Western Kingbird

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Western Kingbird

This beautiful flycatcher entertained us for half an hour or so.  We were walking near our campground enjoying the birds and surrounding area.  We kept seeing this little guy and followed him as he flew into a nearby yard.  The owner was enjoying his porch and was kind enough to allow us to enjoy the Western Kingbird as he flew back and forth to a tomato cage in the yard. We sat and were totally entertained as he gracefully flew into the air or to the ground, always returning with an insect in his beak.

Beautiful Sight!

 

Golden-cheeked Warblers and More

 Four Golden-cheeked Warblers visited our campsite Thursday morning in Pedernales State Park.  We were enjoying our morning coffee in the outdoors. The time was around 7:30 a.m. and the Black-crested Titmouse and Carolina Chickadee were visiting our water drip. I saw the warblers appear in the Cedar close to us. My first thought was Black-throated Green Warblers. Within seconds my husband and I realized they were Golden-cheeked pairs.  Our visitors stayed around for a while and we were indeed thrilled.  No pictures were taken as we were not prepared for this event which certainly highlighted our visit to the park. We had enjoyed the Painted Bunting, Rufous-crowned Sparrow and Lark Sparrow in the bird blind the day before. As always, we love to visit our Texas State Parks. Pedernales is one of our favorites!

Happy Mother's Day!

I wanted to share my photos of the beautiful Scissor-tailed Flycatcher and the Baltimore Orioles.  I hope your day was blessed!

Welcome Eastern Kingbirds

 Tuesday brought excitement as we welcomed a large flock of Eastern Kingbirds.  We usually see one or two but have never enjoyed so many at one time, They will set on a perch until the sight an insect, then fly out to grab it.  They were beautiful to watch as they flew  up in the air and sometimes down to the ground catching their food.  We have plenty of insects so are happy to have them eating in our yard.  I did observe several feeding from the same trees this afternoon.