
November 8, 2018
Hello from the Rio Grand Birding Festival! My first ever birding festival! So come along with me and I hope to
have interesting birds (and other tidbits) to report.
Day one was arrival at the Harlingen, Texas airport and a 45 min trip to South Padre Island to try some birding on my own. Here is what I found….

Great Egret

Great Blue Heron

Duck’s bottoms up

Duck’s bottom down

Great Tailed Grackle

Baby Alligator who laid very, very still waiting for lunch to float by.


Things really are bigger and better in Texas….



Lesson of the day – watch where I am walking while looking for birds – Texas has yucca trees that grow taller than me and are extremely painful when walked into…..
Stay tuned……more birds to come……
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Hope you enjoyed!