December 31st, 2006
Monday, January 1, 2007
Yesterday I awoke around 6:00am, packed my gear, and drove from Rio Grande City to Roma, TX.The recently opened World Birding Center was having their Winter Bird Count and my (personal) objective was to document it.
In reality I just hadn't been out in awhile and thought it would be a great excuse to go out and do some shooting.
But anyways, I'll try to get a list of the birds posted later, but for now here are some pictures and stories.
When I arrived at the Roma Bluffs the fog was so thick that the river could not even be seen.
But as the sun rose, the fog started to dissipate, leaving a wispy and steamy river.Later, volunteers from the World Birding Center and the Rio Grande Wilderness Society arrived and setup base camp on the Roma bluffs observation deck.
Binoculars and scopes at ready, Dan Trevino was one of several to be spotting and identifying the many bird species along the Rio Grande.As the day wore on the early morning chill was replaced by the sun's rays shining through beautiful clear skies.
All in all the day was fairly successful, although it did end early and rather abruptly, but that's a different story!
Afterwards I headed upriver to Saleneno in order to do some more exploring.It was a fairly slow day, but I did get to see my first ever wild Muscovy Duck.
However, as it was a quick fly by, I had no chance for a photograph... better luck next time.
I spent the rest of my time photographing flowers, such as this Wild Tabasco plant to the left. and other scenics.
Well, I guess that's about it, till next time!
posted by Seth Patterson @ 1:48 AM,
1 Comments:
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At January 2, 2007 10:29 PM,
Sandesh Kadur said...
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Cool Mr. Patterson! Look forward to keeping up with life in El Valle through your eyes!
Best wishes for the New Year.
Sandesh