Wednesday, April 9, 2014
South Texas impressions
Green Jays:
South African turtle. What's a South African turtle doing in Texas? I am sure it's asking itself the same question. (It's in an enclosure on the premises of a National Butterfly Center. What's a turtle doing in a butterfly center? I am sure it's asking itself the same question.)
A really self-important Brewer's Blackbird.
The next three pictures capture just a part of an amazing series of events. An anhinga (a type of cormorant) caught a fish and brought it to its roosting place to munch on. But it couldn't slip the fish off its bill, so it started shaking its head to get it off - which is where I stopped taking pictures. But right after that, the fish flew off the bill, into the water, and swam away! The anhinga dove right after it, but it was too late...
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