All right, bird folks. I've got some pictures and I even know a few of them. And as a bonus, I did not get stuck in a ditch today!
I was caterpillar hunting and heard a weird noise above me in the oak tree. I had two Muscovy Ducks on a limb. One was hiding in the Spanish moss so you can just see its rump.
I was walking out the front door when a Cardinal came swooping into my Jatropha. I tried to be stealthy and get a picture, but it flew into my Black Cherry. It took me a minute to locate it, but I got a picture. Turned out better than I thought, too.
I drove looking for some caterpillar food when I saw two different Egrets in a ditch. I pulled the car over (safely, this time) and took pictures. One is a Great Egret and I believe the other is a Snowy Egret based on size, black bill, black legs, and yellow feet. I saw the feet when it kept flying away.
Okay, here's the Snowy Egret first.
And the Great Egret.
As I drove down the road I saw four black birds on the ground. They scattered as I got close but since there was no traffic behind me, I stopped and took pictures. One had something he was eating on the ground but hopped on the fence to continue pecking at it. Now, before I knew about birds I would have just called this a Crow. Apparently, I'm right. But I see my book has the American Crow and the Fish Crow and I'll be darned as to which this is. Good thing is, I got decent pictures for you guys to stare at! FYI, the first picture is a different bird than the other pictures but they were together. It's just that the one in the first picture wasn't trying to eat something and had better posture.
I keep hearing an owl hooting but I can never find it. I also saw a flock of White Ibises but it was raining by then so I kept driving.
