Day 6, Cardinal female / Cardinalis cardinalis
Day 6, female Northern Cardinal / Cardinalis cardi…
Mountain Bluebird female
American Goldfinch female / Spinus tristis
Mountain Bluebird female / Sialia currucoides
Osprey pair harassed by Red-winged Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowbird / Molothrus ater
Mallard family swimming on the river
Mountain Bluebird with Red-winged Grasshopper
Yellow Warbler female
Ruddy Duck female
Common Merganser female
Bighorn Sheep / Ovis canadensis
Bighorn Sheep / Ovis canadensis
Ruddy Duck female and ducklings
Domestic Goose female, Akesi Farms
American Goldfinch on Sunflower
Bighorn Sheep, Kananaskis
Terrible photos - but it was a GRIZZLY : )
Bighorn curiosity
Grizzly & one of her two cubs
Bighorn Sheep female
Grizzly female (#152) and cubs
Bighorn Sheep
Bighorn Sheep licking salt off the highway
Grizzly Bear sow - mother of two cubs
Bighorn Sheep female
Bighorn Sheep
Day 10, American Goldfinch female
Day 7 afternoon, Surf Scoters off Tadoussac
Day 10, American Goldfinch female, Tadoussac
Day 4, Red-winged Blackbird, Pt Pelee
Mama Turkey (domestic)
Day 2, female Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Rondeau PP
Spooked by a barking dog
Thirsty Bighorn Sheep
Ferruginous Hawks - now safely grown and gone
Himalayan Monal female
A beautiful catch
The start of a great day
Yellow Warbler female, Pt Pelee, Ontario
American Robin, Pt Pelee, Ontario
That's quite the nest, at Pt Pelee, Ontario
Wild Turkey, Pt Pelee, Ontario
Eared Grebes in their mating dance
Ferruginous Hawk / Buteo regalis
Western Grebes paired up
Mountain Bluebird female
Green Honeycreeper female, Trinidad
Togetherness
On a rainy day in Trinidad
Black-throated Mango, Asa Wright, Trinidad
White-necked Jacobin female, Trinidad
A touch of blue
White-lined Tanager, Asa Wright, Trinidad
Common Redpoll
Bighorn Sheep mom and youngster
White-lined Tanager female, Trinidad
Green Honeycreeper female, Trinidad
Purple Honeycreeper female, Trinidad
Common Redpoll female
A friendly moment
A lucky Moose day
Purple Honeycreeper female, Trinidad
Why names just don't suit the bird
White-lined Tanager female, Trinidad
Black-throated Mango / Anthracothorax nigricollis,…
White-tailed Deer through the snow
White-necked Jacobin female, Trinidad
Silver-beaked Tanager female, Trinidad
Common Redpoll
Pine Grosbeak female
Pine Grosbeaks
Hungry Moose
Common Redpoll
Unexpected, and very welcome, Moose
"Just" a little House Sparrow
Evening Grosbeaks, male and female
Common Redpoll / Acanthis flammea
Licking salt from the road
Sweet White-tailed doe
Learning from Mom
Evening Grosbeak female
Bighorn Sheep on the slope
Bighorn Sheep, mom and youngster
Friendly visitor
Purple Honeycreeper female, Asa Wright
Green Honeycreeper female, Asa Wright, Trinidad
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Day 5, Painted Lichen Moth, King Ranch, Norias Division
This was a really special full day, from 7:00 am to 4:00 pm, on 23 March 2019, Day 5 of our 13-day birding holiday in South Texas. Before we left Calgary, we had booked a tour at the 825,000 acre King Ranch and we were greatly looking forward to it. The area we explored was way south on the ranch land, called the Norias Division. The driver of the van/mini-bus was Barb, who did a great job of finding 47 bird species for us, and also trying to find a tiny Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl. We also bumped into Barb's boss a couple of times and he went off in search of an owl. Almost at the end of our great day, he managed to find a pair of them! A man, originally from Holland, but now living in Houston, had travelled all the way to the King Ranch, hoping most of all to see one of these beautiful owls. The rest of us had actually seen one of these owls on our Trinidad & Tobago trip in 2017. He joined us for the day and, needless to say, he was delighted that his sought-after species was successful. The owls were far away, so photos (to be posted later) are very distant, but what a gorgeous pair of little owls they were. Everyone was thrilled to bits. Many thanks to Tom (?) for searching and searching!
"In 1853, Captain Richard King purchased a creek-fed oasis in the Wild Horse Desert of South Texas, sparking generations of integrity, preservation, and innovation.
