Today was just a beautiful day to get out and enjoy the cooler weather. I headed out to the San Jacinto Battleground to check out the birds.
A Little Gull had been reported there, and sure enough it was out there with a Ruddy Duck, dwarfed by the massive White Pelican.
It had beautiful wing markings.
Hope it can find food as it is obviously very lost!
I loved the way the White Pelicans swim and feed like a synchronized swim team.
How can something so big (may be over 9' wingspan!) fly so effortlessly?
This Little Gull is just the tiniest thing. It was a delight to see!
Along the edge of the road, one can find Yellow-rumped Warblers.
This is a first winter Yellow-rumped Warbler. Very lovely!
On to the ponds, and the Eared Grebes! This one was very busy feeding, it would come up just for a moment then disappear!
There were several Orange Crowned Warblers flitting around in the thickets.
I think this is a Lesser Scaup, with a squarish head.
The Ruddy Ducks were the most abundant bird in the water today.
Seems that there is always a Kestrel near the marsh area!
I was excited to get fairly close to the American Avocets. What an amazing bird!
It uses the bill to sweep back and forth through vegetation to find food.
The only trouble with fall birding is that it gets dark too early... but with the sun low on the horizon you can have the Great Egret spotlighted. Today was such fun!
A Little Gull had been reported there, and sure enough it was out there with a Ruddy Duck, dwarfed by the massive White Pelican.
It had beautiful wing markings.
Hope it can find food as it is obviously very lost!
I loved the way the White Pelicans swim and feed like a synchronized swim team.
How can something so big (may be over 9' wingspan!) fly so effortlessly?
This Little Gull is just the tiniest thing. It was a delight to see!
Along the edge of the road, one can find Yellow-rumped Warblers.
This is a first winter Yellow-rumped Warbler. Very lovely!
On to the ponds, and the Eared Grebes! This one was very busy feeding, it would come up just for a moment then disappear!
There were several Orange Crowned Warblers flitting around in the thickets.
I think this is a Lesser Scaup, with a squarish head.
The Ruddy Ducks were the most abundant bird in the water today.
Seems that there is always a Kestrel near the marsh area!
I was excited to get fairly close to the American Avocets. What an amazing bird!
It uses the bill to sweep back and forth through vegetation to find food.
The only trouble with fall birding is that it gets dark too early... but with the sun low on the horizon you can have the Great Egret spotlighted. Today was such fun!
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