Padre Island Birding

Howdee all,

Jeff and I birded a few places while on the Island.

Directly across the street from our campground (Andy Bowie county park) was the Convention center..with  colorful art on the exterior..

The Bay seen from the rear of the building Nice areas to sit..plantings and water areas  to attract the birds..    This bush had the most activity, lots of hummers and Orioles....

The birding here was amazing during fallout.

Fallout happens after a storm, North winds..which stop migrating birds..the birds are tired and literally fall from the sky…exhausted..but more of that in another post. Right beside the convention center

Is the World Birding Center This is a brand new complex..

Nice boardwalk..with freshwater ponds

See the RV park..we weren't far from the World Birding center either.. Views out to the Bay..and more birds, A view of the Convention center from the World Birding Centers boardwalk

More freshwater ponds..

Not many birds in the post..saving them for later…    Looking back from the boardwalk to the Birding Center..

Since this is a very new complex..the vegetation is still growing and should look very different in a few years..

View of the boardwalk from inside the Birding Center We had some nice days birding here..

and I always enjoyed watching the Great-tailed Grackles that hung out on the boardwalk…

Doesn't this one look angry?

Birds with an attitude..

guess its mad at me for cropping off his tail in this photo..