Day 7, American Kestrel
Day 7, American Kestrel
Day 7, Black-bellied Whistling Ducks
Day 7, wildflowers, Estero Llano Grande SP
Day 7, Estero Llano Grande State Park
Day 7, Teal, Estero Llano Grande S P
Day 7, cacti in bloom, Estero Llano Grande SP
Day 7, Estero Llano Grande State Park
Day 7, Cacti, Estero Llano Grande State Park, Texa…
Day 7, Tradescantia, Estero Llano Grande SP
Day 7, Estero Llano Grande SP
Day 7, old shed, Estero Llano Grande SP
Day 7, Hong Kong orchid tree / Bauhinia (blakeana?…
Day 7, Estero Llano Grande State Park, Texas
Day 7, Estero Llano Grande State Park, Texas
Day 7, Estero Llano Grande SP
Day 7, Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Day 7, Southern Prairie Lizard? Estero Llano Gran…
Day 7, hoping to share
Day 7, Olive Sparrow, Estero Llano Grande SP
Day 7, cactus, Estero Llano Grande SP
Day 7, Estero Llano Grande SP
Day 7, Estero Llano Grande SP
Day 7, canal, Estero Llano Grande SP
Day 7, Inca Dove / Columbina inca
Day 7, Inca Dove / Columbina inca
Day 7, wildflower
Day 7, Inca Dove / Columbina inca
Day 7, Common Yellowthroat and ?
Day 7, Buff-bellied Hummingbird / Amazilia yucatan…
Day 7, Turk's Cap
Day 7, Buff-bellied Hummingbird / Amazilia yucatan…
Day 7, Commelina communis?
Day 7, lady with parrot
Day 7, lady with pet parrot
Day 7, Golden-fronted Woodpecker
Day 7, cacti growing on a tree
Day 7, flowering shrub, South Texas
Day 7, looking from Bensten-Rio Grande State Park…
Day 7, Northern Cardinal male
Day 7, Green Jay
Day 7, Red-winged Blackbirds
Day 7, Green Jay and Red-winged Blackbird
Day 7, Altamira Oriole
Day 7, Green Jay
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Day 7, Silver-leaf Nightshade


Just a few more days and Smugmug has the mammoth task of transferring every single thing on Flickr to a new server. Hard to imagine, and I'll keep my fingers crossed that the transfer all goes smoothly. There will probably be a few glitches to iron out afterwards, but these will eventually be fixed. Hoping to get Day 7 of our trip finished before the transfer and maybe even make a start on Day 8. Please bear with me.
Posted just a few odds and ends, taken on Day 7 of our 13-day birding trip to South Texas. A few interesting things, but not the greatest photos of most of them. So happy to see them all and just happy to get any kind of shots.
We had an early start as usual on Day 7 of our 13-day birding trip to South Texas, 19-31 March 2019. Leaving our hotel, La Quinta Inn & Suites in Mission, we drove to the Bentsen - Rio Grande Valley State Park / World Birding Centre.
"As part of the World Birding Center, Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park is a world-class destination for bird-watching. The Rio Grande Valley hosts one of the most spectacular convergences of birds on earth with more than 525 species documented in this unique place. Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park alone has an impressive list of 358 species recorded within the park’s boundaries. Birders have a chance to see migratory birds during their yearly migrations over the valley including flocks of thousands of hawks from the park’s Hawk Tower in the spring and fall.... Over seven miles of trails offer a variety of opportunities to encounter wildlife inside the park."
tpwd.texas.gov/state-parks/bentsen-rio-grande-valley
In the afternoon, we drove roughly 32 miles east to the Estero Llano Grande State Park, arriving there at about 1:00 pm, and spent two and a half hours looking for birds. Estero Llano Grande State Park, Weslaco, is one of nine sites that make up the World Birding Centre in South Texas. It is a 230+ acre refuge. Not many chances to see and photograph birds, but we enjoyed seeing huge cacti in bloom and a few beautiful flowering trees, including the one in this photo. A couple of Lizards and a Skink added interesting variety to our sightings - even a cluster of mushrooms.
Posted just a few odds and ends, taken on Day 7 of our 13-day birding trip to South Texas. A few interesting things, but not the greatest photos of most of them. So happy to see them all and just happy to get any kind of shots.
We had an early start as usual on Day 7 of our 13-day birding trip to South Texas, 19-31 March 2019. Leaving our hotel, La Quinta Inn & Suites in Mission, we drove to the Bentsen - Rio Grande Valley State Park / World Birding Centre.
"As part of the World Birding Center, Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park is a world-class destination for bird-watching. The Rio Grande Valley hosts one of the most spectacular convergences of birds on earth with more than 525 species documented in this unique place. Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park alone has an impressive list of 358 species recorded within the park’s boundaries. Birders have a chance to see migratory birds during their yearly migrations over the valley including flocks of thousands of hawks from the park’s Hawk Tower in the spring and fall.... Over seven miles of trails offer a variety of opportunities to encounter wildlife inside the park."
tpwd.texas.gov/state-parks/bentsen-rio-grande-valley
In the afternoon, we drove roughly 32 miles east to the Estero Llano Grande State Park, arriving there at about 1:00 pm, and spent two and a half hours looking for birds. Estero Llano Grande State Park, Weslaco, is one of nine sites that make up the World Birding Centre in South Texas. It is a 230+ acre refuge. Not many chances to see and photograph birds, but we enjoyed seeing huge cacti in bloom and a few beautiful flowering trees, including the one in this photo. A couple of Lizards and a Skink added interesting variety to our sightings - even a cluster of mushrooms.
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