Goose Island State Park served as our base camp for four nights. We had booked our tent site based on availability and images on the park’s website, but if you have ever made online reservations, you know that reality does not necessarily correspond to photographs. Things can go both ways: one can be disappointed or, … Continue reading On the Road–Part 5
I have a new favorite reptile! No, not the American Alligator I reported on in last week’s post. But a much smaller, much less intimidating reptile the color of an emerald who also wears blue eyeshadow. On many occasions, I have admired photographs of this attractive lizard in posts by fellow bloggers. In Texas, my … Continue reading On the Road–Part 4
Our encounter with the Whooping Cranes was not the only memorable one at Aransas National Wildlife Refuge. Apart from visiting the observation tower and several boardwalks, we also strolled along the 0.5 mile-short Rail Trail near the Visitor Center. A narrow foot path paralleled and circled Tomas Slough, one of the few freshwater resources on … Continue reading On the Road–Part 3
This is part 2 of a series of posts about our road trip to Texas. If you missed part 1, click here. Following our first night at Goose Island State Park, we set out to visit Aransas National Wildlife Refuge 32 miles to the east, where I hoped to see Whooping Cranes (Grus americana). Various … Continue reading On the Road–Part 2
I have been a dedicated birder for nearly ten years (it’s one of my regrets that I didn’t start paying close attention to feathered beings until my 40s). Fellow birders have been telling me for nearly the same time that I should visit Texas for its wonderful bird life as it has both spectacular resident … Continue reading On the Road–Part 1
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