2008-01-13

 

Another Birdwalk

I dragged Ed out of bed early this morning and we headed over to Bentsen State Park for the Sunday morning bird walk. It was much colder out then we expected so we were under dressed --- I know it was warmer than at home so I should stop complaining. The result was I missed some of the bird sightings, as I kept standing in sheltered sunny spots trying to warm up. One of the sunny spots however, was by a bird blind, so I did get to enjoy a real splash of color as the Green Jays, Northern Cardinals, Altamira Orioles, Chachalacas, Doves, Olive and Lincoln Sparrows as well as a few other birds enjoyed breakfast at the recently replenished feeders. The excitement on todays walk was going to the hawk tower which overlooks the recently filled resaca (aka ox-bow, a small pond or lake formed when part of a river bend detaches during a flood). A number of different hawks flew over us.

As we do every Sunday just before 4 pm, we headed over the rec hall for the ice cream social. I think our stay here may be hard on our waist lines.



One of the butterfly's we saw at Bentsen.


The bird watchers at the hawk tower.

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