There is a pretty bird that resides out here in west Texas that really gets your attention, both in appearance and the name. I am talking about the Pyrrhuloxia. It is pronounced Pi-ro-lox’-ia. I posted a photo in my previous post, and now I have another that I captured yesterday morning. It is one of my favorite birds to photograph.
Pyrrhuloxia
We were at Spring Creek Park near Lake Nasworthy, when it was spotted. While we were there I also captured this image of another Ruby-crowned Kinglet. If you look close you can see a bit of the red crown peeking through. They are feisty little birds and I love the challenge of photographing them.
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Cruising through the park again, we had to check out a large live oak tree. There is a Great Horned Owl that likes to roost in it. He not there all the time, but it pays to check it out on a regular basis. This day, he was there. This time he was barely visible. I circled the tree for the best vantage for an open shot. This image below was the best. Any other position his face was hidden.
Great Horned Owl
It was a bit on the cool side and the wind, though not very strong, was out of the Northwest. I guess it kept most of the birds down in the shelter of the grasses. But, I feel I had a good session, if I could come away with a good photo or two.
On the subject of bird photos, my book is doing quite well. (wasn’t that neat how I shifted into the subject of my book?)
A 52-page soft-covered book of some of my best wildlife photos. Special WordPress reader price of $ 35.00 plus 7.00 shipping. E-mail me at bobzeller@pobox.com for more info is you are interested.
Click this link to see a preview: http://www.blurb.com/b/9237421-my-world-of-nature
You can also order from the publisher there for an increased price.
Texas Tweeties by Bob Zeller 