The Gulf of Mexico waters at South Padre Island.
My granddaughters loved collecting seashells to bring back home with them.
We were not the only ones strolling along the beach.
As we were leaving the island the sun was setting just beyond the bridge to the mainland. If you click on the picture you can see the bridge stretching across the water. It was about a mile long.
On Monday, our last full day in Texas we went on a birding tour at the Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park. We saw a lot of different birds that are not common here in Tennessee. I really enjoyed the tour. Here's a small sampling of the many birds we saw:Green Jays at a feeding station. We observed and took pictures of them from behind a blind.
From a distance the Great Kiskadee.
I had been hoping to see this bird, the Chachalaca.
Birds and javelinas were feeding in the same area. The tour guide reminded us that javelinas are not a wild pigs. Sorry, but it looks like a very hairy, little ol' wild pig to me. ;)
I'll leave you with this shot of some butterflies enjoying their corner of the park.
My my, but it's good to be home again. Have a great week, Y'all.Linking up with Eileen's Saturday's Critters #211
