Lake Balmorhea
A few more from Trans Pecos.





A few more from Trans Pecos.





Love these colorful, chunky grasshoppers in Davis Mountains this time of year. They’re called Plains Lubber Grasshoppers. Also a couple of young birds for someone to ID.
I just can’t stop !!
Allan and I enjoyed chasing this elusive but consistent guy around by sound at Gage Gardens in Marathon. He’s a photogenic lad!!
On our scout trip Lance and I stopped at Davis Estates Road near Brazos Bend SP. I had heard about this location but never stopped before. It had the 2 things that gulls really love: water and landfill!!! We spent about an hour gazing upward at gulls!! Access to viewing the small lakes is poor…
Just back from a few days at Fort Davis. Stopped in at Sandia Wetlands (a nice stop just off I10) and Lake Balmorhea and had 9 species of shorebird. Killdeer, BN Stilt, Avocet, Wilson’s Phal, Spotted Sand, Western Sand (flyby), Upland Sand (several flyovers), Greater yellowlegs and my fav: fly right over the head 12…