We are traveling to our "winter home" in southern Texas and stopped overnight at Goose Island State Park. Gene is a big "birder" so we visited the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge to hopefully see some of the rare Whooping Cranes that make their winter home here. We were fortunate to see a pair, although they were about a half mile away, he was able to get a picture of them and we were able to see them even better through a spotting scope. They are an amazing bird!
Among many of the other birds we saw were a few of these Reddish Egrets. They were going to town pecking at the bottom of the water getting something they really liked to eat!
And just down the bank from these feeding birds was this American Alligator! First time I have ever seen one in the wild...not in some zoo or aquatic themed setting. He was huge! Glad there was a lot of water and a wooden observation deck between us.
"Live Oak" trees are everywhere in this area and their growth habit makes for some unusual shapes. Their branches grow out parallel to the ground and twist and turn and I am fascinated by them. These are wind swept from the ocean breezes.
Got home from the Wildlife Refuge in time to catch the sunset off the point of our camping spot. We are right on the bay with just a small seawall between us and the water. Beautiful!
Another view from our campsite. Water, water, everywhere!
This is our actual campsite! A cabana for shade with a picnic table, grill, sand and water! What more could you want!
Vickie, What wonderful pictures. Now I have two blog spots to watch. My friend undergoing chemo has one too.
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