We finally got the big year bus rolling again with a day and a half in Houston and High Island Texas. We met up with our new super duper birding friends Blake and Holly Wright who are doing a charitable "Photographic" Big year. We added 36 birds and got a few that really made the trip worth while such as both whistling-ducks!
Laughing Gull
Tropical Mockingbird
Some say that the heavily worn tail adds weight to the arguement that this bird is an escapee. I got good looks at the tail and not just the ends were worn. The tail was a wreck and looked to have "chunks" torn out. Could it not be that the other highly teritorial Northern Mockingbirds have been picking on him excessively? I hope that determining a bird an escapee is akin to "Innocent until proven guilty". I believe it should be "Wild until proven escapee"
Black-bellied Plover
Red Knot
Black-necked Stilt
Black-bellied Whistling-duck
Texas flower - "Indian Blanket"?
A "good sign"!
I'm not an expert on flowers, but I think the one shown above is Indian Paintbrush.
ReplyDeleteThanks Andy! Very cool whatever its name!
ReplyDeleteNope it's an indian blanket. A paint brush is similar to a bluebonnet but just red.
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