricolor Heron (Egretta tricolor) prowling the Laguna Madre off Padre Island. I’ve returned from more than a week in south Texas and I have many pictures to sort though. Stay tuned for news of the 68 new-to-me bird species I saw and other excitements.Great-tailed Grackle (Quiscalus mexicanus, omnipresent throughout the trip.” 2 Comments […]
Audubon worthy pictures! Love seeing these, looking forward to more. Kathleen
Wow beautiful pictures! The grackles are all too common in the RGV!
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