World Birding Center South Padre Island

Friday, February 21, we headed for the convention Center, didn't realize it was Market Day and the parking overflowed onto the road shoulder so we paid our $4 each to walk the boardwalks at the World Birding Center.

Started with a brand new B'fly... Great Southern White!

This Spotted Sandpiper may lack the spots

but he still has the swagger

All the herons were present and accounted for 

Snowy

Little Blue

Reddish

Tri-colored

didn't photo the Great Blue and Great, way too far out in the Laguna Madre, but they were present.

A flock of Roseate Spoonbill showed off their gorgeous spring plumage with angel wing poses. 

85 % of all the Redheads in North America winter on the Laguna Madre, most of them were at the WBC on Friday. 

 Big Gator was lazing in the sun

while tilapia (?) observed the visitors on the boardwalk. 

Easy to see how the Yellow-rump came to be called BUTTER BUTT!

A visit to the Island wouldn't be complete without high flying kites. Notice the crowd at the convention center...