Tuesday, February 20, 2018

Birding at the South Padre Island Birding Center

It was a bit gloomy today and a bit windy, however, compared to many days here in the Valley recently, it was better than most. It seems this winter we have had more bad days than good. In a normal winter, we may have a cold day and then back to spring the next day. This season we've had five days of miserable weather and one of good. We certainly hope this isn't the way it is going to stay.  

Today seemed like a good day to go birding. It is always better if it is less windy but we figure the birds have to come out some time too. 

we took off for South Padre Island with our friends, Al & Miriam. We started at the Birding Center which is a great place to shore birds. The Convention Center next door is good too. 

If you would like to check out the birding center, try this link:  https://www.spibirding.com/

A White Ibis and a couple of Roseate Spoonbills - the more shrimp they eat, the pinker they get. We've seen them be almost red!


Purple Gallinule

Great Blue Heron

Snowy Egret

Tri-Colored Heron


Al & Miriam





Lee and Mary

He's a pretty good sized alligator. glad we were on the boardwalk.

Then we decided to have something to eat at Tom & Jerry's Bar & Grill.





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