Anahuac NWR on December 11, 2019

Red-tailed Hawk (Backside_View)

Note the double "V" pattern used in identification of these hawks.

Red-tailed Hawk

We found this guy in his favorite perch along the boat ramp road.

Great Blue Heron

Found along Shoveler Pond auto route

Great Blue Heron

Found along Shoveler Pond auto route

Snowy Egret

Found along Shoveler Pond auto route

Tricolored Heron

Found along Shoveler Pond auto route

White-faced Ibis

Found along Shoveler Pond auto route

Blue-winged Teal

Found along Shoveler Pond auto route, I love how the blue sky forms a background to this duck.

Blue-winged Teal

Killdeer

These birds seem to love the caleche roads of Anahuac NWR. They say their name when they are flushed by a moving vehicle.

Savannah Sparrow

Found along the road to Frozen Point

Blue-winged Teal (hen)

Taking a nap along the road to the Bay Boat Ramp

Great Egret

Painted Turtle

Found at Crab Corner

Red-tailed Hawk

Red-tailed Hawk