Nalle Bunny Run Group Walk 2017-02-18

Five people joined me on Saturday morning (2/18/2017) for the monthly group walk on Hill Country Conservancy's Nalle Bunny Run wildlife preserve. The sun came out at about the same time we started at 9:00 AM, and we enjoyed a clear warm morning. Temperatures reached the mid 70s and it actually became a little uncomfortable outside of the shade by the time we finished at 11:30. Birds were hard to see but easy to hear. We heard Northern Cardinals singing almost constantly during the walk.

We did get a few good looks at birds, including a singing Carolina Wren, a Ruby-crowned Kinglet and Yellow-rumped Warbler in the same tree, a Golden-fronted Woodpecker, and two birds of prey down on the sandy prairie: an Osprey that flew over us twice, and an American Kestrel perched on top of one of the Purple Martin gourd structures. Here are a few photos:

Singing Carolina Wren

American Kestrel

Osprey

We were very lucky to be on the preserve when the Agarita bushes were blooming. Their flowers don't last more than a week or so, and it was a real treat too see and smell the yellow blooms.

Blooming Agarita - 2

Blooming Agarita - 1

Here's our complete bird list.

Here are a few more photos on Flickr.

And attached are a few iNaturalist observations.

Posted on 19 de fevereiro de 2017, 06:09 PM by mikaelb mikaelb

Observações

Fotos / Sons

Observador

mikaelb

Data

Fevereiro 18, 2017 11:24 AM CST

Descrição

Taken dring the monthly group walk on Hill Country Conservancy's Nalle Bunny Run wildlife preserve.

We were lucky to be on the preserve while much of the Agarita was blooming, which doesn't last much more than a week or two. It was great seeing and smelling the yellow blooms.

Fotos / Sons

What

Águia-Pesqueira (Pandion haliaetus)

Observador

mikaelb

Data

Fevereiro 18, 2017 11:14 AM CST

Descrição

Taken dring the monthly group walk on Hill Country Conservancy's Nalle Bunny Run wildlife preserve.

Fotos / Sons

What

Peneireiro-Americano (Falco sparverius)

Observador

mikaelb

Data

Fevereiro 18, 2017 11:13 AM CST

Descrição

Taken dring the monthly group walk on Hill Country Conservancy's Nalle Bunny Run wildlife preserve.

Perched on top of one of the Purple Martin house structures.

Fotos / Sons

Observador

mikaelb

Data

Fevereiro 18, 2017 10:01 AM CST

Descrição

Taken dring the monthly group walk on Hill Country Conservancy's Nalle Bunny Run wildlife preserve.

We were lucky to be on the preserve while much of the Agarita was blooming, which doesn't last much more than a week or two. It was great seeing and smelling the yellow blooms.

Fotos / Sons

Observador

mikaelb

Data

Fevereiro 18, 2017 09:42 AM CST

Descrição

Taken dring the monthly group walk on Hill Country Conservancy's Nalle Bunny Run wildlife preserve.

We were lucky to be on the preserve while much of the Agarita was blooming, which doesn't last much more than a week or two. It was great seeing and smelling the yellow blooms.

Fotos / Sons

Observador

mikaelb

Data

Fevereiro 18, 2017 09:44 AM CST

Descrição

Taken dring the monthly group walk on Hill Country Conservancy's Nalle Bunny Run wildlife preserve.

Fotos / Sons

What

Almirante-Vermelho (Vanessa atalanta)

Observador

mikaelb

Data

Fevereiro 18, 2017 09:28 AM CST

Descrição

Taken dring the monthly group walk on Hill Country Conservancy's Nalle Bunny Run wildlife preserve.

Fotos / Sons

What

Corruíra-da-Carolina (Thryothorus ludovicianus)

Observador

mikaelb

Data

Fevereiro 18, 2017 08:10 AM CST

Descrição

Taken dring the monthly group walk on Hill Country Conservancy's Nalle Bunny Run wildlife preserve.

This Carolina Wren was holding lichen in its bill, probably for a nest, but it dropped the lichen as I photographed it.

Fotos / Sons

What

Corruíra-da-Carolina (Thryothorus ludovicianus)

Observador

mikaelb

Data

Fevereiro 18, 2017 09:23 AM CST

Descrição

Taken dring the monthly group walk on Hill Country Conservancy's Nalle Bunny Run wildlife preserve.

The group enjoyed watching this Carolina Wren singing.

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