Whooping Cranes

We visited a friend in Rockport (Tx), yesterday and drove along the beach--it was a georgeous day. The water was reflecting the intense blue of the sky and surprise--the Whooping Cranes had left the Aransas Refuge and were searching the marshy beaches for crabs--we saw almost a dozen of these georgeous birds. Lots of other sites, the egrets, gray herons, and a flamingo colored hornbill--I'm not sure of it's name--but it was a beautiful outing!!

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Comment by Beth Pritchett on March 14, 2010 at 8:22am: I think hearing the birds singing when I step outside is what I have missed most this winter. The beach is one of my favorite places to be. Unfortunately, Indiana isn't blessed with an overabundance of beaches!
BTW, do you play cello, or is listening a passion? I was just listening to Quatrocelli on youtube last night...amazing!

Comment by cherylbwaters on March 13, 2010 at 7:14am: Lisa, it's been unusually cool in Texas also. But Spring has definitely sprung here. ♥c

Comment by Lisa C. on March 13, 2010 at 6:11am: The weather here in NE Florida is finally improving, too. We have had an unusually long and cold winter.

Comment by cellogirl on March 12, 2010 at 11:31am: Yes!! That's the other bird--such a beautiful bird--but not as rare as the Whooping Cranes!!--and the wildflowers were in full glory--fields of purple, white, yellow--and the long stalks of flowers on the Yucca!!

Comment by cherylbwaters on March 12, 2010 at 7:57am: I bet they were spoonbils!

Comment by Susan the Blue Lake Knitter on March 12, 2010 at 7:55am: We have had several very mild sunny days this week... temps in the high 60s... each morning I wake up to the birds singing... it may not be spring, but the birds think it is! --S