Beneath the fancy home of yesterday’s White-throated Swifts post.
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I own no land, instead I have wheelestate. I’ve been a full time RVer since 1997. Working summers as a Park Ranger takes me to many beautiful places and playing during the winter takes me to many more. This blog is simply the story of my life's adventures.
Moved
Friday, April 15, 2011
Thursday, April 14, 2011
SWF – Birds of a feather
Black-bellied Whistling Ducks
…flock together.
White-throated Swifts
Birding has been my salvation while here in South Texas.
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Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Meet Oscar
We were just hanging out reading blogs when something rattled the camper door.
Oscar ran to answer it.
And said, “Come on in.”
Then walked back over to the couch disappointed because there was nobody there except the wind.
While visiting my artistic Aunt Kay the other day she told me the arthritis in her hands has stopped her from painting. I’d seen this articulated human figure on her work bench before and have long coveted it. You may have seen similar wood pieces I have like the hand and gecko. So I asked if I could have it and she introduced me to Oscar. I believe we’ll travel together for a while.
Take a bow Oscar.
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Black-bellied Whistling Ducks
One of only two whistling-duck species native to North America.
Formerly known as the Black-bellied Tree Duck they nest primarily in natural cavities in trees. Their monogamous pair-bonding is unique among ducks with both parents sharing with the raising of young. Ducklings leap from nest cavities within two days of hatching and can feed themselves immediately on plant material and bugs.
They look like no other duck with their pink feet, long red bill, pale grey head, mostly grey-brown plumage, black belly and tail, thin but distinct white eye-ring, and chestnut brown on the back of the neck. The distinctive white wing patch is most obvious in flight. Males and females look alike and juveniles are similar but have a grey bill and less contrasting belly.
As the name implies, these are noisy birds with a clear whistling waa-chooo call. I can always hear them coming and usually in large flocks.
Monday, April 11, 2011
MWT – Birding along the resaca
Resaca de los Fresnos
Yes, I’m still in Texas, but the countdown is on.
Franklin’s Gull
I’m spending my days at Mom’s getting ready for her move to Arizona. The logistics are taken care of. We have a week and a half to pack. At the current pace of 1.5 boxes a day I hope we make it. It’s not easy to part with any of our treasured life collections, and everything has a story.
About 6:00 every evening I’ve been trying to take a walk along the nearby resaca to cool my body in the wind and clear my mind.
Red-crowned Parrots
Seems some resacas were former channels of the Rio Grande river used for flood control. The Resaca de los Fresnos in San Benito was developed for irrigation purposes.
Black-bellied Whistling Ducks
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