Sorry for the lack of updates. I’ve been taking it easy for the last two weeks. I still need to post some additional bird pictures from Anahuac, and I have some new Butterfly pictures to post as well. Speaking of Butterflies, during the snow we recently had, Leecy and I went out and collected all...
Monthly Archives: December 2009I decided to go back out to Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge once again. You may recall the last time I went there I got a flat tire so it was a nightmare. On this visit, I’m happy to report that I didn’t get a flat tire! For the first time I actually filled up my...  This was the first time I’ve ever seen or been able to get a photograph of this wonderfully camouflaged bird. We were driving along one of the roads towards the back of the refuge looking for any birds and I happened to spot this guy. Although this is the first time I’ve ever seen this...  There were lots of White Ibis flying around at the Refuge. There were also a bunch of them feeding. It took a while for us to get in a position to get a shot of these birds feeding because each time they saw us they would take off in flight. It just so happened that...  Ever see a Brown Pelican standing on its head? That’s what this picture reminds me of. Brown Pelican’s were very rare, and were on the Endangered Species list until November 2009. Their reason for decline was because of pesticides which would cause their egg shells to be very thin. It’s pretty miraculous that these birds... |
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