The G-man is bundled up as we begin stalking aroundColovista & the Colorado River
in search of birds for the
Bastrop County annual bird count.
Looking for water fowl along the Colorado River.Here we spotted a green Kingfisher as he zoomed past.
We also saw some Mergansers and Spotted Sandpipers along the shore.
The G-man, Josh, & Josh listening & looking.
It was an absolutely spectacular day with not a cloud in the sky.
We saw Cara Caras, sometimes called Mexican Eagles.Vultures were in abundance as many fly in to spend the winter.
Hawks, Merlins, Kestrels, and Osprey were also spotted.
Above is an Osprey soaring above the river.
The G-man & I standing on the bluffoverlooking the old golf course & pastures at Colovista.
More views of the closed course.
The G-man & David discussing birds.
Cattle in the pasture.
Reflections.
An Egret in one of the golf course lakes.
Two Cormorants sunning on the lake.
An unidentified sparrow.
Some of the counters at the meeting following a day of birding.
We're a scraggly-looking bunch after a day of wandering the woods, fields, & town.
Most will reconvene at the Texas Grill nextJanuary 1st at 7 AM to make the new year's count.
4 comments:
cool.
That looks like fun!
How fun to be outdoors and appreciate the fine-feathered friends.
I'll never forget a three day canoe trip I took as a 5th grader down the Colorado into Lake Travis. At one point we found a baby goat that had fallen off a steep bank and was belly deep at the river's edge with no chance of getting himself back to dry land.
We rescued him, placing him in our canoe (there were three) just in front of me. We paddled, and camped and finally reached our destination, goat and all.
My bag of clothes were soaked with rain water, river water, and goat pee! It was an experience my parents would never forget when they picked me up at the end of the journey!
And neither did I....
I don't remember what we did with the goat. But the clothes ended up in the burn pile at home!!
Cheers,
Rick
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