South Padre Island Indoor Kite Festival

We love the Kite Festivals, both indoor and outdoors. We managed to get tickets to the kite festival for us and a few friends from Southern Comfort. All of us really enjoyed the show. It is amazing what they can do without wind!

Here is a performance by Jim Costa:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UL55JbCJ54

Here is a performance by John Barresi

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Sf5InnUoKE

Here is a Performance by  Spence Watty Watson

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EW_i1Rk1DIQ

Birding on South Padre Island

Our schedule allowed for us to visit the South Padre Island Birding and Nature Center where we've spent some time the past few years. We sat for a few minutes waiting for everyone to be ready to go before heading inside.

Maxine and Bob Johnston

Rich Kliman

Can you see the Alligator?

Great Blue Heron

Roseate Spoonbills

Great Egret

American Coot

Northern Pintail

Tri-Colored Heron

Northern Pintails

Brown Pelican

Roseate Spoonbill and Snowy Egrets

Little Blue Egret

Alligator

Mallard

Pie-billed Grebe

Green Heron

Green Heron (above and below)

Muscovy Duck

Looking out over the birding center

Roseate Spoonbills

Huge Tortoise

Reddish Egret

Osprey