I am dedicating this post to our new little birding friends, Angie, age 9 and Scottie, age 10. They go out into their neighborhood and count species, logging them into a little journal.
Angie’s journal
I think Ann and I had a bit of influence on them. Yesterday they counted 23 different species. A couple of naturalists in the making. Shannon, their mother took the above photo and sent it to me.
Today Ann and I went out, the first time in about a week. At first, we didn’t see very many species but as we stayed patient we started to see a few here and there and ended up spotting a total of 26. This Golden-fronted Woodpecker was one of the first we saw.
Golden-fronted Woodpecker
Golden-fronted Woodpecker
Then came along a Black-crested Titmouse.
Black-crested Titmouse
This gorgeous, Great Horned Owl stared me down.
Great Horned Owl
A Red-tailed Hawk hunted from the top of a tree.
Red-tailed Hawk
It finally got restless and decided to leave for different hunting grounds.
Red-tailed Hawk
Just getting these photos made the whole trip worth while. Click on any of them to see enlargements.
Texas Tweeties by Bob Zeller 