Today we took off birding at Bentsen Rio Grande in Mission. It was a great birding day.
Some little critter
Long-Billed Thrasher
Sooooo many Chachalacas
Twin markers - one here and one in Mexico
mark the US/Mexico Border
Pyrrhuloxia
Golden-fronted Woodpecker
Above & Below: Great Kiskadee
Green Jay
Cardinal
Altimira Oriole
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Green Jays
Tenderloins at The Riverside Club are the best!
Today it was announced at our resort that all park activities were cancelled for the rest of the season due to Covid. We also stopped at Walmart where the shelves were empty and the place was crowded. We managed to get what we needed. We also went to Sam's but the place was soooo crowded we didn't even get in the door and there were no carts available and the parking lot was jammed.
So, birding was the solution for the day. We headed over to Missionn to visit the Bentsen Rio Grande Valley State Park. It looks to us like it is a good thing that we like to go birding. It will get us out of the house without being around too many people.
It was a beautiful day at Bentsen Rio Grande Valley State Park.
Long Billed Thrasher
So many Chachalacas!
Pyrrhuloxia
Chachalaca (above and below)
Golden-fronted Woodpecker
Great Kiskadee (above and below)
Green Jay
Cardinal
Altimore Oriole (above and below)
Spring has sprung in the Rio Grade Valley. The flowers and the birds are happy and plentiful!
I love the blooming Yuccas!
Well, the world is struggling with a plaque called Coronavirus. It has begun to affect us in Texas now and has been rapidly spreading throughout the United States.
Here is a link to an article about Covid spreading in Texas:
https://www.texastribune.org/2020/07/31/coronavirus-timeline-texas/
At this point we don't know how it will affect us but we certainly won't be able to join others in lots of activities here at Southern Comfort RV Resort and we'll sure miss seeing everyone.
We also are really sorry that we won't be able to go visit family in Iowa this summer. We only see them once a year and it looks like that will not happen this year.
You may see nothing but birding venues on our posts until this is over. At least there we are outside and can do some walking. Thank goodness there are plenty of places to do that around here.
We pray that this will be over soon!
Our friends, the Johnsons and the Klimans, and us decided to wander over to Riverside in Mission and take the cruise on the River Grande River and get a tenderloin. They are famous for them.
One of the Lookouts for the Border Patrol
Border Patrol Boat that can get into shallow areas of the river where their power boats can't go.
Anzalduas Dam
This is a three million dollar fence put in by an owner of the property it is on. It is 18' high and 3 miles long along the Rio Grande River. It is Fisher's private project. We think it might have been put too near the water. It can flood here.
