Monday, we watched a Red-shouldered Hawk fly into a Palm Tree with a limb in his talons. Looks like there is some nesting going on.
We did a new adventure today, we checked out La Sal Del Ray, one of three salt lakes that are located in Texas. We saw several hawks as we were driving slow on the rough, wash board road going to the first trailhead .
We saw plenty of birds on our walk to the salt lakes. A lot of them were new species for us. There was not much life at the lake except for a few shorebirds.
We went to the other trail head and had our tailgate lunch and then hiked to the other side of the lake. We had our first sighting of a Black throated Sparrow.
It was a very enjoyable 4 mile hike today, but kind of hot. But we can't complain, this is why we came to the south Texas.
Tuesday, our last day of this stop was spent at Santa Ana NWR and Estero Llano Grande State Park. The sun was shining, it was warm, and the critters were out and about.
On our hike to Pintail Lakes, we saw a Bobcat on the trail. When he saw us, he high tailed it away. We only wanted to get pictures.
There were plenty of hawks perched in the trees and flying above.
The Texas Spiney Softshell Turtle was really enjoying the sunshine. He watched attentively as Lauren strolled past. Not giving up his warm, sunny, spot.
We made a stop on the way back to camp at Estero Llano Grande State Park where we had our tailgate lunch.
The butterflies are starting to reemerge again after the cold last week.
We enjoyed our 4 mile hike today, taking pictures of the critters, and enjoying the warm temperatures.
Wednesday was spent getting ready for our departure tomorrow After going to Sam's, Walmart, and back to Sam's, we got stocked up. The after effects of Ole Man Winter last week had us making a return trip to Sam's for milk and bread.
We got back to camp, washed the clothes and got some things organized in the camper., then we went and watched the race. It is so much fun to watch.
We sat outside until after sunset, hoping to see the Parrots. No Parrots, but we did see a White-tailed Kite, a Great Egret. a pretty sunset, and an almost full moon. Park Place for 2021 is almost a wrap! It was nice having a free week to kind of make up for last weeks bitter cold weather.
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