We’re in Roswell this evening. Today was a long day on the road – all the way from Corpus Christi. We didn’t really stop anywhere except a few places for food, since it was such a long drive. Here are a few photos I took from the car.
This is a photo of the main street in Pecos, a statue that’s on a corner in some town between Pecos and Roswell, and a refinery just outside Roswell. I wish I could remember where the statue was, but I really don’t.
Sorry for the lack of pictures. If we have the chance to stop anywhere tomorrow, I will certainly post some then.
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Aransas National Wildlife Refuge. YEA!! Today, I got to see whuppin’ cranes (Whooping Cranes), which are super rare. You can really only see them in only a few places in the country, and even then, only at a certain time of the year. I am so happy to have seen them! There were 11 of them, in 3 different places in the reserve. I also got to see Snow Geese, Roseate Spoonbills, Black Vultures (lots of these), and Common Moorhens. These are all new to my lifelist. I also saw MANY birds that I have already seen, and several I am fairly sure I haven’t seen, but need to identify for sure. I feel like today was a BONANZA of birding! Here are some photos:
Here are some Ruddy Turnstones, a Willet (biting at something in the surf), and a Common Moorhen
And these, my friends, are a Black Vulture, and some Whooping Cranes.
Rich and I went on a month-long road trip in 1999. I am sure I have mentioned it before. We were in Texas during that time, and I glimpsed my first armadillo. Ever since, I have been on a mission to take a decent photo of said armadillo. Armadillos are really interesting animals. They look like little greyish pink articulated footballs. I got a BUNCH of photos of one this time, but Rich was on the right side of the car, and took better photos of one than I. Here are a couple of Rich’s photos.
Today was really great, and I am very grateful to Rich for being patient with my silly animal interests (even though he is sitting here right now watching Monster Bug Wars, and acting very interested…).
Tomorrow, I think we’re starting our trip home. It will be nice to sleep in my own bed, but really…that may be the only thing I am looking forward to. I really am a proponent of ‘endless summer’. That’s my secret dream…chasing summer all over the western hemisphere. Well, I guess it’s not a secret any more.
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