Meanwhile at our Texas home

At our campground, spring has sprung (March 2019). The Purple Martins are choosing nests and have to fight off the Sparrows that want to establish themselves in the same nestboxes.

These cute pink flowers grow everywhere - low to the ground, they are wild.

American Tree Sparrow

Purple Martin

The glistening blue feathers of the Purple Martin are only visible in the sun. Otherwise, they look black.

We continue to visit the bird park near us to walk the dogs. It's a good place to be when it's hot as most of the trails are in the shade. Unfortunately, most of the birds are also in the shade making most of the pictures grainy. It's beautiful to see nature waking up and flowers blooming everywhere.

I finally got a picture of the Green Kingfisher. I had seen a male when I didn't have my camera with me but I was happy to capture a nice female. We also saw the Ringed Kingfisher, a beautiful colourful large bird and although I was determined to get a picture (would follow his calls, etc.) I never got the pleasure.

Green Kingfisher

Yucca bloom

Great Kiskadee

Hitching a ride

Mexican Bluewing

Dove on a nest

White-winged Dove

Don't I look cute with my cone hat? Black-crested Titmouse

A pair of Blue Buntings

Immature Pine Warbler

Buff-bellied Hummingbird

A beautiful Prickly Pear Cactus flower

Diamond Back Water Snake

Look at the colourful tail of this hummingbird! 

The only Egret we ever saw at the bird park

An Opossum! 

It's not a rope! Branches that twisted around each other.

Better seen here.

Blue Buntings

Cheeka found this one!

The wasps also enjoy the oranges put out for the birds.

Grey Catbird

Chachalacas gathering after some peanut butter was put out by a volunteer.

Javelina (Peccary)

Beautiful lone cactus flower

We were so lucky to have this beautiful park so close to us! We saw more species of birds (many not identified) than anywhere else. And the dogs loved sniffing all the different scents!