Friday, March 18, 2022

Birding at High Island

One of my favorite spring activities is birding at High Island.  We've never gone in March before, so it was a treat to see the rookery a little earlier in the year. The birds were still building their nests and we got to see some eggs too! It was a spectacular day with brilliant blue skies, low humidity and no mosquitoes. 


Great Egrets


Blue eggs in the nest








We saw five alligators at the rookery. The alligators keep racoons and other critters from swimming to the island and eating the eggs.  



Roseate spoonbill



Snowy egret



Juvenile white ibis with a roseate spoonbill









After a picnic lunch, we detoured slightly to Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge. We have been once before, in the winter, and we were astounded by the number of animals we saw on this visit. We saw so many alligators that we had to stop counting, but it was well over 100. It was a spectacular detour!


White ibis



Black-necked stilt


A day trip to go birding in southeast Texas is always one of the highlights of our spring!