King Ranch now covers 825,000 acres—more land than the state of Rhode Island. Over the course of over 160 years, King Ranch led some of the first cattle drives, developed the Santa Gertrudis and Santa Cruz breeds of cattle, bred the finest Quarter Horses, and produced champion Thoroughbreds—all under its iconic Running W® brand.
Today’s King Ranch is a major agribusiness with interests in cattle ranching, farming (citrus, cotton, grain, sugar cane, and turfgrass), luxury retail goods, and recreational hunting."
king-ranch.com/
Some of the species we were already familiar with, but new birds included the amazing Scissor-tailed flycatcher, Vermilion Flycatcher, Ladder-backed Woodpecker, and Bronzed Cowbird. I was really hoping that we might see a Green Jay, and I was in luck.
A variety of wildflowers, a mushroom (Ink-cap or similar), a beautiful moth, and several deer added to our enjoyment. We were also very lucky to see a Javelina/Collared Peccary travelling fast through the bushes. Another sighting that was as fleeting as could possibly be were half a dozen Nilgai Antelope.
"Texas is home to more free-range nilgai antelope than their native country of India. Originally stocked on the King Ranch in the 1930’s, these sporty game animals quickly took hold and are currently free- ranging on a handful of large private properties in lower South Texas." From link below.
www.wildlifesystems.com/nilgai-antelope.html
For me, I think the highlight of the day was when I happened to spot a tiny Texan Horned Lizard / Phrynosoma cornutum. A few years ago, I had been so disappointed to miss a trip to SE Alberta to see a Horned Lizard. At the King Ranch, we were standing still for some reason, when something caught my eye near my shoes. I thought a small piece of dead, faded plant had blown in. Then it moved again, still not far from my feet. Couldn't believe my eyes!! What an interesting creature - it actually can shoot blood from small protuberances by its eyes when it feels threatened! Will post photos later, when I get to them.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_horned_lizard
We had lunch outside and were visited by a beautiful, curious White-tailed Deer. Several others were also seen while we were driving around the ranch land.
A good day, for sure, and we appreciated the effort that Barb and her boss put into searching for various species.
"In 1853, Captain Richard King purchased a creek-fed oasis in the Wild Horse Desert of South Texas, sparking generations of integrity, preservation, and innovation.
King Ranch now covers 825,000 acres—more land than the state of Rhode Island. Over the course of over 160 years, King Ranch led some of the first cattle drives, developed the Santa Gertrudis and Santa Cruz breeds of cattle, bred the finest Quarter Horses, and produced champion Thoroughbreds—all under its iconic Running W® brand.
Today’s King Ranch is a major agribusiness with interests in cattle ranching, farming (citrus, cotton, grain, sugar cane, and turfgrass), luxury retail goods, and recreational hunting."
king-ranch.com/
Some of the species we were already familiar with, but new birds included the amazing Scissor-tailed flycatcher, Vermilion Flycatcher, Ladder-backed Woodpecker, and Bronzed Cowbird. I was really hoping that we might see a Green Jay, and I was in luck.
A variety of wildflowers, a mushroom (Ink-cap or similar), a beautiful moth, and several deer added to our enjoyment. We were also very lucky to see a Javelina/Collared Peccary travelling fast through the bushes. Another sighting that was as fleeting as could possibly be were half a dozen Nilgai Antelope.
"Texas is home to more free-range nilgai antelope than their native country of India. Originally stocked on the King Ranch in the 1930’s, these sporty game animals quickly took hold and are currently free- ranging on a handful of large private properties in lower South Texas." From link below.
www.wildlifesystems.com/nilgai-antelope.html
For me, I think the highlight of the day was when I happened to spot a tiny Texan Horned Lizard / Phrynosoma cornutum. A few years ago, I had been so disappointed to miss a trip to SE Alberta to see a Horned Lizard. At the King Ranch, we were standing still for some reason, when something caught my eye near my shoes. I thought a small piece of dead, faded plant had blown in. Then it moved again, still not far from my feet. Couldn't believe my eyes!! What an interesting creature - it actually can shoot blood from small protuberances by its eyes when it feels threatened! Will post photos later, when I get to them.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_horned_lizard
We had lunch outside and were visited by a beautiful, curious White-tailed Deer. Several others were also seen while we were driving around the ranch land.
A good day, for sure, and we appreciated the effort that Barb and her boss put into searching for various species.
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