Day Seven – A Trip To Bentsen RGVSP
Bentsen Rio Grande Valley State Park, that is. It’s the World Birding Headquarters (or something like that). This was one of the only places on this trip that I actually requested to go. I was so excited to see all these birds!
What I saw:
Green Jays, Plain Chachalacas, Altamira Orioles, Orange-Crowned Warblers, Loggerhead Shrikes, Great Kiskadees, Inca Doves, House Sparrows, White-tipped Doves, Northern Cardinals, and some others I am sure I can’t remember right now..
Great Kiskadee, Orange-Crowned Warbler, Loggerhead Shrike
Plain Chachalaca (how could you NOT love that face?!)
Green Jay, and strange fruits on a tree in the park. The fruits were transluscent…you could see the big black seeds inside. They were interesting.
What I didn’t see (but wanted to):
Green Kingfishers, Clay-colored thrushes, Black Vented Oriole, Long-Billed Thrashers, Brown Thrashers, and more.
I had a great time. I saw lots of birds that I had wanted to. I am happy that Rich was willing to drive 3 hours each way, and suffer through it. Look (errrr…DON’T look) at all my chins!
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Day Six – Corpus Christi
Today was sort of a rest day. We went out for lunch to Dos Comales. I had a really delicious fish dish for lunch. It had white wine cream sauce, and sauteed tomatoes, onions, mushrooms and cilantro on it. Rich had carne asada tacos.
Rich gave in and took me to Hans and Pat Suter Wildlife preserve, so I could see more birds. The number of water birds at this tiny park has always amazed me. That very alert-looking duck is a Northern Shoveler.
Last night, we went to Landry’s Seafood House for dinner. The food was amazing. I had a broiled seafood platter, and Rich had a lobster tail. WOW!
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