Birds and Other Wild Things

Laguna Atascosa Tour on Feb 28 found this pair of White-Tailed Hawks. The one on the

 left still has the dark head of a second year bird and the breast still shows some dark splotches. 

The Bahia Grande Unit on Feb 24 had multiple singing Cassin's Sparrow. No skylarking just yet.
Love the cactus "moon"!















On Friday, we braved the howling wind for Valley Nature Center in Weslaco. Left my camera in the Jeep, naturally. Used my cell phone to snap a picture of 5 Clay-colored Thrush in one tree never dreaming I would get anything.

Imagine my surprise when I put the photos on the computer and actually had captured 4 of them. Definitely not quality, but documentation. 

Not all the wildlife on the refuge has feathers... On the Saturday 2 PM bird walk, this king-sized Western Diamondback was checking out the Wood Rat nest. We didn't see too many birds after that encounter, hard to see much of anything when we're watching our feet all the time. 

Waiting for the next cold front to arrive... So tired of winter cold.