November brought shorebirds to Skillern Tract
Long-billed Dowitcher
American Avocet
Black-necked Stilt with a Blue-winged Teal hiding behind them
Fog was a regular visitor this last month
turning spider webs into jeweled works of art
The ramp at the VIS was a treasure
Other days ballooning spiderlings covered everything with silk
Bear observed Veterans Day
November 10 we moved onto the new RV pads
Big enough to hold our stuff and the GOV (Government Vehicle) that we drive to work every day.
At Rollover Pass on Bolivar peninsula, we discovered the largest flocks of American Avocets I've ever seen.
I thought they must be gulls before turning binoculars on them.
Early one morning I heard the Great Horned Owls calling and I stepped out to see the pair in silhouette against a rosy sky.
makes my heart skip a beat
The geese decided to hang out on the freshly roller chopped rice fields at Skillern
Hunters call the Greater White-fronted Goose speckled belly
Snow Goose
and the Blue Goose morph, the inspiration for the logo for the National Wildlife Refuge System.
Pectoral Sandpiper
Sunset near Frozen Point
Dunlin
Water Hyacinth in East Bay Bayou
Roseate Skimmer
East Bay Bayou at Skillern
Roseate Spoonbill
Wonder how he got his name...
White-faced Ibis
Black-necked Stilt
Snow Goose flyover at the VIS
Never get tired of the sight or the sound
Another day of spiderling ballooning
And a cattle drive
just like the old west
Another boring sunset
We spent a Saturday with friends birding West Jefferson County
hidden among 1000 Sandhill Cranes was this pleasant surprise
Back on the refuge
American Bittern totally hidden from view, so he thought
Reflection of waning gibbous moon in the canal
sunset from Shoveler Pond
Rays of sunshine shortly before sunset
Black-bellies Whistling Duck exhibiting frenetic feeding behavior
churning up the pond
rafts of coots
smiley gator
enjoying the sunshine
juve White-tailed Hawk
Ruddy Turnstone
And that is the end of November.
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