We spent the day with friends, Dean and Patty Ellison, at South Padre. Dean drove us over in their truck. We were supposed to go on a catamaran cruise on the Laguna Madre, however, the winds picked up and so we weren't able to go today. We're going to try to get it done before we leave to head North for the summer.
We had lunch at a new restaurant on South Padre called Smoky Tails. Both of us hand the pulled pork and it was really pretty tasty. Then we headed over to National Birding Center. Although it was windy, we still saw quite a few birds.
Whimbrel
Female Redhead
Mexican Mallard
Blue winged Teal
Mountain Plover - he knows it is too early to migrate home yet!
Great Blue Heron
Great Blue Heron
Reddish Egret
Great Blue Heron
Willet
Blue Heron
Black-necked Stilt
Black-bellied Whistling Duck
Black-bellied Whistling Duck
Black-necked Stilt
Red-winged Blackbird
Laughing Gull
Christ of the Fisherman on South Padre Island
Patty and Me
Dean and Patty Ellison and Me
The Gulf of Mexico
The Beach looking at South Padre Island
Sanderlings - they are so fun to watch running in and out of the surf.
There were high tides and red flag surf and yet there were surfers
Lee, Patty and Dean
Laughing Gulls
Dirty Al's Port Isabel
Before heading back to Winter Ranch, we ate at Dirty Al's. Lee and I had the shrimp and it was wonderful.
Dean and Patty
