Something going on at Padre

At the End of Hwy 100 on South Padre
You can run the Beach further North but you can not get there from here unless you walk.

But Wait they do not want you to drive on the Dunes!
Yet they are marking lots off now for building on. The starting price on signs, only $49,000 for a sand lot. Right at the end, off the hwy that is where the Electric poles stop. What about water and sewers?
The beach and dunes were public play area on this side, at this time you are still able to drive on the Beach by getting in at 5 entry areas but later will they say the beach behind the homes are private? Two years ago they had to tear a New Hotel building they were just putting up for salvage, due to starting to lean. Soft footing. Your going to sink Thousands or Millions into a Dune Home??

Your Taking My Last Cheeto!

It looks like Viola is up-set with Joanie,

getting the last Cheetos, but they were having so much fun.

"The Birds are coming", The Birds are coming.

Yes they are here and on your head!

This is what you call real "Bird Head". lol Lucky no one got crapped on.
Viola tried to get one to land on Joanie's head at the same time, but every time she would put food on Joanie the one on her head would go for it.

Time for me to get in a picture with the Gulf of Mexico in the back ground.

Steve in water looking for shells and cooling off.

Viola and Joanie at the Convention Center.

Small Sora Rail bird, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sora_(crake)
Hard to take picture fast moving bird and Viola did a good job, while I was gone for a break to the restrooms.

Always take a picture when a good size Alligator is near.

If some man had not pointed this Least Bittern
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Least_Bittern
on his spotting scope, we would have walked right on by.(in center of picture)

Silhouette of a duck, like the refection.

Feeding duck

White Ibis, I'm getting closer and better positions,

Young Little Blue Heron

Small Snowy Egret

Time to get Back on Track

My Lunch
8 inch Salad Bowl filled with variety of lettuce, avocado, apples, sliced cucumber, tomato, mushrooms, nuts, imitation crab and topped with Raspberry Pecan Dressing.
After eating Fish, Shrimp and Spaghetti, All that you can Eat, plus a few other meals that one should not indulge in this last week.

In Memory of "Sonny" H. C. Schwader

MAY YOU BE ON YOUR GREATEST ROAD TRIP EVER!
That was Sonny always ready to go down the next road and see what was over there. Tonight our neighbors arrived here in Harlingen, Texas and I took them where Sonny had always taken us,even the first time here, and he would say, "Some times we have seen the Parrots here." He loved to winter in Texas. He was my Cousin but he was as close as my Brother. Viola and I and our children miss his laugh and smile, but the Lord willing, we all will be together again.

Estero Llano Grande State Park

Well I did not know where his Mom was and it felt like my feet would slip if I went any closer.

Makes you think of Politicians watching one due all the work.

Tit Mouse bird

Hard to tell if it is an Olive Sparrow or a Couch's Kingbird

Chachalaaca

Just enjoying their refections

Black-necked Stilt

Kiss my Foot

Hey that not nice looking up my tail feathers.

Taking a cruse

Well I was comfortable till you came along on the walk.

Love to catch them in flight.

All lined up

Had this night hawk before but they sleep on the ground and you can walk right up to them and be talking they may open an eye is all.

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Close up of the Baby Alligator.

Just trying to get a little sun

Little Piper just keeps bobbing

Anhinga

Seen More Birds by My Mobile Home than at Wild Life Area

4 Kiskadee's
This morning on our neighbor's Mobile Home.

Could not get them all at the same time,.

And this is all we had seen at the Wild Life Area

Brewing Company on South Padre

Long Driveway for a Drug Man of the Cartel from Mexico at San Benito

Am I ruining my Diet?

By eating in Instead of Out
Just don't want to get that big again.
Fixed lunch to day and had School-Boy sandwiches (made with ground sirloin) on Honey-Wheat Rolls, Sweet Potatoes, and (with iceberg lettuce, mixed with specialties lettuce, apple, cucumber, tomatoes, plus topped with Fat Free raspberry pecan dressing.