Backyard bath time for this colorful Great Kiskadee. Red-winged Blackbird makes a brief cameo at the water. #CorpusChristiTx #Birds

Crested Caracara preparing for takeoff. #CorpusChristiTx #Birds

Just a couple Whooping Cranes out for a stroll on some sand flats in #PortAransasTx. #Birds

Got out yesterday searching for some new Year Birds. Found this continuing rare Wood Thrush in a #PortA Texas patch that was digging thru the leaf litter. #Birds #Video

The other day at a nearby patch I caught some movement that was a Groove-billed Ani. This time I didn’t hear its striking call. Turned out there were 2 deep in the tree cover. #CorpusChristiTx #Birds

The water and sky a few mornings ago looked like a painting. This was near the Packery Channel Jetties in #CorpusChristiTx.

Male Belted Kingfisher Bullet screaming past me on the opposite side of the pond in #BishopTx the other day. #Birds

A few predators from the other day in the agricultural area west of #CorpusChristiTX. #Birds Crested Caracara, Burrowing Owl, American Kestrel, and Red-tailed Hawk.

Look at the beak size on these Northern Shovelers. How can they even fly with those things on their heads? Ha. Large group of them were at the #BishopTx City Park. #Birds

A cute hodgepodge of American Avocets the other day in #PortAransasTx. Many of the #Birds were taking a snooze break.

Clapper Rails are usually shy, so it was a nice treat for this one to spend time in the open at the Birding Center in #PortAransasTx. #Birds

The other day I had 40 Hooded Mergansers show up on this pond. It started up as a dreary day but the sun popped out and gave me some nice looks. #BishopTx #Birds

Ring-billed Gull along the water’s edge at Padre Island National Seashore. #CorpusChristiTx #Birds

Reddish Egret looking all pretty the other day in #PortAransasTx. #Birds. It flew in and then began hunting for small fish.

The other day I visited a pond in Flour Bluff, which is just east of #CorpusChristiTx. Was able to grab a few pics of Crested Caracara, Sandhill Cranes, American Avocet and Spotted Sandpiper. #Birds

I was scanning the thousands of ducks on this small pond when one of the cleaning crew, this Turkey Vulture, made some passes by my side of the pond. Interesting looking bird. #CorpusChristiTx #Birds

Success! Long-billed Curlew using that extra long beak to capture a small crab for a morning snack. #CorpusChristiTX #Birds.

This Long-billed Curlew was giving off those Greater Roadrunner vibes as it hurried over to its next bite. #CorpusChristiTx #Birds

Saw a handful of Long-billed Curlews yesterday on Mustang Island near #CorpusChristiTx. Love their look. #Birds.

In the early morning fog the other day, visibility was very poor. Maybe these Red-breasted Mergansers took some pity on me and came very close to the shore to give me a couple photo opps. #CorpusChristiTX #Birds.